Review of Bowman & Crowther, The epigraphy of Ptolemaic Egypt

BRYN MAYR CLASSICAL REVIEW: The epigraphy of Ptolemaic Egypt.

Alan Bowman, Charles Crowther, The epigraphy of Ptolemaic Egypt. Oxford studies in ancient documents. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2020. Pp. 384. ISBN 9780198858225 $115.00.

Review by
Stefano Caneva, Università di Padova. stefano.caneva@unipd.it
Julien Dechevez, Université de Liège. julien.dechevezsv@gmail.com

This sounds like a wonderfully comprehensive volume. Several articles deal with religion, including Judaism, in the Ptolemaic-era inscriptions.

The volume would go nicely alongside the online Corpus of Ptolemaic Inscriptions (CPI), on which more here. Follow the links there for more on the Ptolemaic dynasty and its importance for the study of ancient Judaism.

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