An early second century BCE account of payments: The earliest known use of alphabetization in Greek documentary papyri

Andrew  Connor

doi:10.2143/BASP.55.0.3285009

An early second century BCE account of payments: The earliest known use of alphabetization in Greek documentary papyri

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Abstract

Edition of a list of names from the early second century BCE, which may be the oldest surviving instance of alphabetical ordering in Greek administrative texts, and which probably records payments in kind. The list includes some rare names. The individuals are primarily Greek men, but there are also some women and Egyptians.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	21-37
Number of pages	17
Journal	Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists
Volume	55
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2143/BASP.55.0.3285009
Publication status	Published - 2018

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