Letters to the Crocodile God

Archaeology ^ | Volume 60 Number 6, November/December 2007 | Marco Merola

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The desert swallowed Tebtunis in the twelfth century A.D., so the town does not appear on any maps. We know its name, and a great deal more, from the tens of thousands of papyrus fragments found throughout the twentieth century by a succession of archaeologists, including those working at the site today. These records, which range from pieces found in ancient garbage dumps, to sheets recycled as wrappings for mummies, to five-yard-long scrolls, include literary texts and records of private contracts and public acts. "The papyri give us particular and historic information that cannot be found elsewhere," says Claudio Gallazzi, professor of papyrology at Milan University who has led the international effort here since 1988.

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Archaeologists have been excavating on and off at Tebtunis in Egypt for a century. Here, in the north end of the city, researchers have found artifacts and structures dating from Roman times through the Islamic period. (Marco Ansaloni)

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WHO ME???

[Fred Nerks]

"Many are concerned with administrative procedures, but also include contracts, receipts, inventories, letters, and school exercises, as well as copies of literary works by Homer, Menander, and Euripides," says Gallazzi, who seems to be able to read ancient papyri the way you're reading this article...

Homer, Menander and Euripides...an impressive reading list.

[SamAdams76]

Here we have the full set of lyrics to "Crocodile Rock" including the much sought for hidden verse.

[Steelerfan]

No they are talking about Offler.

[SunkenCiv]

Let’s hang on, the reading list could get even better.

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:’D

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Note: this topic is from 11/11/2007. One of mine from 2007, I rediscovered it during a visit through one of what I call the paranoid keywords. Added it to epigraphy and language and others. Enjoy!