Posting a Public Notice on Papyrus: A Frequent Phenomenon?

• Paul Schubert ^[1]
  1. [1] Université de Genève

     Université de Genève

     Genève, Suiza

     
• Localización: Aegyptus: Rivista italiana di Egittologia e di Papirologia, ISSN 0001-9046, Vol. 102, Nº. 1, 2022, págs. 203-218
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Public notices were frequently posted in the cities, towns, and villages of Graeco-Roman Egypt. The available data makes it possible to answer several questions related to this topic: What material was used for posting notices? Did the authorities issue any instructions on the format of public notices? For how long should a notice be posted? This should make it possible to make a fresh evaluation of the famous Peukestas order, a notice posted in the Saqqâra religious complex and directed at Greek soldiers.