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The Water-Carrier in Graeco-Roman Egypt

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 This paper aims to highlight profession of water-carrier in the Graeco-Roman period through papyri, ostracas and terracotta figurines. It discusses the implements and animals used in carrying and transporting water. It describes examples of water carrier's figurines in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and GraecoRomanMuseum in Alexandria. The results reveal that the water carrier played an important role in supplying water to people and quarries; they used water skins and depended on donkeys and camels in carrying water.

DOI

10.21608/jaauth.2019.76460

Keywords

Water-Carrier, papyri, Terracotta, Graeco-Roman

Authors

First Name

Farag

Last Name

Zaki

MiddleName

Ebeid

Affiliation

Faculty of tourism and hotels

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farag.shehata@mu.edu.eg

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المنیا

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17

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1

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11468

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2019-12-01

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2020-03-08

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2019-12-01

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1

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15

Print ISSN

1687-1863

Online ISSN

2682-4612

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JAAUTH_Volume 17_Issue 1_Pages 1-15.pdf

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https://jaauth.journals.ekb.eg/article_76460.html

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Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality

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https://jaauth.journals.ekb.eg/

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The Water-Carrier in Graeco-Roman Egypt

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22 Jan 2023