| 单词 | papyrus |
| 例句 | He found himself at last pushing through the rustling stiff reeds of the papyrus marsh, with the water lapping almost to his knees. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z They took piles of books out of the library They found out about cave art in France, about papyrus scrolls in Egypt, about Mayan petroglyphs in Mexico, and about stone tablets from the Middle East. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z But the most likely case is that interstellar communication will be a kind of palimpsest, like the palimpsests of ancient writers short of papyrus or stone who superimposed their messages on top of preexisting messages. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She furtively passed him the small papyrus roll that the nurse had brought back from her clandestine visit to Julius’s cell. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Out of 125 papyri recording contemporary legal cases, fully 20 percent involve personal squabbles between individual Greeks and Egyptians. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Two Roman soldiers came into the shop with a mechanical drawing on papyrus of a device they wanted built by sunrise the next morning. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Numbly he walked down familiar streets, past the papyrus marsh, past the beginning of the wharves. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He moved quietly through the papyrus to sneak back into the house. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Some people were cutting down the tall papyrus grass by the water’s edge. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z When early civilizations started pressing reeds to clay tablets, carving figures in stone, and daubing ink on parchment and on papyrus, number systems had already been well-established. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z An old man had appeared through the papyrus stalks, wading up to his calves in the brown water. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Egypt’s dry, sandy soil preserves papyrus scrolls very well—copious quantities of documents have survived. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z “My specialty is in administrative supplies—quills, papyrus, Baridian ink—the Temple of Lkossa alone constitutes a quarter of my business, what with all the books and maps they house there.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A coil of deck-rope of papyrus fiber lay in the gateway; this he used for lashing, and ran back to the same stool as before, fastening his eyes upon Odysseus. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She pressed a small roll of papyrus into the nurse’s hand, knowing she couldn’t read. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He came up with a strip of papyrus and showed the old inventor some diagrams and notes. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Each page was glued on two pieces of pole so it could be rolled and unrolled like a papyrus scroll. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The journal's pages were made from old papyrus, soft to the touch. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Only an old papyrus cutter I chanced upon in the reeds, with his donkey.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He had reached the true marsh now, where thicket gave way entirely to the dense fringe of papyrus growing in the shallow margins of the Nile. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z To cover it he waded a little farther, pushed aside the last fringe of papyrus, pretending to study the bright colored sails that dotted the river. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I do not even have a donkey to carry the papyrus, and besides, there is Gebu. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Somewhere in the papyrus the ibises were sleeping, or perhaps they were awake and listening to him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Ibises, with wings clipped to keep them from flying away, stalked through papyrus grass and hunted frogs under the lily pads. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Why could I not go in the early mornings to the marshes, cut papyrus and sell it to the sailmakers, then be Rekh’s apprentice the rest of the day? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Accurate numbers are difficult to estimate, but it seems probable that the Library contained half a million volumes, each a handwritten papyrus scroll. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A flock of pintail ducks planed down over the papyrus marsh and vanished among the reeds. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Every afternoon, one of the senior counselors came around with a papyrus scroll checklist. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Inscriptions, papyruses, books time-bind the human species and permit us to hear those few voices and faint cries of our brothers and sisters, our ancestors. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The Nile River valley, with its plentiful stands of papyrus plant, was long the primary source of this material in antiquity. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, on a papyrus dated five years before her death, the queen is referred to as Cleopatra Philopatris, “she who loves her country.” Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z At a place where the undergrowth ended and the papyrus began—the water’s edge in winter, now a stretch of mud—he stopped beside a spreading patch of some low, green plant. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Behind him was a small, elderly donkey loaded high with papyrus stalks. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Edna glances up as I brush past her to get my papyrus. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Ranofer selected one of the small punts made of bundles of papyrus reeds bound together, and crawled under it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z When we picture the place, we tend to think of it in modern terms: a dedicated building full of racks of books, in this case papyrus rolls. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z She points to the stack of curly “papyrus,” markers, and colored pencils near her desk and hands us a copy of the codes to use like a Rosetta stone. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The Ancient and his little beast trudged off through the papyrus, and the boys went back to their tasks, Ranofer strengthened by the unaccustomed food and companionship, and buoyant with the thought of more tomorrow. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Turning, Ranofer saw that it was the old man he had met in the papyrus marsh. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, the papyrus swamps were being drained, built over. John Gaudet’s hymn to ‘Papyrus,’ the ancient plant facing an uncertain future in Africa Inside: a tiny map on papyrus paper, wrapped around a vial of vinegar. John Gaudet’s hymn to ‘Papyrus,’ the ancient plant facing an uncertain future in Africa It was easy to go downstairs, pull up a chair and page through old texts — sections of the Bible on papyrus, a first folio of Shakespeare, a speech about slavery written in Lincoln’s hand. William H. Scheide, 100, Philanthropist, Is Dead 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z Earlier this month Egypt unearthed an ancient burial site replete with at least 17 mummies, clay sarcophagi, animal coffins, and papyrus inscribed with Demotic script. New Cairo museum hopes Tutankhamun's chariot will be a draw for tourists 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z In 2012, Karen King, one of the country’s most renowned religion scholars, rocked the Christian world by revealing an ancient fragment of papyrus that contains the phrase, “Jesus said to them, ‘My wife. Review | In Sue Monk Kidd’s ‘The Book of Longings,’ Jesus has a wife — and behold, she’s so woke! 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z Dr. Smith said he continued to urge the seller to place the papyrus in a research library. Greek New Testament Papyrus Is Discovered on eBay 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z The team also found painted wooden cobra and crocodile sarcophagi, a collection of gilded statues depicting animal features, as well as objects including amulets, canopic jars, writing tools and papyri baskets. Ancient Egyptian tombs yield rare find of mummified scarab beetles 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z But experts who have reviewed Dr. Smith’s research say he has made a strong case — based on highly technical aspects of the papyrus — that it is from a scroll, not a codex. Greek New Testament Papyrus Is Discovered on eBay 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z If one forced open the cryptex without the password, the vial would break, dissolving the papyrus instantly. John Gaudet’s hymn to ‘Papyrus,’ the ancient plant facing an uncertain future in Africa Greek New Testament papyri are among the oldest and rarest traces of Christian scripture. Greek New Testament Papyrus Is Discovered on eBay 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z A wispy papyrus reed, the source of ancient Egyptian paper, honors plants’ contributions to creative inspiration. Art Rooted in Nature Blooms at TEFAF 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z The complex includes Egypt’s National Library on the second floor, where several rare manuscripts and papyri were also damaged. Sorting Through the Rubble of Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo 2014-01-31T20:47:03Z Following the papyrus’ discovery and other intelligence operations, Klein said “the assumption is that there are still artifacts inside the caves waiting to be found. The question is, who will discover them?” A new generation takes up the hunt for Dead Sea Scrolls 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z Bags made from linen, papyrus and leather were found in the tombs of ancient Egypt, dating from 2686 to 2160 B.C.E. The Once and Future Handbag 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z Although Egyptian hieroglyphics are more broadly familiar than cuneiform, Sumerian writing was done on clay, which is more durable than papyrus. Hunting for the Dawn of Writing, When Prehistory Became History 2010-10-19T21:55:00Z Wherever it appeared, paper swiftly relegated more primitive writing surfaces like stone, wood blocks, clay tablets, wax and sheets of laminated bark or matted papyrus stalks to oblivion. Can a Papermaker Help to Save Civilization? 2012-02-17T21:39:00Z What the wider scholarly community will make of the new papyrus remains to be seen. Greek New Testament Papyrus Is Discovered on eBay 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z To test the papyrus, she engaged a friend who had been an usher at her first wedding, with whom she regularly spent New Year’s Eve. The Harvard Professor Who Told the World That Jesus Had a Wife 2020-08-11T04:00:00Z He pours a puddle of vinegar into a ceramic dish and — horrors! — drops the papyrus into it. John Gaudet’s hymn to ‘Papyrus,’ the ancient plant facing an uncertain future in Africa A tall flowering papyrus is standing erect nearby. Nicolas Moufarrege Was a Student of Art History. This Work Shows It. 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Together, its sections form a colossal frieze or scroll that the artist likened to Egyptian papyri. Nancy Spero: no pity 2011-02-26T00:07:34Z The sanguinary stream in the tapestry may refer to the strife that drove Moufarrege’s family from both Alexandria and Beirut, as the papyrus and the tile pattern would suggest. Nicolas Moufarrege Was a Student of Art History. This Work Shows It. 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Probably someone was wandering around ancient Athens in a fetching tunic with a papyrus scroll detailing how Hermes got handsy. She Wrote Frankly About Divorce, and Suffered the Consequences 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z They are also a new entry into the growing — and, many scholars say, ethically questionable — online marketplace in ancient papyri. Greek New Testament Papyrus Is Discovered on eBay 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Research about the fourth-century papyrus fragment was released last month by Harvard Divinity School professor Karen King. Show on Jesus' wife papyrus delayed amid doubts 2012-10-02T12:15:13Z And the move from Egyptian papyrus to locally prepared animal skins after the fall of the Roman Empire changed the shape of books from square to rectangular: “most mammals,” after all, “are oblong.” Illuminating the Past, One Precious Book at a Time 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z Egyptian food, pastries, papyrus art, jewelry, souvenirs, Coptic Christian art, icons, literature, sponsored by St. Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church of Lynnwood, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Community calendar 2011-08-31T23:22:04Z Mazza began to look into the Green Collection when researching fragments of a recently discovered papyrus by the ancient Greek poet Sappho: Museum of the Bible is busted: Inside the Hobby Lobby owners’ dodgy artifact practices 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z As such, his protagonists need to know odd trivia, like what the absence of a cup in a painting might mean, or they need to turn that papyrus upside down. Dan Brown still can't write, but he deserves some respect 2013-05-16T11:45:00Z A papyrus from 1,400 B.C., for instance, shows that Mycenaean mercenaries fought on Egypt’s side against Libyan invaders. Review | From the Pharaohs to Cleopatra and Julius Caesar: how Egypt influenced Greece and Rome 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z Among them: an original Magna Carta, a first edition Pride And Prejudice, Mary Shelley’s handwritten manuscript for Frankenstein, and fragments of an ancient papyrus manuscript possibly in the hand of Sappho. Conceptual, Sensual, Degenerate: Your Summer Art Choices 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z Unlike its companions that were written on parchment or papyrus, this was a list of 64 hiding places for gold and valuables, etched on copper. A new generation takes up the hunt for Dead Sea Scrolls 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z Dr. Smith contacted the seller and urged him to halt the online auction — apparently the first on eBay for a Greek New Testament papyrus, he and other scholars said — and let him study the fragment. Greek New Testament Papyrus Is Discovered on eBay 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z It’s true that Alexandria’s library stored information on papyrus, not in books. Books of The Times: ‘Egyptomania,’ by Bob Brier, Tells of the Mummy’s Lure 2013-12-15T21:11:48Z This is one of the promotional stunts Gaudet pulls in order to draw attention to the diminishing papyrus swamps of Africa, what he considers to be one of the world’s most pressing ecological problems. John Gaudet’s hymn to ‘Papyrus,’ the ancient plant facing an uncertain future in Africa The 100 drawings on fading papyrus by Fra Angelico, Leonardo da Vinci, Filippo Lippi, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Botticelli and more, which make up this landmark show, are largely footnotes to finished paintings. Exhibitions picks of the week 2010-04-16T23:09:00Z Rustic cabins are linked by elevated wooden walkways over papyrus swamps, lending a treehouse vibe to the place. A Rwandan Game Park Defying the Odds 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z When the Greeks and the Romans were carving on stone and writing on papyrus scrolls, Chinese scholars were using paper. Happy find 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z “The earliest boats, houses and temples were made from the stems of papyrus,” he writes. John Gaudet’s hymn to ‘Papyrus,’ the ancient plant facing an uncertain future in Africa McLain’s fictional rendition depicts a world of dust, eucalyptus and papyrus swamp. Author of ‘The Paris Wife’ reimagines the world of aviator Beryl Markham 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z The pieces of plastic have been cut from things like carrot bags, but their presentation invites — and sustains — intense appreciation; they might be precious bits of ancient papyrus or textile. Art Review: An Artist Who Makes Much Out of Very Little 2011-06-30T22:05:51Z He said people feel an "intimate connection" with artefacts – a letter written by Albert Einstein or a piece of papyrus dating back millennia. Internet Archive founder turns to new information storage device ? the book 2011-08-01T10:43:08Z What a book is has certainly changed over time, as clay tablets, papyrus scrolls, parchment and quills have given way to codexes, movable type, mechanized printing processes and e-readers. The 2,000-Year Story of Building the Book 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Carroll was shown handling ancient papyri and other artifacts in what appeared to be a manner that ranged from sloppy and haphazard to intentionally destructive. Museum of the Bible is busted: Inside the Hobby Lobby owners’ dodgy artifact practices 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z “Imagine the complaints from the financial department — ‘You want to put extra papyrus in between every word?’ BookExpo America, at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center 2012-06-06T22:38:06Z But Carroll was known for finding papyri for collectors — prior to the Greens, he worked for another Christian fundamentalist, Robert van Kampen, and acquired some 5,000 papyri for his collection. Museum of the Bible is busted: Inside the Hobby Lobby owners’ dodgy artifact practices 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z Except for a few texts on the back of previously used scrolls, all known Greek New Testament papyri are codexes. Greek New Testament Papyrus Is Discovered on eBay 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z A fragment of ancient papyrus given to an expert at Oxford University contains two previously unknown works by Greek poet Sappho, according to his findings. 'Two new poems' by Sappho recovered 2014-01-30T11:22:34Z The museum, as first reported by The Wall Street Journal, would be sending another 11,500 artifacts — 5,000 papyri fragments and 6,500 clay objects — back to Iraq and Egypt because of “insufficient provenance.” Bible Museum, Admitting Mistakes, Tries to Convert Its Critics 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z But the dramatic story of the papyrus’s emergence also speaks to a distinctly 21st-century technological anxiety. Greek New Testament Papyrus Is Discovered on eBay 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z He leaves a trail of breadcrumbs that only look like clues to the reader, like a scrap of papyrus or a "cryptex". Dan Brown still can't write, but he deserves some respect 2013-05-16T11:45:00Z And scholars had sometimes been allowed to bring papyri to their rooms at Oxford. He Taught Ancient Texts at Oxford. Now He Is Accused of Stealing Some. 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z Identifiable by a stylized papyrus as her headdress and a stylus in her right hand, Seshat guided the reed pens of scribes as priests communicated with the divine. The 5,000-year history of writer’s block 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z That includes a sixth century account of the purchase of grape vines written on papyrus and books on viticulture and oenology dating from the 14th through 19th centuries. Rare Culinary Tomes at the International Antiquarian Book Fair 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z Yet another is apt to “quote lines written in stone and papyrus” and takes quiet comfort in his erudition. Books of The Times: ?The Cat?s Table,? by Michael Ondaatje - Review 2011-10-05T22:00:20Z “I was just always amazed that papyrus was virtually unstudied,” he says. John Gaudet’s hymn to ‘Papyrus,’ the ancient plant facing an uncertain future in Africa “Tourism is our religion, our food. We need it, our families need it,” a Cairo papyrus seller said. Tourists are trickling back to Egypt 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z And the papyrus in the nearby reflecting pools swayed in his breeze. Chanel Has Its Own Met Gala, in a Way 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z The Egyptian Book of the Dead, the guide to the afterlife, was printed on papyrus, as were the overwhelming majority of Bibles and everything from shopkeepers’ bills to Roman government documents. John Gaudet’s hymn to ‘Papyrus,’ the ancient plant facing an uncertain future in Africa In December of 1945, a pair of brothers digging for fertilizer near limestone caves near the Upper Egyptian town of Nag Hammadi discovered an ancient red earthenware jar containing 13 papyrus manuscripts. 'Gnostic Gospels' author Pagels to speak in Seattle 2010-04-29T00:13:00Z For example, Superman’s arrival on Earth as an infant in a rocket ship parallels the biblical story of baby Moses being delivered to Pharaoh’s daughter in his papyrus basket. Model for Superman Comes to Center for Jewish History 2013-01-02T23:08:29Z Does a new discovery of an ancient papyrus mean that Jesus was married? Can Art Still Shock 2012-09-20T15:45:24Z And the toxic workplace has been around since long before the first scribes got their butts chewed out for sloppy papyrus work. Dharun Ravi says he’s sorry 2012-05-30T15:30:00Z People feel an "intimate connection" with artifacts, such as a letter written by Albert Einstein or a papyrus dating back millennia. Internet archivist seeks 1 of every book written 2011-08-01T15:54:07Z Although reams of the texts survive on papyrus, bark and parchment, the ingredients of the inks remain a mystery. Solving the Mystery of Ancient Ink Origins 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z He takes a slip of papyrus paper — which he made himself — on which he’s sketched a map to his house. John Gaudet’s hymn to ‘Papyrus,’ the ancient plant facing an uncertain future in Africa A few examples from his e-mails: -“I think ‘papyrus’ is really funny, but the previous joke of ‘looking after the book’ made me laugh. Editing Jesse Eisenberg 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z “Vinegar doesn’t do anything to papyrus. They could have opened that thing with a hammer.” John Gaudet’s hymn to ‘Papyrus,’ the ancient plant facing an uncertain future in Africa The British authorities are also continuing to investigate the reported theft of papyrus fragments from the Sackler Library. He Taught Ancient Texts at Oxford. Now He Is Accused of Stealing Some. 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z They included 4,000-year-old cuneiform tablets, slivers of papyrus, cylinder seals and clay bullae — all relics from ancient Mesopotamia that showcased some of the earliest forms of written communication. Bible Museum, Admitting Mistakes, Tries to Convert Its Critics 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z In 2012, the Harvard scholar Karen King announced what she believed to be an extraordinary discovery: a second-century papyrus fragment with a text hinting that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene. The Harvard Professor Who Told the World That Jesus Had a Wife 2020-08-11T04:00:00Z The papyri in such collections are generally kept in secure locations and removed only under strict protocols. He Taught Ancient Texts at Oxford. Now He Is Accused of Stealing Some. 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z In an to be published later this year, Dr Obbink declares that the pieces - written on papyrus from the third century AD - are "indubitably" Sappho works. 'Two new poems' by Sappho recovered 2014-01-30T11:22:34Z He had been a contestant in the worldwide Vesuvius Challenge, a competition to decipher the writing on papyrus unearthed from volcanic ash in the 1750s. A good news AI story shows the value of early tech education | Editorial 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Most of the scrolls were made from papyrus – a paper-like material. Reading a Burned Ancient Scroll Without Opening It 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Researchers last week unveiled the first whole word to be identified from what remains of papyrus scrolls incinerated by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E.: “porphyras,” which means “purple” in ancient Greek. News at a glance: An asteroid’s organic clues, China’s ethics rules, and collecting African genomes 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Deciphering the papyri, Sommerschield says, could “revolutionize our knowledge of ancient history and literature.” AI Reads Ancient Scroll Charred by Mount Vesuvius in Tech First 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z On the west wall of one extravagantly decorated chamber, today known as the Green Room, the excavators discovered a series of painted plaster panels showcased birds in a lush papyrus marsh. Put a Bird on It? Ancient Egypt Was Way Ahead of Us. 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z First, Egypt’s dry climate ensured that records kept on papyrus had a decent chance of surviving since they were unlikely to rot away. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, Dr. Seales hoped to be able to find the writing on the scrolls by looking for places where the papyrus was rougher. Reading a Burned Ancient Scroll Without Opening It 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Unlike the case in Mesopotamia and Egypt, archaeologists have not uncovered clay tablets or papyrus rolls in the Indus valley. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z And more papyri could still be found on lower floors of the villa, which have yet to be excavated. AI Reads Ancient Scroll Charred by Mount Vesuvius in Tech First 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The kingfisher abounds in Egyptian art; on the wall of the Green Room it appears amid the stems and umbels of a dense papyrus thicket at the moment it takes its helldive. Put a Bird on It? Ancient Egypt Was Way Ahead of Us. 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z These were 50 feet high, six feet in diameter, painted with hieroglyphs and topped with gigantic papyrus blossoms. Perspective | In June 1923, Washington was transformed into the Middle East 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z ChatGPT might be the reverse of what ink and papyrus and the Gutenberg printing press meant to the world. Opinion | ChatGPT might be the end of civilization 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z The eastern empire was known for its luxury goods, including purple dye, papyrus, and glass from Egypt and Syria. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The ink on the older Herculaneum scrolls is carbon-based, essentially charcoal and water, with the same density in scans as the papyrus it sits on, so it doesn’t show up at all. AI Reads Ancient Scroll Charred by Mount Vesuvius in Tech First 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The painted panels show several rock pigeons, even though they are not native to Egypt’s papyrus marshes; rather, they prefer the region’s arid desert cliffs. Put a Bird on It? Ancient Egypt Was Way Ahead of Us. 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z It can be found in a funerary papyrus in the British Museum, a phrase that when read aloud makes the document sound quite serious and perhaps even wholesome. Ancient Egyptians were so into oral sex, they put it in their religion — and religious art 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Elephants slurped papyrus, and a few miles upstream, the forest revealed a setting so tranquil that the loudest noise was startling: a hippo’s sloppy exhale echoing off the water. Can a Nation Replace Its Oil Wealth With Trees? 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z It was also through the Phoenician port city of Byblos that Egyptian papyrus frequently flowed to other parts of the Eastern Mediterranean. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Seales realized that even with no difference in brightness, CT scans might capture tiny differences in texture that can distinguish areas of papyrus coated with ink. AI Reads Ancient Scroll Charred by Mount Vesuvius in Tech First 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z How Shahin or the curator, both of whom have since died, obtained the papyrus remains uncertain. Israel acquires papyrus with Hebrew inscription from Montana 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z The project was stirred by the unearthing of a trove of papyrus fragments at the site of an ancient harbor near the Red Sea in 2013. A Long-Lost Branch of the Nile Helped in Building Egypt’s Pyramids 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Throughout the 14-year process, he meticulously copied inscriptions from steles, statues and papyrus. France fetes the man who solved the Rosetta Stone mystery 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Trade goods coming from Egypt to other parts of the world included pottery, grains, papyrus, linen, and many other items. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Early attempts to open the papyri created a mess of fragments, and scholars feared the remainder could never be unrolled or read. AI Reads Ancient Scroll Charred by Mount Vesuvius in Tech First 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The unidentified Montana man inherited the papyrus after his mother’s death. Israel acquires papyrus with Hebrew inscription from Montana 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z “In one of the wooden sarcophagi, we found, for the first time, a complete and sealed papyrus,” he told reporters at a makeshift exhibit Monday. Egypt unearths trove of artifacts, 250 mummies in ancient necropolis 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z His calligraphy was painstaking and perfect, much like the Egyptian scribes whose work on scrolls of papyrus was revered above that of all other professions. France fetes the man who solved the Rosetta Stone mystery 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z “Ithaca’s architecture makes it really applicable to any ancient language, not just Latin, but Mayan, cuneiform; really any written medium — papyri, manuscripts,” she said. DeepMind’s new AI model helps decipher, date, and locate ancient inscriptions 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z The Phoenicians’ most important city-states in the eastern Mediterranean were Sidon and Tyre, both known for their production of red-purple dye, and Byblos, a trading center for papyrus. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Klein said the man was invited to Jerusalem in 2019 and the sides came to an unspecified “arrangement” whereby the papyrus was given to the Israeli authorities. Israel acquires papyrus with Hebrew inscription from Montana 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z “We are focusing mainly on frescoes, but that’s just the case study. If we succeed, we think we can export this technology to other artifacts or even, for example, to papyri.” Pompeii’s Ruins to Be Reconstructed by Robot 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Researchers can use X-ray tomography, or CT scans, to recover certain hidden texts, such as the inky insides of rolled papyri. Marie Antoinette’s Letters to Her Dear Swedish Count, Now Uncensored 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z Egypt, when surgical cases were transcribed onto papyrus and used for teaching at a later time. In a change, patients can now read the clinical notes written by their physicians 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z Most writings were on papyrus, which crumbled over time. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The scrap of papyrus — scarcely larger than a postage stamp with four lines of angular script — is one of just a few from the region in the Late Iron Age, archaeologists said. Israel acquires papyrus with Hebrew inscription from Montana 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z As the Roman Empire fell into decline, people simply neglected to protect and preserve the fragile papyrus manuscripts that were stored in the Library of Alexandria. Opinion | Our greatest libraries are melting away 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z It’s only two decades old, but it might as well be on papyrus in Aramaic. Opinion | Senate Republicans could restore a bit of civility by confirming Neera Tanden 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Dr. Manning and his collaborators next mined roughly 100 papyrus records to qualitatively estimate flooding during the Ptolemaic dynasty, which lasted from 305 to 30 B.C. Ancient Rome Was Teetering. Then a Volcano Erupted 6,000 Miles Away. 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z Its collection of half a million papyrus scrolls included many of the masterpieces of ancient literature. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The papyrus, which bears the Biblical name Ishmael, was likely looted sometime in the last century from a cave in the Judean Desert, he said. Israel acquires papyrus with Hebrew inscription from Montana 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z You can hear the audience laughing heartily as she describes Egyptian papyrus that featured drawings of dancing lions or cats playing games on one side and erotic drawings on the other. Being part of Radio 4's 'virtual audience' 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z A catalogue of varieties are flourishing – Valencia oranges, papyrus, Mexican marigolds, blackberries, fennel and tomatoes. 'This is no damn hobby': the 'gangsta gardener' transforming Los Angeles 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z The doubling or tripling of real incomes reported on papyrus documents from the Byzantine province of Egypt leaves no doubt that his decree fell on deaf ears. Opinion | Why the Wealthy Fear Pandemics 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z As the papyrus dried, the plant’s sap glued the strips together into a paperlike sheet. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A photograph of a young Marsh Arab girl in a papyrus boat hangs on a wall of the Pita Shack diner in the northern suburbs of Austin, Texas. Why Texas is saying 'no' to all new refugees 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z To their delight, they hit upon rubbish dumps in which 700 years’ worth of papyrus had been discarded. A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z From now on, the vast trove of documents, manuscripts and papyrus of popes past will be officially known as the Vatican Apostolic Archive. World Digest: Oct. 28, 2019 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Previous studies used different imaging techniques to decipher the dark ink on the front sides of the blackened papyri from Herculaneum. Hidden writing revealed on ancient scroll buried in same ash as Pompeii 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z “A new historical work by Seneca the Elder was discovered among the unidentified Herculaneum papyri only last year, thus showing what uncontemplated rarities remain to be discovered there,” he said, Ancient scrolls charred by Vesuvius could be read once again 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z The ink on the scrolls is difficult to see, even through a synchrotron, because it is carbon-based like the papyrus it is written on. Light brighter than the sun to virtually decipher ancient scrolls 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z The papyrus, preserved by the desert-dry conditions, was covered in writing – mostly Greek, the earliest from the third century BC. A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z The imposing Villa dei Papiri, so-called because it housed an enormous library of more than a thousand papyrus scrolls, is today thought to have been the extravagant seaside getaway of Julius Caesar’s father-in-law. Review: Getty Villa’s ‘Buried by Vesuvius’ is exquisite and, at times, explicit 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z In the years after their discovery, many of the Herculaneum scrolls were damaged in failed attempts to unroll the scorched papyrus. Hidden writing revealed on ancient scroll buried in same ash as Pompeii 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z In a paper published earlier this year, Seales and his team wrote that Herculaneum papyri “represent a perfect storm of challenges for the virtual unwrapping process.” How do you read ancient scrolls too brittle to unfurl? An American scientist may have an answer. 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z This exhibition presents some of the most spectacular archeological finds from the site — including bronzes, marble statuary and objects from the library of papyrus scrolls that give the villa its name. Datebook: Getty Villa shows treasures from the Roman villa that inspired its design 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z All you had to do was claim you had found your dodgy papyrus manuscript in a legally acquired ancient mummy mask. A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z This, the papyrus states, “thou shalt not treat…. Do thou nothing there against.” Psychiatry's Inevitable Hubris 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z The statement said archaeologists found artifacts, including decorated masks, vases, coffin fragments and cartonnages — chunks of linen or papyrus glued together. Dozens of mummies, including mother and child, discovered in Egyptian tomb 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z The scans produce a set of cross-sectional images, each resembling a topographic map, showing the internal contours of the wound papyrus. How do you read ancient scrolls too brittle to unfurl? An American scientist may have an answer. 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z Other artefacts, including decorated masks, statues and painted cartonnage – a papyrus mummy covering – were also found. Mummified remains of 35 ancient Egyptians found in Aswan 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z They had the paperwork to prove it, though admittedly, not the papyrus. A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z The statement said archaeologists found artifacts, including decorated masks, statuettes, vases, coffin fragments and cartonnages — chunks of linen or papyrus glued together. Egypt: Archaeologists uncover ancient tomb with mummies 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z The statement said archaeologists found artifacts, including decorated masks, statuettes, vases, coffin fragments and cartonnages - chunks of linen or papyrus glued together. Egypt: Archaeologists uncover ancient tomb with mummies 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z He opened a narrow drawer, revealing a postcard-size piece of the papyrus. How do you read ancient scrolls too brittle to unfurl? An American scientist may have an answer. 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z In their article Employee Theft as a Social Exchange Process, researchers Jerald Greenberg and Kimberly S Scott cite Egyptian papyri describing scribes stealing fabric and grain from temple storage. 'Stick it to corporate America': why we are so willing to steal from work 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z It so happened that an item in their own collection was a papyrus catalogued in the 1980s as “I/II”, a note that could have been interpreted as “first or second century AD”. A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z The exterior shows images of the two boys whose funeral papyri record they were Penhorpabik who was just three years and three months when he died, and Petamun who was younger. Six objects from the new museum galleries 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z Researchers sampled methane emissions emanating from papyrus swamps, burning farm fields and flatulent livestock. Tropical Africa could be a key to solving methane mystery 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z Pottery, papyri and colorful mummy cases were also unearthed. Egypt discovers 40 mummies in ancient chambers in Minya 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z The papyrus contained a rare description of Heracleopolis, a ruined city on the Nile, but it had changed color during an experiment. Do Proteins Hold the Key to the Past? 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z Only papyri that have properly established legal provenance will be displayed online and in the museum, and published in scholarly volumes. A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z The antiquities department also found painted wooden cobra and crocodile sarcophagi, a collection of gilded statues depicting animal features, as well as objects including amulets, canopic jars, writing tools and papyri baskets. Dozens of cat mummies found in 6,000-year-old tombs in Egypt 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z The delicate fragments of parchment and papyrus were preserved for 2,000 years thanks to the dark, dry conditions in the caves. Dead Sea Scroll fragments discovered to be ‘fakes’ at the Museum of the Bible 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z Dramatic Egyptian shoulders mixed with hieroglyphic prints, while denim and tweed were treated to look like ancient papyrus. Music dominates Balmain’s couture-infused Paris show 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z A few chemists were gathered around a vacuum cupboard, where the papyrus lay under a glass bowl, trying to make the color change back. Do Proteins Hold the Key to the Past? 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z Its green baize surface is all but obscured by papers and manuscripts – even, sometimes, a folder or two containing fragments of ancient papyrus. A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Tillmans cultivates a small wilderness of houseplants—sculptural cacti, papyrus, greenish-purple-leafed begonias, delicate ferns—which he grows from cuttings that he gets from friends and collects on his travels. The Life and Art of Wolfgang Tillmans 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z Kept in a strongroom with four papyrus scrolls from Herculaneum, the material is tested before and after display and shown in the same womb-like darkness that wraps the Book of Kells in Dublin. How Tolkien created Middle-earth 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z And while azaleas and dwarf papyrus fill a shady side garden, crossvine drapes a gazebo with a veil of blooms. Looking for drought-garden inspiration? This L.A.-area tour is for you 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z We looked in on some colleagues who were having a tricky time with a stretch of four-thousand-year-old Egyptian papyrus. Do Proteins Hold the Key to the Past? 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z All these academics have, for different reasons, a strong interest in the Oxyrhynchus collection – half a million ancient papyrus fragments that have transformed knowledge of the Greco-Roman world. A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Would that hallowed papyrus gave us the kind of measured insight the author describes! For Two Months, I Got My News From Print Newspapers. Here’s What I Learned. 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z He told the scholars nothing about the religious significance of the papyri. How a Mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in Mexico—and ended up losing his faith 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Stories are printed on a “lively papyrus” which, the longer the read, the more it resembles a CVS receipt. This short story dispenser helps you pass the time with literature 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z They are made from scraps of papyrus which were used by ancient Egyptians for shopping lists or tax returns. Secret writing in mummy cases revealed 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z At first, in January 2014, he revealed only that the Sappho papyrus was owned by an anonymous private collector in London. A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z That is supported by papyrus rolls found in 2011–13 by French archaeologist Pierre Tallet and his team, who were excavating a port complex of Khufu at Wadi el-Jarf on the Red Sea. Archaeology: The wonder of the pyramids : Nature : Nature Research 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Within days, he wrote to a friend in the church leadership, begging to know whether the papyri would be studied. How a Mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in Mexico—and ended up losing his faith 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z After confirming a link between volcanic eruptions and poor Nile flooding, the team then matched the dates of Ptolemaic eruptions with papyrus records of well-known rebellions. Volcanoes Helped Violent Revolts Erupt in Ancient Egypt 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z The scraps of papyrus are more than 2,000 years old. Secret writing in mummy cases revealed 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z This “industrial cartonnage”, with the Sappho supposedly hidden within it, had been purchased by auction at Christie’s in 2011, as part of a mixed lot of papyrus. A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Another papyrus claims he returned to quell domestic sedition, which also happened to coincide with two major eruptions. How Volcanoes Caused Violent Uprisings in Cleopatra's Egypt 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z As Smith and his followers moved around the Midwest, often fleeing angry mobs, they carried the mummies and papyri with them. How a Mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in Mexico—and ended up losing his faith 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z “He just highlighted Avatar, clicked the dropdown menu and he randomly selected papyrus,” he tells a therapist, “like a thoughtless child, just wandering by a garden, yanking leaves along the way!” In Saturday Night Live’s season opener, Avatar’s papyrus font keeps Ryan Gosling up at night 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z Perhaps they wrote on papyrus but not longer-lasting clay. Ancient DNA solves mystery of the Canaanites, reveals the biblical people’s fate 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z The detail about the Christie’s auction also suggested the item was legal – the papyrus in that particular lot had been exported from Egypt prior to the 1970 Unesco convention on the export of artefacts. A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z The pads — made from waste paper and with papyrus as the absorbent — sell for half the price of imported pads, yet there isn’t widespread demand for them, said inventor Moses Musaazi. For many African girls, menstruation means humiliation 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z The professor realized he was looking at the Book of Abraham papyri, and the documents were returned to the Mormon church. How a Mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in Mexico—and ended up losing his faith 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Scrolls of papyrus were portable; Roman commanders used them as the equivalent of paperbacks, tucked into pockets. Sorry, but the smartphone is no Gutenberg press 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z The new discovery also includes six sarcophagi, two clay coffins, two papyri written in demotic script as well as a number of vessels, he said. Archaeologists uncover 17 mummies in Egyptian necropolis 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z A piece of mummy cartonnage and a piece of industrial cartonnage had been dissolved together by the owner’s staff, he said, and the resulting sheets of papyrus got muddled up. A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z They are mostly of leather, but a few are papyrus. The Scrolls from the Dead Sea 1955-05-06T04:00:00Z The priceless records include more than 800 documents written in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek, mostly on animal skin and papyrus. New Dead Sea Scrolls cave discovered - BBC News 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z A strong smell hangs in the air - a swam of flies buzzes off dead goats in a kraal, or compound, fenced with papyrus reeds. Uganda cracks down on 'dissenting' Rwenzururu kingdom - BBC News 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Many artefacts — such as Egyptian mummies and delicate papyrus — are fragile and must be insured at high cost if they are to travel long distances. First Middle Eastern X-ray factory readies for action 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z In the following weeks, it was concluded that a further 13 papyri belonging to EES had been wrongfully sold to Hobby Lobby, 11 apparently by Obbink, two by the Jerusalem antiquities dealers, Baidun. A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z So it was natural that Dr. Trever should also have become exhilarated when he saw that “the similarity of the script in the papyrus and the scrolls was striking.” The Scrolls from the Dead Sea 1955-05-06T04:00:00Z Antiquities like the Jerusalem papyrus are familiar props in the Arab-Israeli conflict. How Archaeology Became an Israeli-Palestinian Battleground 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Netanyahu said of the papyrus fragment, “Here is a letter from the past to Unesco.” As U.N. Ignores Jewish Ties to Holy Site, Israel Produces Ancient Evidence 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z Last Eid, he was selling about $400 a day worth of locally made perfumes, spices and papyrus paper emblazoned with portraits of pyramids and the sphinx. It used to be a busy Egyptian resort. Then an airplane fell from the sky. 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Those with a cynical cast of mind also observed that mummy masks were a great way to launder illegally procured papyri. A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Researchers hope the new technology will enable them to read other antique parchments like some Dead Sea scrolls and papyrus scrolls that are too brittle to unwrap. Digital technology reveals secret of ancient biblical scroll - BBC News 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z The shack, made of eucalyptus trunks and papyrus sticks, offers a cozy secluded spot occasionally visited by a clucking hen or chick. Spirits Are On the Rise in Uganda 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z The dry climate of the Judean Desert helped preserve the papyrus. As U.N. Ignores Jewish Ties to Holy Site, Israel Produces Ancient Evidence 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z James Harrell, an archaeological geologist who is now retired from the University of Toledo, says that there are no known contemporary equivalents to the Turin papyrus. Prospecting for the Pharaohs' Gold Nor did Christie’s possess relevant images of its auction lot of 2011 – the mixed lot of papyrus containing the piece of industrial cartonnage in which the Sappho fragment was supposedly concealed. A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z El-Anany said, the items display are "the oldest" papyruses in Egypt. Egypt unveils oldest papyrus, details on pyramid-builders 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Harvard Divinity School professor Karen King revealed the piece of papyrus in Rome in 2012. Jesus's wife papyrus probably fake, say experts 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Archaeologists interpreted the two lines of text on the papyrus as a concise shipping document reading, “From the king’s maidservant, from Na’arat, jars of wine, to Jerusalem.” As U.N. Ignores Jewish Ties to Holy Site, Israel Produces Ancient Evidence 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z It’s likely that other maps were made during pharaonic times, but such documents typically were not placed in tombs, and papyrus rarely survives for millennia. Prospecting for the Pharaohs' Gold Furthermore, because of the physical condition and measurements of the brown papyrus mass in the photograph, he thinks it unlikely that the Sappho manuscript could have emerged from within it, as claimed. A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z In 2009, when the fragment of incredibly old papyrus with some Hebrew writing was offered for sale by a cagey middleman in Jerusalem, Ganor and his team laid a trap to recover the scroll. Israeli archaeologists rush to dig at Cave of Skulls before looters take everything 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z In an email sent to the AP on Monday, Fritz included a letter he sent to the Atlantic in which he denied forging, altering or manipulating the papyrus or its inscription. Jesus's wife papyrus probably fake, say experts 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z The first surviving record of treating cancer dates to around 1600 B.C., in an ancient Egyptian papyrus: tumors of the breast, excised and cauterized with what is described as a “fire drill.” Learning From the Lazarus Effect 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z In fact, the next known geologic map appears in the historical record about 29 centuries after the Turin papyrus. Prospecting for the Pharaohs' Gold The most obvious reason for staging an origin-story for the Sappho manuscript like this would be to conceal the fact that the papyrus had been illegally imported, excavated or traded. A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z In Egypt in the 15th century B.C., women found creative uses for papyrus, while their counterparts elsewhere in Africa and in Asia experimented with absorbent moss. The Tampon of the Future 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z A Harvard professor who caused a huge splash when she unveiled a small fragment of papyrus that she said referred to Jesus being married now says it is likely to be a forgery. Jesus's wife papyrus probably fake, say experts 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z "The different phases of the present study on the ink will allow us to optimise the next experiments on the reading of the invisible text within papyri. " Ancient scrolls give up their secrets - BBC News 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z The papyrus was drawn by an Egyptian scribe and government official named Amennakhte, who annotated the document in the same way that a contemporary geologist would mark up a printout from Google Earth. Prospecting for the Pharaohs' Gold At present, just over 20 papyri are displayed on the museum’s website, out of 5,000. A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z The papyri were first discovered in the 18th century: a collection 600 or 700 books tightly wound and then all but incinerated in the most devastating natural disaster of the Roman world. Herculaneum scrolls buried by Vesuvius yield another secret: metallic ink 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Related: If nothing else, 'Jesus's wife' papyrus shows how Christianity created an authorised history | Tom Holland King said it is more likely than not that the fragment is a modern forgery. Jesus's wife papyrus probably fake, say experts 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z From the more traditional Soleil Levant collection, I chose four dessert plates gilded with an Egyptian papyrus motif that reminded me of my Middle Eastern upbringing. Dessert Plates That Sweeten any Dinner 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z In the chairman’s office, he was struck by a decoration on the wall: a replica of the Turin papyrus map. Prospecting for the Pharaohs' Gold I asked Holmes whether one can therefore conclude that the Greens own around 4,980 papyri that lack reliable provenance. A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Last year, researchers managed to decipher some of the letters on the carbonised papyri. Herculaneum scrolls buried by Vesuvius yield another secret: metallic ink 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z The Atlantic also was the first to report her concession that the papyrus is likely to be a fake. Jesus's wife papyrus probably fake, say experts 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z The ancient Egyptian papyrus about paralysis had warned that it was “an ailment not to be treated,” and he kept a copy of this document on his office wall. Can an Unorthodox Operation Cure Paraplegia? 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z The Turin museum contains another papyrus on which Amennakhte, with the same keen eye for geologic detail, sketched a diagram of the underground tomb of Ramses IV, in the Valley of the Kings. Prospecting for the Pharaohs' Gold Whoever allegedly stole and sold the papyri “broke that trust, and thumbed their nose as the system,” she said. A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z At the same time, many of the armed rebels are Hutus, lying in wait in small houses and in the papyrus swamps on Bujumbura’s outskirts, ready to strike. Burundi Crackdown Puts Hutus and Tutsis, and the West, on Edge 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z She cited an investigative article published last week on the website of the Atlantic magazine that raised questions about the owner of the papyrus, Florida businessman Walter Fritz. Jesus's wife papyrus probably fake, say experts 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z The exploration revealed the only complete library from the ancient world, hundreds of papyrus scrolls carbonized, but not destroyed, by the eruption. With ‘Power and Pathos,’ National Gallery enters its own bronze age 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z A map drawn on papyrus more than 3,000 years ago helped spur the search for mineral wealth in modern Egypt. Prospecting for the Pharaohs' Gold Open one, and you will see the dark-brown papyrus, astonishingly tough given its age, still wrapped in 1910s and 20s pages of the university newspaper, the Oxford Gazette. A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Earlier this month, a Coptic papyrologist from Australia visited Harvard to have another look at the papyrus. Is ‘The Gospel of Jesus’s Wife’ a revelation or a hoax? 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z He stayed away from politics and supported himself selling papyrus to tourists, his family said. Egyptian Officials on Defensive Amid Uproar Over Police Brutality Cases 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Eilat Mazar of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Institute of Archaeology said the bulla sealed a document written on a papyrus rolled and tied with thin cords, which left their mark on the back. Impression of biblical king's seal found in Jerusalem - BBC News 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z Along the way, he realized that the colors of the local rock—the sort of details that jump out at a geologist—can still be recognized on the papyrus. Prospecting for the Pharaohs' Gold According to Pattengale, just as they were about to leave, Obbink reached into a manila envelope and pulled out four papyrus fragments, one from each of the gospels. A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z It centered on a different papyrus fragment belonging to the same anonymous owner, who told King he had bought the Wife fragment along with five other Coptic papyri from a German man in 1999. Is ‘The Gospel of Jesus’s Wife’ a revelation or a hoax? 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z It turns out the fragment is not just any Greek New Testament papyrus — it's special because it appears to come from a scroll, rather than a codex. Scholar finds rare New Testament manuscript on eBay priced at $99 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z "There's no business," bemoans Raed, who runs a store selling Pharaonic knick-knacks - from plastic scarabs to papyrus scrolls - that are usually popular with European visitors. Egypt tourism teeters after Sinai plane crash - BBC News 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z In the resulting images, the folds in the papyrus look cellular, almost biological. The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z A few months later, Brill did indeed announce a new publication: the Green Scholars Initiative Papyri Series, edited by Obbink and Pattengale, a series of volumes of “rare unpublished papyri texts from the Green collection”. A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z The Gospel of Jesus’s Wife, she added, had undergone more scientific testing than any other papyrus fragment of its size. Is ‘The Gospel of Jesus’s Wife’ a revelation or a hoax? 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z The eBay seller, who is a descendant of the late professor, recently found the small piece of papyrus while going through Dr. Willoughby's old documents. Scholar finds rare New Testament manuscript on eBay priced at $99 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z But the papyrus was written 1,000 years before Herodotus, and there is no reason to think the term ever meant the pyramids themselves. The Vocabularist: Which came first, cake or pyramid? - BBC News 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Inked letters will therefore reflect at different wavelengths from those of the parchment or vellum or papyrus they are written on. The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z He added: “I have a hard time believing that he stole Oxyrhynchus papyri in cold blood and sold them to Hobby Lobby.” A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Finally, this month, Choat, the Australian papyrologist, returned to Cambridge to study the Harvard papyri on his way to a conference in Atlanta. Is ‘The Gospel of Jesus’s Wife’ a revelation or a hoax? 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z One of the oldest known medical documents, the Ebers papyrus, includes a treatment for lice using powder made from dried dates. Oldest Lice Combs in the Americas' Discovered 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z The vast holdings include a captivating statue of Ramses II, one of the world’s most important papyrus collections and nearly the entire contents of an architect’s tomb dating back well over 3,000 years. Turin Egyptian Museum gets overhaul of pharaonic proportions 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z The papyrus scrolls of Herculaneum, which were discovered in 1752, have long fascinated and frustrated lovers of antiquity. The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z But, she added, “If they want to cling to papyrus and stylus, they can.” Storing Emails From These Senators Will Be Easy, if They Ever Send One 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z He spent more than eight hours inspecting the papyri at the Houghton Library, supervised by a member of the library’s staff. Is ‘The Gospel of Jesus’s Wife’ a revelation or a hoax? 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z Much older: about a thousand years more ancient than the papyrus itself. How Gay Was Sappho? 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z A description found on an Egyptian papyrus from 1,500 BC outlines the treatment that’s followed today: Wind the worm around a stick as it emerges. This Species is Close to Extinction and That's a Good Thing 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z When I saw the opened sheets of carbonized papyrus for the first time, it was very impressive. The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Researchers may soon be able to read papyrus scrolls from a villa destroyed by the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, The New York Times reports. X-rays may help us read scrolls preserved in Vesuvius's eruption 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z When asked, the owner supplied the actual papyri. Is ‘The Gospel of Jesus’s Wife’ a revelation or a hoax? 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z The Oxyrhynchus fragment consisted mostly of the ends of a handful of lines; the new Cologne papyrus filled in the blanks, leaving only a few words missing. How Gay Was Sappho? 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z According to Live Science, the document, made of papyrus, is dated 90 A.D. Biblical Scholar Claims He Found Ancient Copy of Gospel in Mummy Mask 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Though the ink did contain carbon, it did not stand out against the carbon in the blackened papyrus. The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z This chemical similarity means that both the ink and papyrus absorb x-rays at similar levels and the words are lost. Ancient Scrolls, Burned in Vesuvius Volcano Eruption, Deciphered By Advanced X-ray Scans 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Beyond the crude appearance and sensational married-Jesus theme - which some thought seemed too well-suited to the “Da Vinci Code” era - many argued that the message on the papyrus must have been written in modern times. Is ‘The Gospel of Jesus’s Wife’ a revelation or a hoax? 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z Four centuries after her death, scholars at the Library of Alexandria catalogued nine “books”—papyrus scrolls—of Sappho’s poems, organized primarily by metre. How Gay Was Sappho? 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Fortunately, however, the ink never penetrated into the fibres of the papyrus, but sat on top of them. X-rays 'read' burnt Vesuvius scroll 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z It said, in French, “Box containing the remains of papyrus from Herculaneum”—the Roman town destroyed, along with its larger neighbor, Pompeii, in the eruption of Mt. The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Once the papyrus is in position, it is rotated through 360° as the x-ray beam scans across it and the emitted x-rays are collected to produce the 3D image. Ancient Scrolls, Burned in Vesuvius Volcano Eruption, Deciphered By Advanced X-ray Scans 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z In fact, she said, no one making arguments for forgery had examined the actual papyri. Is ‘The Gospel of Jesus’s Wife’ a revelation or a hoax? 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z Until the late nineteenth century, when the papyri started turning up, there were only the ancient quotations. How Gay Was Sappho? 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z "What we see is that the ink, which was essentially carbon based, is not very different from the carbonised papyrus," Dr Mocella explained. X-rays 'read' burnt Vesuvius scroll 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z The Herculaneum papyri survived only because all the moisture was seared out of them—uncharred papyrus scrolls in non-desert climates have long since rotted away. The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Mocella and his colleagues were keen to read the text within the contorted layers of this burned papyrus roll but didn’t want to unroll it, as this would irreversibly damage the artefact. Ancient Scrolls, Burned in Vesuvius Volcano Eruption, Deciphered By Advanced X-ray Scans 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Would other, more everyday papyrus fragments whose authenticity is taken for granted hold up under such scrutiny? Is ‘The Gospel of Jesus’s Wife’ a revelation or a hoax? 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z Over the decades that followed, more of the papyri were deciphered and published. How Gay Was Sappho? 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Furthermore, the grid of papyrus fibres within the paper posed complications, because it disguised many of the letters' vertical and horizontal strokes. X-rays 'read' burnt Vesuvius scroll 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z I often look with envy at the Greek papyri!” The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Hundreds of carbonised papyrus rolls were excavated from the ‘Villa of the Papyri’ in Herculaneum in 1754, said to contain the only surviving library from antiquity. Ancient Scrolls, Burned in Vesuvius Volcano Eruption, Deciphered By Advanced X-ray Scans 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z And no letters appeared, because the black, carbon-based ink on the scrolls absorbed X-rays to the same degree as the carbonized papyrus itself. X-rays reveal words in Vesuvius-baked scrolls 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z And, indeed, this verse was unknown to Page, since it comes from the papyrus fragment that Dirk Obbink brought to light last year: the “Brothers Poem.” How Gay Was Sappho? 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Phase contrast tomography takes advantage of subtle differences in the way radiation — such as X-rays — passes through different substances, in this case papyrus and ink. X-rays unlock secrets of ancient scrolls buried by volcano 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z In his letter to Mead, Paderni noted that the papyrus had “turn’d to a sort of charcoal, so brittle, that, being touched, it falls readily into ashes.” The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z The clear contrast also allowed the group to compare the style of writing from the damaged scroll to another salvaged papyrus to determine the specimen’s age and author. Ancient Scrolls, Burned in Vesuvius Volcano Eruption, Deciphered By Advanced X-ray Scans 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Inside the Herculaneum scrolls, the inked letters are raised some 0.1 millimetres above the surface of the papyrus. X-rays reveal words in Vesuvius-baked scrolls 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z From the tattered papyri, the voice came through as distinctive as ever: How Gay Was Sappho? 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z “These guys are focused on showing the imagery with best contrast. But to really read the papyrus, you need to untangle its surface, which is the active area of my work.” Unlocking Scrolls Preserved in Eruption of Vesuvius, Using X-Ray Beams 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z And the Latin papyri are in even worse condition than the Greek ones. The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Dried clay broke, papyrus and parchment crumbled away, primitive inks faded. The Bible: So Misunderstood It's a Sin No, founder Joseph Smith didn’t literally translate an ancient Egyptian papyrus scroll as part of LDS scriptures, and yes, Smith practiced plural marriage — as many as 40 wives, the church conceded. Religion plays large role in major headlines from 2014 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z After the University of Cologne acquired some papyri, scholars found that one of the texts overlapped with a poem already known: Fragment 58, one of the Oxyrhynchus papyri. How Gay Was Sappho? 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Some of their findings, written on papyrus, dating back to 1550 BC conclude: SAPVoice: The Shocking Truth About The Influence Of Colors 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z In each scroll, the tightly wrapped layers of the fibrous pith of the papyrus plant are welded together, like a burrito left in the back seat of a car for two thousand years. The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z But I’m betting that eventually some ancient scribe became irritated when he found his papyrus or cuneiform tablet covered in dog slobber. Pooches who eat paper — and the owners who love them The show includes some 150 portraits, religious and funerary objects, coins, writings on papyrus and other materials on loan from several major collections. ‘When the Greeks Ruled Egypt’ Highlights the Diversity of Cultures in Ptolemaic Egypt 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z I didn’t particularly care if the paper stock came from ancient Egyptian papyri burgled from an archeological dig, or from recycled toilet paper or if we had dead-tree invitations at all. The one fight to have before your wedding But the question of what writers owe their families is as old as the squiggles on papyrus in Tutankhamun’s tomb. The double life of the writer with a family 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z To dramatize what might be possible, Seales had made his own scroll, using a fresh sheet of papyrus on which he had written symbols with iron-gall ink, and which he then rolled up three times. The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Steve Green, Hobby Lobby president, initially spent more than $30 million amassing a collection of ancient manuscripts, Torahs, Bibles and papyrus scrolls. Hobby Lobby Owners Hope to Save America With New Bible Museum Writing on papyrus was common throughout the Mediterranean region. ‘When the Greeks Ruled Egypt’ Highlights the Diversity of Cultures in Ptolemaic Egypt 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z With plans to open in 2017, the museum will feature 40,000 ancient biblical texts, including private collections of the Dead Sea Scrolls and a New Testament papyrus from the second century A.D. Hobby Lobby Made Fight a Matter of Christian Principle 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z Pieces by Dizzy Pragnell transform fruit, cabbage, asparagus, mushroom, eggplant and beetroot into papyrus; she adds printed or hand-drawn text to them. Bringing the British Countryside to Life 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z But no one had ever done a 3-D scan on an ancient Herculaneum papyrus scroll before. The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z But Dr. Bagnall said, “I don’t know of a single verifiable case of somebody producing a papyrus text that purports to be an ancient text that isn’t. There’s always the first.” Fresh Doubts Raised About Papyrus Scrap Known as ‘Gospel of Jesus’ Wife’ 2014-05-05T00:13:43Z Another set of documents and letters were written in Greek by an Egyptian named Zenon, a manager of a prosperous estate who seemingly never threw away a piece of papyrus. ‘When the Greeks Ruled Egypt’ Highlights the Diversity of Cultures in Ptolemaic Egypt 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z The translator of the text, Dominic Rathbone, a professor at King's College London, noted that 3,800 drachma was a relatively small amount of money — about enough to buy a donkey, according to another papyrus. Match-Fixing Took Place in Ancient Greek Wrestling 2014-04-17T20:02:00Z The existence of the papyrus document was first announced in 2012 by Karen L. King, a historian of early Christianity and a professor of divinity at Harvard Divinity School. "Gospel of Jesus's Wife" Shown to Be Authentic in Tests 2014-04-11T21:00:00Z Recently, researchers introduced a piece of Egyptian papyrus in which there was a reference to Jesus’ wife. French IT Employees Win Right to Unplug after Work and Other Fascinating News on the Web 2014-04-10T20:54:02Z A highly contested ancient Egyptian papyrus that references Jesus as a married man is more likely an authentic ancient text rather than a modern forgery, says a paper published in the Harvard Theological Review Tuesday. Scientists Say Gospel of Jesus’ Wife Probably Not Fake 2014-04-10T13:42:10Z The “Jesus’s Wife” papyrus was analyzed at Columbia University using micro-Raman spectroscopy to determine the chemical composition of the ink. Papyrus Referring to Jesus’ Wife Is More Likely Ancient Than Fake, Scientists Say 2014-04-10T10:01:22Z It was translated for the first time by Rathbone and published in the most recent volume of The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, an ongoing series that publishes papyri from this site. Match-Fixing Took Place in Ancient Greek Wrestling 2014-04-17T20:02:00Z Further testing of the papyrus, the ink, the handwriting and the grammar, however, all point to the document's authenticity, according to a recent statement from the Harvard Divinity School. "Gospel of Jesus's Wife" Shown to Be Authentic in Tests 2014-04-11T21:00:00Z The papyrus was dated to between the second and fourth centuries A.D.; spectral analysis confirmed the ink was ancient. Op-Ed Contributor: Papyrus, Provenance and Looting 2014-03-02T23:29:19Z This is the conclusion of an Egyptian papyrus, written around 3000BC, that is the oldest known description of the scourge that is now called “cancer”. Cancer drugs: Getting close and personal 2014-01-02T16:00:50Z In 1999, scientists from Brigham Young University in the US examined the papyrus using infrared light. Unlocking the scrolls of Herculaneum 2013-12-20T01:06:52Z The Egypt Exploration Society owns more than 500,000 papyrus fragments from this site, and they are now kept at the Sackler Library at Oxford. Match-Fixing Took Place in Ancient Greek Wrestling 2014-04-17T20:02:00Z The papyrus document, known as the "Gospel of Jesus' Wife," was unveiled in 2012 and instantly set off a debate over its authenticity. "Gospel of Jesus's Wife" Shown to Be Authentic in Tests 2014-04-11T21:00:00Z Winner of the second prize was MakaPads - affordable, biodegradable sanitary pads made from papyrus and paper waste. One Dollar Glasses win lo-tech award 2013-10-30T21:06:45Z While the documents, found on stone in Greece and papyrus in Egypt, have long been known to classicists - some were published as early as 1581 - in recent decades they have been augmented by new finds. How did ancient Greek music really sound? 2013-10-22T23:41:13Z In the late 19th Century papyrus scrolls were found in the sands of Egypt. Unlocking the scrolls of Herculaneum 2013-12-20T01:06:52Z Most Rwandans are peasants, their lives inexorably yoked to the land, and just about every inch of that land, from the papyrus swamps to the cloud-shrouded mountaintops, is spoken for. The Global Elite’s Favorite Strongman 2013-09-04T09:00:01Z Some of the ancient writings, on crumbling parchment and papyrus, date back thousands of years. | Connecticut: A Review of ‘Echoes of Egypt’ Exhibition, at Yale Peabody Museum 2013-07-06T00:36:11Z Many of the victims ran to a nearby papyrus swamp to try and douse the flames, reports say. Uganda tanker fire kills 29 people 2013-06-30T10:15:28Z The earliest known reference to suicide is a poem, written on papyrus in Egypt 4,000 years ago. The Suicide Detective 2013-06-26T11:00:16Z Just as we need a translator to tell us what’s written on an ancient Sanskrit papyrus, neuroscientists must translate their arcane texts into a readily understandable common language. A Skeptic Considers the Hype Over Brain Cells Linked to Complex Behavior [Excerpt] 2013-05-31T14:15:00.327Z In the 1890s archaeologists dug up a huge haul of papyri written in ancient Greek in Oxyrhynchus, Egypt. Children transcribe ancient texts in citizen science project - video 2013-05-17T15:26:00Z Even a thumb-size bit of blue faience, which once served to identify a pharoah’s papyrus scrolls, impresses with its beautiful color and craftsmanship. | Connecticut: A Review of ‘Echoes of Egypt’ Exhibition, at Yale Peabody Museum 2013-07-06T00:36:11Z As civilization progressed, humanity moved into recording; via tablets, papyri, and paper; their activities and learning for posterity. The Science and Art of the Diagrams: Culturing Physics and Mathematics, Part 1 2013-03-22T12:45:00.207Z The printed book risks going the way of the cuneiform tablet, papyrus scroll or vellum parchment, say the doomsayers. Do you have the write stuff? 2013-02-02T01:02:55Z Our organization recently hosted the Verbum Domini exhibit at the Vatican, and like it or not, the Antichrist prediction is in papyrus, vellum and paper copies of the Bible stretching back 2,000 years. The Antichrist next door 2013-01-07T23:54:14Z The plot is documented in an ancient papyrus, but the exact circumstances of Ramses’ death have been unclear. Observatory: Ramses III Had His Throat Slashed, New Study Suggests 2012-12-18T22:12:51Z The Edwin Smith papyrus, the world's oldest known surgical document, described spinal cord damage as "a condition not to be treated", and throughout much of history such injuries have been seen as hopeless cases. Searching for Paralympic heroes – in a basement 2012-11-14T12:31:54Z Now scholars are debating issues like the authenticity of the papyrus and Dr. King’s interpretation of the text. Vatican Says Papyrus Referring to Jesus’ Wife Is Probably Fake 2012-09-28T16:54:05Z Vatican: Jesus wife artifact is a fake Topics: Catholicism, , , , Vatican, The Vatican said Friday that the papyrus fragment, which reportedly contains a mention of Jesus’s wife, is a fake. Vatican: Jesus wife artifact is a fake 2012-09-28T15:25:00Z "It's possible to get hold of an old bit of un-written on papyrus and write some new stuff on it," Watson said. "Gospel of Jesus' wife" fragment is a fake, Vatican says 2012-09-28T12:11:38Z Other persons who are papyrologists have suggested that perhaps it was some kind of private communication or perhaps a reused piece of papyrus. Harvard Scholar Karen King on Her Discovery of 'Jesus's Wife' 2012-09-25T22:35:40Z Wolf-Peter Funk, a noted Coptic linguist attending the same conference as Prof King, said there were "thousands of scraps of papyrus where you find crazy things," and many questions remained about the fragment. Ancient reference to 'Jesus wife' 2012-09-19T13:41:23Z Two years ago, Dr. King said she received an e-mail from a collector who asked her to translate a piece of papyrus that contained a reference to Jesus’ wife. Papyrus Fragment That Refers to Jesus’ Wife Stirs Debate 2012-09-21T00:32:31Z Furthermore, a statement on a papyrus fragment isn’t proof of anything. Did Jesus have a wife? 2012-09-18T19:43:00Z She said several experts agree the yellowish brown papyrus is authentic, but that "final judgment on the fragment depends on further examination by colleagues and further testing, especially of the chemical composition of the ink". Ancient reference to 'Jesus wife' 2012-09-19T10:43:58Z The Harvard scholar is keen to have the authenticity and context of the intriguing papyrus explored and debated. Harvard Scholar Karen King on Her Discovery of 'Jesus's Wife' 2012-09-25T22:35:40Z She said initially she was sceptical about the yellowish brown papyrus, and started from the notion that it was a forgery - but that she quickly decided it was genuine. Ancient reference to 'Jesus wife' 2012-09-19T13:41:23Z The papyrus fragment, which measures only about 1 ½ by 3 inches, is written in Coptic that Dr. King says is consistent with writing seen in fourth-century Egypt. Papyrus Fragment That Refers to Jesus’ Wife Stirs Debate 2012-09-21T00:32:31Z At the Tenth International Congress of Coptic Studies on Tuesday, King spoke about her finding and her study of the papyrus fragment, which was provided by anonymous private collector who contacted her to analyze it. Did Jesus have a wife? 2012-09-18T19:43:00Z The collector acquired it in a batch of papyri in 1997 from the previous owner, a German. Historian Says Piece of Papyrus Refers to Jesus’ Wife 2012-09-18T17:01:52Z Could a tiny strip of barely legible papyrus call into question some of the church’s most well-known teachings? Harvard Scholar Karen King on Her Discovery of 'Jesus's Wife' 2012-09-25T22:35:40Z Picture a sea of chest-high elephant grass, swirling brown rivers, ribbons of papyrus and the occasional black-and-white secretary bird swooping elegantly through rose-colored skies. Africa’s Elephants Are Being Slaughtered in Poaching Frenzy 2012-09-04T02:48:18Z In Rome, Dr. King presented a paper on the papyrus on Tuesday at a meeting of the International Association of Coptic Studies. Papyrus Fragment That Refers to Jesus’ Wife Stirs Debate 2012-09-21T00:32:31Z The Smithsonian Channel will premiere a special documentary about the papyrus and King’s research on Sept. Did Jesus have a wife? 2012-09-18T19:43:00Z What convinced them it was probably genuine was the fading of the ink on the papyrus fibers, and traces of ink adhered to the bent fibers at the torn edges. Historian Says Piece of Papyrus Refers to Jesus’ Wife 2012-09-18T17:01:52Z How would you sum up the significance of what you’ve found on this papyrus fragment? Harvard Scholar Karen King on Her Discovery of 'Jesus's Wife' 2012-09-25T22:35:40Z From papyrus to vellum to paper to e-books, two principles of publishing have not changed over the centuries: 1. Sister Farley’s revenge: Want to popularize a book? Ban it. 2012-06-06T21:50:00Z A few said that the papyrus must be a forgery. Papyrus Fragment That Refers to Jesus’ Wife Stirs Debate 2012-09-21T00:32:31Z The project is still going strong, alongside similar Citizen Science ideas like finding planets and transcribing papyrus. Using digital collaboration to help beat cancer 2012-05-28T05:30:01Z And yet even here one must observe qualifications The papyri show us habitual marriage of Greeks and native women and a frequent adoption by natives of Greek names. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z Works are extant in papyri and on temple walls, treating of geography, astronomy, ritual, myths, medicine, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z A scroll of papyrus encircled the wood of the arrow. One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z The papyrus seems to reflect some kind of conversation between Jesus and his disciples in which he’s talking about real people. Papyrus Fragment That Refers to Jesus’ Wife Stirs Debate 2012-09-21T00:32:31Z "Ah! poor fellow!" replied the emperor, "he fell upon the sponge, and perished;" meaning that he had washed the composition off his papyrus. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Another form of the same hand, allowing for differences of material, is found in Egyptian Aramaic papyri of the 5th and 4th 169 centuries B.C. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z On a papyrus at Turin there is a representation of a cat with a shepherd's crook watching a flock of geese, while a cynocephalus near by plays upon the flute. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z "I love you," repeated Cleopatra, making the serpent-coiling strip of papyrus writhe between her delicate white fingers. One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z Quite different from India, however, is Egypt in matters of record: in India, records in papyrus, but no monuments of very great antiquity; in Egypt, no papyrus, but monuments of exceeding antiquity in abundance. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z They were unable for the reason that the mythologic account was unknown to them, or had been lost or was unconsidered; whatever the reason, neither papyrus nor inscription explains it. Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind 2012-03-13T02:00:25.633Z The papyri numbered 1,806, though by no means all were separate treatises, while some were mere scraps. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z It is a little pile of fragments of papyrus, fifty-six in all. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z Ah!" cried Cleopatra, bending toward him, and seizing his arm with a sudden brusque movement, "so, then, it was you who shot that arrow with the papyrus scroll! One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z It is significant that Christian monasticism and the coenobite life began in Egypt, where, as we learn from papyri found in recent years, great monasteries of Serapis existed long before our era. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z These designs were made from the lotus and the papyrus plants; the leaves were usually a blue-green, and red, blue, yellow, white, and black were used in many designs. The Dramatization of Bible Stories An experiment in the religious education of children 2012-03-03T03:00:18.597Z At length the task was accomplished by an ingenious arrangement of silk threads, which unfolded the papyrus upon a false back made partly of onion skins, and laid it open to investigation. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z Messrs. Grenfell and Hunt succeeded in combining some twenty shreds of papyrus, and thus in showing the nature of the original manuscript. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z It was true that he had forgotten to inscribe his name upon the papyrus scroll, but what more of him could the queen have learned from the inscription, Meïamoun, Son of Mandouschopsh? One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z That a majority of such MSS. existed, whether of a rougher or more polished sort, both in vellum and papyrus, is proved by citations of Scripture found in the Authors of the period. The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z Unfortunately the papyrus is very fragmentary, but5 its general meaning seems clear. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z But the rolls of papyri were sadly like mere lumps of charcoal. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z Then with a sudden sprightliness, "But I hear one of them has a manuscript of Petronius, on papyrus; I go to buy it, farewell for ever, for ever, for ever." The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Clio was not a school-mistress, but a Muse, and the papyrus roll in her hand does not contain mere dates and statistics, it is filled with the record of heroic adventures. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z Setting minor differences aside, the papyri, with a very few exceptions, represent the same texts as the vellum manuscripts of a thousand years later.” The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z Ramses iii. was, however, as we learn from the great Harris papyrus, one of the wealthiest of Egyptian princes. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z A papyrus of extraordinary beauty and completeness, of the fourteenth century before our era, has been added to the British Museum. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z The reproduction shows it as a large sheet of papyrus, folded in two, and certain damaged portions, on the left, imply that it was rolled upon itself about six times. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z The poet was just mounting his daïs and unrolling his strip of Egyptian papyrus when the prince reached the door of his father's apartment. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z There is evidence that vellum was used at Rome: but the chief materials employed there appear to have been waxen tablets and papyrus. The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z The upright figure was that of Ramses ii. with a roll of papyrus in his hand; while the other two were female, one of them being a representation of Hont-mâ-Ra, the Pharaoh's wife. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z In other places in the same papyrus the name occurs as Apruu. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z These, however, were descendants of David, whereas the brothers mentioned in the papyrus must have been descendants of Aaron. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z I was born at the time when pigeons carried papyrus scrolls around, so I am not a digital native. #scio12: Multitudes of Sciences, Multitudes of Journalisms, and the Disappearance of the Quote. 2012-01-18T13:15:12.067Z Their stems must have been extremely numerous; and like Uncials, and often independently of Uncials, they must have gone back to the vast body of early papyrus manuscripts. The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z His long reign, moreover, was a period of great literary activity, and a considerable portion of the literary papyri which have survived to us was written during his lifetime. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z This list is a papyrus, now in Turin, supposed to belong to the period 1500-1000 B.C. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z His whole collected poems would thus be more easily enclosed in a single volume, than when written on the old papyrus rolls. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z He seemed to her suddenly like a relic of past ages, a piece of an old parchment—or papyrus. The Crux 2012-01-12T03:00:12.630Z But we do know, as has been shewn above401, that writings on papyrus were transcribed on vellum in the library of Caesarea. The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z Perhaps some day the papyri of Egypt will tell us where exactly to look for it. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z Moreover, the papyrus does not agree with Manetho in the division of the dynasties; at certain places, which do not coincide with the sections of Manetho, totals are given of the preceding reigns. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Sometimes he read scraps of papyrus, and his face shone. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z There have been innumerable obstacles to the extension of knowledge since the days when books were written on the papyrus—obstacles equally raised up by despotic blindness and popular ignorance. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z Besides this inference, we have seen that it is also most probable that many of the Cursives were transcribed directly from papyrus books or rolls. The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z An interesting commentary on the legend has been furnished by a papyrus lately acquired by M. Golénischeff, and dating from the age of Thothmes iii. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z We have tolerably ancient records on papyrus, on which are given the incomes of the temples, with the names of the tax-payers, and the things given in taxation. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z He detached the slip of papyrus which dangled from the pigeon's neck. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Working up through the papyrus that covered the stream, he came to another lake or pond a mile and a half long. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z Now not only had papyrus been for “long the recognized material for literary use,” but we can trace its employment much later than is usually supposed. The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z It is because all of the familiar records are known to have been under censorship that the papyrus discovered by me at Luxor possesses a most startling interest. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z These statements are confirmed by papyrus rolls containing medicinal precepts. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z It consists of ninety-six volumes, of which twenty-six are in Ethiopic, and seventy in Arabic; there is also one Coptic MS. on papyrus. Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598-A.D. 1867 With a Preliminary Notice of the earlier Library founded in the Fourteenth Century 2011-12-18T03:00:20.923Z The papyrus also contains six odes for the festivals of gods or heroes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z “In France papyrus was in common use in the sixth century.” The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z The guarantee which accompanied the papyrus was so heartfelt and altogether emphatic that I made the purchase. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z A hieratic papyrus on the subject of medicine has been recently found at Thebes, which is supposed to belong to the first centuries of the restoration of the monarchy. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z The ancient Egyptians begin to use papyrus, and then scrolls and rolls to record and share information in a highly portable format. Oracles Past and Present: Our Means of Managing Information 2011-11-29T04:15:17.847Z The papyrus is the oldest Greek MS. and belongs to the age of Alexander the Great. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Speaking generally, they are the progeny of a marriage between the two, and the papyrus MSS. would appear to have been the better half. The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z I begged him not to inquire where or how I had obtained the papyrus. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z The sides of the cube, on which Chafra is seated, are formed by lions, between the feet of which are stems of papyrus. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Neither does a legend or a tradition change its character when the meaning is represented by symbols cut in rock, inscribed on papyrus, or written on paper. Armenian Legends and Festivals 2011-11-26T03:00:13.237Z All over the ancient lands are buried and forgotten cities, and in those cities are papyrus scrolls and graven tablets and bricks. The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z But in consequence of the perishable character of papyrus those exemplars have disappeared and live only in their cursive posterity. The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z The original papyrus Let the translation speak for itself. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z But I regretted presently; for, instead of finding forest and high camping-ground, we came to a long stretch of papyrus swamp; and, after that, to low jungle. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z The bolt was tipped with a pointed flint, and feathered with three long, delicate papyrus cases, one dark, two white. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z On many papyri, and on the walls of tombs, scenes of the final judgment are frequently depicted. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z That, as has been already suggested, papyrus MSS. are mainly the progenitors of the Uncials, and probably of the oldest Uncials. The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z Did the papyrus really come from the bosom of the mummy? In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z The first definite knowledge that we have of Egyptian mathematics comes to us from a manuscript copied on papyrus, a kind of paper used about the Mediterranean in early times. The Teaching of Geometry 2011-10-12T02:00:52.133Z The pastor took up the arrow and the papyrus and arose at once. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z The top of this hieroglyph resembles papyrus flower, and ought therefore to be distinguished from the simple twisted cord. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z The Cursives were in great measure successors of papyri.204.Introduction, p. The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z The documentary evidence is submitted herewith—first a copy of the original papyrus and then the translation, word for word and phrase by phrase. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z The original from which he copied, written about 2300 B.C., has been lost, but the papyrus of Ahmes, written nearly four thousand years ago, is still preserved, and is now in the British Museum. The Teaching of Geometry 2011-10-12T02:00:52.133Z It is fragile," he said, "reed paper—papyrus, of his own curing, and written with a quill. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z Dr. Brugsch has written a long and elaborate history of Egypt, derived entirely from “ancient and authentic sources;” that is, from the inscriptions on the walls of temples, on obelisks, etc., and from papyri. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z From vast numbers of papyri, we learn in detail of that old civilization—records which even Herodotus was not able to read. The Story of a Life 2011-10-11T02:01:02.723Z The chatter ceased as the captain opened a roll of papyrus containing the names of the prisoners and announced that the sale was about to begin. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z This papyrus also contains some treatment of the mensuration of solids, particularly with reference to the capacity of granaries. The Teaching of Geometry 2011-10-12T02:00:52.133Z The Egyptians took reeds, dipped them in gum water colored with charcoal or with a kind of resinous soot, and wrote on the long papyrus strip. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z After zigzag appears a thick line, which Dr. Birch thinks to be a papyrus roll, the usual sign of possession. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z One Zooniverse project aims to reconstruct weather records from old Navy logs; another is helping to transcribe a cache of Egyptian papyri dating from the 1st century AD. Citizen astronomy: A new world in your bedroom 2011-09-28T18:33:03Z "I have an order for you," Nathan replied coolly, unrolling the papyrus as he spoke. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z Printing was unknown, papyrus was dear, parchment was only in process of invention. The Teaching of Geometry 2011-10-12T02:00:52.133Z There grew abundantly in Egypt a marsh reed called the papyrus. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z From several papyri still extant, it appears that the neighbourhood of Thebes at this period, and for many years previously, was in a state of social insecurity. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z For there was still a long, long, long papyrus scroll of a bill awaiting payment, for the big hunts in the Ethiopian forests! The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z The man took the papyrus in his hand and looked at it. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z We find, however, in the papyrus of Ahmes, directions for the measuring of bins, and the Egyptian builders, long before his time, must have known the mensuration of the rectangular parallelepiped. The Teaching of Geometry 2011-10-12T02:00:52.133Z The Egyptians made their books from the papyrus plant. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z The first of these was a papyrus, which was really found by some Fellahs who quarrelled regarding the partition of their precious booty and thus allowed the secret to leak out. The Gospel According To Peter 2011-09-22T02:00:26.513Z For Caleb always tried to pay the fees which he distributed on Lucius’ behalf a little less liberally than he set them down on the long papyrus scroll of his bill; and he generally succeeded. The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z In his hand he carried a roll of papyrus. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z Besides the clay tablets, the libraries contained papyri which have now perished. A Primer of Assyriology 2011-09-14T02:00:47.990Z After the papyrus had been written upon, it was rolled up and became an Egyptian book. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z It came to the knowledge of the Moudir, or Governor of the Province, who promptly settled the dispute by confiscating the papyrus, which he forwarded to the Museum of Gizeh at Boulaq. The Gospel According To Peter 2011-09-22T02:00:26.513Z Tall papyrus shot up on the lake’s edge. The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z They found themselves in a large, dimly lighted room, the walls of which were lined with cases filled with rolls of papyrus. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z Oleanders flourish round the lake, and the large papyrus grows at ’Ain et-Tin as well as at the mouth of the Jordan. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z In Egypt the papyrus plant was utilized for making books. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z Not text, not papyrus, not computer screens, not tablets. Will the speed of online reading deplete our analytic thought? 2011-08-14T13:29:01Z And Nefrekepta bade them bring a roll Of new papyrus, and wrote out the whole Of those two charms, and melted it in wine, And drank it. The Story of Nefrekepta from a demotic papyrus 2011-07-30T02:00:17.393Z On a long table stood a shaded lamp among scattered papyri, half unrolled, and the materials for writing. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z Rare Book School has gone in the opposite direction, amassing a collection of 80,000 items that range from 7th-century papyrus fragments to manuscripts stored on Reagan-era floppy disks and unreadable on the modern computer. U-Va. program celebrates the embattled book 2011-07-29T00:45:00Z We aim to transcribe as much as possible of the original papyri, and then identify and reconstruct the text. Egypt scholars seek public's help 2011-07-26T11:43:49Z Similar confirmation is given by "The Lamentations of Isis and Nephthys," a papyrus found within a statue of Osiris in Thebes. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z The original of this tale is in Demotic Egyptian, in prose, on a fragmentary papyrus dated 'the first month of winter, in the fifteenth year' of some king unnamed. The Story of Nefrekepta from a demotic papyrus 2011-07-30T02:00:17.393Z A smile played about the corners of Ariston's thin lips as he thrust the papyrus into the flame of the lamp and held it over the brazier until it was consumed. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z He is a fine specimen of the chimpanzee race, and I call him Moses, because he was found in a papyrus swamp of the Ogowe. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, September 1893 2011-07-21T02:00:22.737Z The collection is made up of papyri recovered in the early 20th Century from the Egyptian city of Oxyrhynchus, the so-called "City of the Sharp-Nosed Fish". Egypt scholars seek public's help 2011-07-26T11:43:49Z The tombs and the papyri which contain the Book of the Dead and other kindred works reveal the nature of belief in a future life, with the changes which it underwent at different times. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z The Romans and other ancient nations imported most of their papyrus from Egypt, although raising it to considerable extent in their own swamps. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z It is difficult to understand," he said, looking carefully at the papyrus, "as it seems to have been burned. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z The author of that scrap of papyrus may have been an illiterate slave. The Revision Revised 2011-07-15T02:00:18.897Z In the British Museum there is an Egyptian papyrus, which contains an account of a magical seance given by a thaumaturgist named Tchatcha-em-ankh before King Khufu, b.c., Magic In which are given clear and concise explanations of all the well-known illusions as well as many new ones. 2011-07-10T02:00:22.253Z But what Herodotus hinted at or left unsaid is gathered from the evidence of tombs and temple walls and illuminated papyri. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z In the seventh century, the Saracens conquered Egypt and carried back therefrom, papyrus, and the knowledge of how to make paper from it to Europe. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z "Can you read this for me?" she asked, placing the blackened papyrus before him. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z At that time the books were still written on papyrus rolls, not in book form. The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation 2011-07-06T02:00:51.053Z It was said of him that there was no parchment or papyrus in the Library which he had not read, and that he possessed all the wisdom of mankind. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z The references to the myth in papyri and on the monuments, though obscure and fragmentary, confirm the narrative of the De Iside. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Parchment manufactured from the skins of young calves, kids, lambs, sheep, and goats, was an early rival of papyrus, and was known and used in Europe before papyrus was there introduced. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z He brushed his parchments and papyri hastily into an open box that stood beside his chair and closed the lid. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z The old form of papyrus rolls became obsolete and the parchment book took its place. 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