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Ancient funerary reliefs are full of representations of writing materials and instruments, the interpretation of which can help us better understand the phenomenon of ancient literacy. The eight studies in this volume were delivered as lectures at an online conference organized by the Department of Ancient History at the University of Pécs in October 2021. The comprehensive introductory study (N. Agócs, T. Grüll, J. Jusztinger, E. Szabó) is followed by two thematic studies on depictions of the Muses (E. A. Meyer) and the role of women in written culture (J. Luginbühl). Two studies address writing materials: the well-known and widespread writing tablets (B. Hartmann), and the less-known bone spatulae which nevertheless also occur frequently (A. Willi). Finally, three studies deal with depictions of writing instruments and materials in certain regions of the Roman Empire: at Palmyra (Ł. Sokołowski), in the two Moesiae (S. Pilipović) and in Phrygia (T. Grüll). Each of the studies enriches our knowledge of Roman writing with many new aspects and many detailed observations.

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Author:   Tibor Grüll (Professor of Ancient History, University of Pecs)
Publisher:   Archaeopress
Imprint:   Archaeopress Archaeology
Weight:   0.649kg
ISBN:  

9781803275666

ISBN 10:   1803275669
Pages:   210
Publication Date:   27 October 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword – Tibor Grüll Representations of writing tools and materials on Roman funerary monuments – Tibor Grüll, Nándor Agócs, János Jusztinger, Ernő Szabó Clio and Calliope: Why Diptych and Scroll? – Elizabeth A. Meyer Educated by the nine Muses? – Josy Luginbühl Tablet in Hand. Tabulae as markers of professional and social identity of Roman scribae – Benjamin Hartmann Representations of writing tools and materials on Phrygian door stelae – Tibor Grüll Broadening the view on literacy in Palmyra. Ten years after the first attempt – Łukasz Sokołowski The scroll and codex on funerary steles in the Upper Moesian Limes – Sanja Pilipović Depictions of bone ‘spatulate’ strips and a few thoughts about their function – Anna Willi

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Tibor Grüll is Professor of Ancient History and Doctor of Sciences (D.Sc.), awarded by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He has taught at the University of Pécs since 1998, where he has led the Department of Ancient History since 2015. He has published 16 books and 250 articles, and has given lectures in venues from Cambridge to Jerusalem over the past three decades.

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