BASP 44 (2007)

Contents BASP 44 (2007)
John F. Oates (1934-2006) ..............................................................................5
A Papyrus with Mathematical Problems
Marja Bakker ....................................................................................................7
P.Vindob. G 26079: LXX Ecclesiastes 1:14-17
Lincoln Blumell ..............................................................................................23
Three Unpublished Documents
George Bevan ................................................................................................27
The von Scherling Papyrus Collection and Some von Scherling Texts in
Minnesota
Marja Bakker, Alette Bakkers, and Klaas Worp ................................................41
An Estate Overseer’s Work Contract
Amin Benaissa ...............................................................................................75
Une lettre copte du monastère de Baouît
Alain Delattre ................................................................................................87
Leinenhändler im Herakleopolites in arabischer Zeit
Lucian Reinfandt ...........................................................................................97
A Medical Treatise On Remedies? P.Turner 14 Revised
David Leith .................................................................................................125
Environnement et fisc dans le nome mendésien à l’époque romaine
Katherine Blouin .........................................................................................135
The Case for 8,000,000 Modii in Justinian’s Edict 13.8
Philip Mayerson ..........................................................................................167
Grain Yield Ratios in P.Ness. 3.82
Philip Mayerson ..........................................................................................175
New Light on the Patermouthis Archive
Jitse Dijkstra ...............................................................................................179

Reviews
S. Torallas Tovar and K.A. Worp, To the Origins of Greek Stenography
(A. Papathomas) ....................................................................................... ..211
K. McNamee, Annotations in Greek and Latin Texts from Egypt
(E. Dickey) ...................................................................................................219
T. Hägg and B. Utas, The Virgin and Her Lover
(J. Alvares) ...................................................................................................223
T. Gammacurta, Papyrologica scaenica
(J. Whitehorne) ............................................................................................229
P. Schmitz, Die Giessener Zenonpapyri
(J. Whitehorne) ............................................................................................233
S. Lippert and M. Schentuleit, Ostraka
(R. Jasnow) ..................................................................................................235
C. Armoni, J.M.S. Cowey, and D. Hagedorn, Die griechischen Ostraka der
Heidelberger Papyrus-Sammlung
(R.S. Bagnall) ...............................................................................................239
W. Diem, Arabischer Terminkauf
(G. Frantz-Murphy) .....................................................................................243
M.M. Terras, Image to Interpretation
(W.A. Johnson) .............................................................................................245
L.W. Hurtado, The Earliest Christian Artifacts
(W.A. Johnson) .............................................................................................249
J. Bingen, Hellenistic Egypt: Monarchy, Society, Economy, Culture
(J. Whitehorne) .............................................................................................253
K. Blouin, Le conflit judéo-alexandrin de 38-41
(S. Gambetti) ................................................................................................257
C. Adams, Land Transport in Roman Egypt
(A. Jördens) ..................................................................................................261
E. Bresciani, A. Giammarusti, R. Pintaudi, and F. Silvano (eds.), Medinet
Madi. Venti anni di esplorazione archeologica, 1984-2005
(P. van Minnen) ............................................................................................267
R. Tomber, K. Knowles. D. Bailey, and R. Thomas, Mons Claudianus, vol. 3
(C. Meyer) ....................................................................................................269
C. Riggs, The Beautiful Burial in Roman Egypt
(J.H.F. Dijkstra) ............................................................................................273
J. Dijkstra and M. van Dijk (eds.), The Encroaching Desert
(J.E. Goehring) .............................................................................................277
C.T. Schroeder, Monastic Bodies
(J.E. Goehring) .............................................................................................281

Books Received ............................................................................................285

ASP Resolution ............................................................................................289

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