papyrology

papyrology
The study of ancient texts written on papyrus
See Also: papyrologist

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  • Papyrology — is the study of ancient literature, correspondence, legal archives, etc., as preserved in manuscripts written on papyrus, the most common form of writing material in the Egyptian, Greek and Roman worlds. Papyrology entails both the translation… …   Wikipedia

  • papyrology — [pap΄ə räl′ə jē] n. the study and translation of ancient manuscripts written on papyrus papyrologist n …   English World dictionary

  • papyrology — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1898 the study of papyrus manuscripts • papyrologist noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • papyrology — papyrological /peuh puy reuh loj i keuhl, peuh pear euh /, adj. papyrologist, n. /pap euh rol euh jee/, n. the study of papyrus manuscripts. [1895 1900; PAPYR(US) + o + LOGY] * * *       the care, reading, and interpretation of ancient documents… …   Universalium

  • papyrology — study of paper Sciences and Studies …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • papyrology — pap·y·rol·o·gy …   English syllables

  • papyrology — pap•y•rol•o•gy [[t]ˌpæp əˈrɒl ə dʒi[/t]] n. anh ara the study of papyrus manuscripts • Etymology: 1895–1900 pap y•rol′o•gist, n …   From formal English to slang

  • papyrology — /pæpəˈrɒlədʒi/ (say papuh roluhjee) noun the systematic study of papyri. –papyrologist, noun …  

  • papyrology — n. the study of ancient papyri. Derivatives: papyrological adj. papyrologist n …   Useful english dictionary

  • Oxyrhynchus Papyri — Grenfell (left) and Hunt (right) in about 1896 The Oxyrhynchus Papyri are a very numerous group of manuscripts discovered by archaeologists including Bernard Pyne Grenfell and Arthur Surridge Hunt at an ancient rubbish dump near Oxyrhynchus in… …   Wikipedia

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