FW: [SHARP-L] Posting on behalf of Oxonians needing US institutions' help in locating papyrus fragments
Dan Mills <[email protected]>
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Dear Classicists: I am forwarding a message from another list that does not seem to have made it here. Perhaps someone on this list can offer some advice. All best, Dan From: Emily Spunaugle <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2019 11:37 AM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [SHARP-L] Posting on behalf of Oxonians needing US institutions' help in locating papyrus fragments Dear SHARPists, I'm posting on behalf of Dr. Ann-Katrin Gill and Dr. Francisco Bosch-Puche at Oxford. The researchers are already aware of the below-described fragments at Duke, Purdue, Southern Illinois, Carnegie Mellon and New Mexico (you can read more about the fragments on pages 10 and 11 here <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu%2Fbancroftiana%2Fucb%2Ftext%2Fbancroftiana_145.pdf&data=02%7C01%7CCLASSICS-L%40lsv.uky.edu%7Ce8dcd002c49c4ef2c2d108d7089e34af%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C1%7C636987347897261986&sdata=I0R9O8FJ0ubd8ehs05zmcrgbeb7NJknlYUefqY9CK28%3D&reserved=0> ). If you have any additional information, please reply to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> and [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . Many thanks in advance! -Emily ------------------------------------- Dear Sir or Madam, We hope this message finds you well. We are two researchers at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, and we are contacting you with regard to one or more papyrus fragments that might be part of your collection. We are in search of a number of pieces which were originally part of a long, single, papyrus roll in hieratic script, which was cut into pieces and scattered among several US libraries and collections in the early 1940s. Most of the fragments that have already been identified in different American institutions had a label attached to them stating: “Papyrus Fragment Before 30 B.C. An original piece of papyrus, a primitive writing material made from a reed growing along the Nile River in Egypt. The writing is Hieratic, a cursive form of the hieroglyphic or picture writing. This papyrus fragment is from the Ptolemaic period which was from 323 B.C. to 30 B.C. It is a portion of a roll formerly owned by Rev. W. Frankland Hood and later by William Randolph Hearst” (or a similar, slightly shorter version). The different fragments were sold by Dawson’s Book Shop in Los Angeles. The height of each fragment (if completely preserved) should be around 5 inches (13 cm). If necessary, we would be happy to provide you with a picture of one of the fragments already identified, so you get a sense of the actual appearance of the fragments. We are currently studying the ancient Egyptian text and aim to reconstruct as much as possible of the original manuscript. This is the reason why we are contacting you as well as similar institutions all over the US. We would like to find as many fragments of this unique text as possible to properly complete our study. We would be very grateful if you could let us know about any papyrus fragments you have in your collection that might fit this description. It would be very easy for us to identify them with just a picture, since we know both the text and the hand of the ancient scribe well. Moreover, we are happy to look at photographs of any potential fragments, if you are unsure about some of them. We are deeply grateful for any help and advice you may offer in this regard, and apologise for any inconvenience we might cause with our request. Do not hesitate to let us know if you need any clarification or further information. We thank you very much in advance for your time. With all best wishes, Ann and Francisco --- Dr Ann-Katrin Gill <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] Lady Wallis Budge Junior Research Fellow in Egyptology University College High Street Oxford OX1 4BH (United Kingdom) & Dr Francisco Bosch-Puche <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] Topographical Bibliography, Online Egyptological Bibliography & Archive Assistant The Griffith Institute, University of Oxford ( <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.griffith.ox.ac.uk%2F&data=02%7C01%7CCLASSICS-L%40lsv.uky.edu%7Ce8dcd002c49c4ef2c2d108d7089e34af%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C1%7C636987347897261986&sdata=xF%2FJ6blk%2FglGdOQ4X5sk3zRzcfl83noEpLPrJFxBGA0%3D&reserved=0> https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.griffith.ox.ac.uk%2F&data=02%7C01%7CCLASSICS-L%40lsv.uky.edu%7Ce8dcd002c49c4ef2c2d108d7089e34af%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C1%7C636987347897271979&sdata=5t9SJOa4wPZImpE2MD9X8mx670bvLJ4w3JE3q8SVWts%3D&reserved=0) Sackler Library 1 St John Street Oxford OX1 2LG (United Kingdom) -- Emily D. Spunaugle Assistant Professor Oakland University Libraries 248-370-2498 [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>