The dung boats of Memphis (2nd–3rd Centuries CE)

• Nantet, Emmanuel ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Haifa

     University of Haifa

     Israel

     
• Localización: Archiv für papyrus-forschung und verwandte gebiete, ISSN 0066-6459, Band 66, Nº. 1, 2020, págs. 120-138
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The πλοῖον κοπρηγόν was a specific kind of boat that was dedicated to the conveyance of manure. It is evidenced in Memphis only by two Roman papyri. It seems that there were several kinds of such boats, operating on various scales and revealing various architectural features. The conveyance of dung may imply elites who were interested in a lucrative agriculture.