Taco T. Terpstra

This paper investigates the archaeological picture of “everyday writing” in the Ptolemaic-roman settlement of karanis. “Everyday writing” is defined as “the act of writing using materials that can reasonably be assumed to have been available to anyone, regardless of socioeconomic status.” with regard to writing implements, the paper shows that palettes are found in significant numbers in roman contexts. it hypothesizes that a demotic literary culture surrounding the temples might explain this result...