Water, Toponymy, and the Image of the City in Graeco-Roman Egypt

The space of the Egyptian city during the Graeco-Roman era is a multilayered and polysemic reality, due to multiple cultural identities and a complex relationship between physical data and symbolic constructions. This paper explores two interrelated fields where these articulations can be analyzed:...

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Autor: Carruesco, Jesús
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
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Recursos hidràulics -- Explotació -- Egipte
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spelling Water, Toponymy, and the Image of the City in Graeco-Roman EgyptCarruesco, JesúsTopònims -- EgipteRecursos hidràulics -- Explotació -- EgipteOxirinc (Ciutat antiga)90The space of the Egyptian city during the Graeco-Roman era is a multilayered and polysemic reality, due to multiple cultural identities and a complex relationship between physical data and symbolic constructions. This paper explores two interrelated fields where these articulations can be analyzed: urban toponymy and water management. The attention is focused on the case of Oxyrhynchus, where names of districts and toponyms such as Krios Potamos allow us to draw an image of the differing perceptions of urban space, with an emphasis on: a) dynamic definition of space through communal practices such as ritual, and b) the image of the city as a well-irrigated garden, belonging to both Greek and Egyptian tradition.Institut Català d’Arqueologia Clàssica2011info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart7 p.application/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/2072/289466RECERCAT (Dipòsit de la Recerca de Catalunya)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésDocumenta;22info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessL'accés als continguts d'aquest document queda condicionat a l'acceptació de les condicions d'ús establertes per la següent llicència Creative Commons: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/oai:recercat.cat:2072/2894662026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Water, Toponymy, and the Image of the City in Graeco-Roman Egypt
title Water, Toponymy, and the Image of the City in Graeco-Roman Egypt
spellingShingle Water, Toponymy, and the Image of the City in Graeco-Roman Egypt
Carruesco, Jesús
Topònims -- Egipte
Recursos hidràulics -- Explotació -- Egipte
Oxirinc (Ciutat antiga)
90
title_short Water, Toponymy, and the Image of the City in Graeco-Roman Egypt
title_full Water, Toponymy, and the Image of the City in Graeco-Roman Egypt
title_fullStr Water, Toponymy, and the Image of the City in Graeco-Roman Egypt
title_full_unstemmed Water, Toponymy, and the Image of the City in Graeco-Roman Egypt
title_sort Water, Toponymy, and the Image of the City in Graeco-Roman Egypt
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Carruesco, Jesús
author Carruesco, Jesús
author_facet Carruesco, Jesús
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Topònims -- Egipte
Recursos hidràulics -- Explotació -- Egipte
Oxirinc (Ciutat antiga)
90
topic Topònims -- Egipte
Recursos hidràulics -- Explotació -- Egipte
Oxirinc (Ciutat antiga)
90
description The space of the Egyptian city during the Graeco-Roman era is a multilayered and polysemic reality, due to multiple cultural identities and a complex relationship between physical data and symbolic constructions. This paper explores two interrelated fields where these articulations can be analyzed: urban toponymy and water management. The attention is focused on the case of Oxyrhynchus, where names of districts and toponyms such as Krios Potamos allow us to draw an image of the differing perceptions of urban space, with an emphasis on: a) dynamic definition of space through communal practices such as ritual, and b) the image of the city as a well-irrigated garden, belonging to both Greek and Egyptian tradition.
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