Re: EES statement on Obbink

Dimitri Nakassis <[email protected]> Mon, 14 Oct 2019 10:15:09 -0600

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This statement was just released today:
https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ees.ac.uk%2Fnews%2Fprofessor-obbink-and-missing-ees-papyri&amp;data=02%7C01%7CCLASSICS-L%40lsv.uky.edu%7C1e16b3c2123b4fb66f2c08d750c1b600%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637066665222312190&amp;sdata=6H%2FNVXakW9yV7NUS%2Ft5WlXouKWrPwAyhyeOChawSKds%3D&amp;reserved=0

The highlights (MOTB = Museum of the Bible; EES = Egypt Exploration
Society; emphases mine):

With the help of photographs provided by the MOTB, the EES has so far
> identified thirteen texts from its collection, twelve on papyrus and one on
> parchment, all with biblical or related content, which are currently held
> by the MOTB (see the attached list). *These texts were taken without
> authorisation from the EES* ...


*The MOTB has informed the EES that 11 of these pieces came into its care
> after being sold to Hobby Lobby Stores by Professor Obbink*, most of them
> in two batches in 2010.


This is really bad.

Dimitri Nakassis