E. Yu. Chepel

Who was the official behind the so-called ‘Archive of a Memphite official’

A group of papyrus documents found in Saqqara in the mid 19th century was named the ‘Archive of a Memphite official’ due to the character of texts and to several mentions of Memphis and Memphite nome in them. The fragmentary nature and poor conservation state of the documents resulted in them being barely studied as an archive. In particular, scholars have not so far posed the question of what administrative office in Egypt under the Roman rule could be behind these documents. In the article, first time in scholarship, a hypothesis is made about this archive deriving from the bureau of a representative of the Roman dioiketes in Memphis.

Keywords:
Memphis, Roman administration, Roman Egypt, ‘Archive of a Memphite official’, dioiketes.

Original language — English.

DOI: 10.24412/2686-9276-2020-2-95101.

Referring: Chepel E. Yu. Who was the official behind the so-called ‘Archive of a Memphite official’ // Egypt and neighbouring countries 2 (2020): 95–101. DOI: 10.24412/2686-9276-2020-2-95101.

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