Category Archives: Manuscript Collections

The Coptic Material from Oxyrhynchus

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

Several people have asked me why there are no Coptic pieces on the list of recently emerged papyri of dubious origins. I put that list online in the hopes of identifying more material that may have been stolen from the … Continue reading →

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News: Egypt Exploration Society Missing At Least 120 Papyri

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

I missed this news from a couple days ago. The Egypt Exploration Society has announced that they are missing at least 120 papyri from the Oxyrhynchus collection. Read the full announcement here.

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Once Again, Scott Carroll and a Papyrus of Plato

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

I’ve written before about Scott Carroll’s connection to a papyrus of Plato’s Phaedo. What I have only just now realized while reviewing some of Carroll’s past lectures is that his association with this piece goes back to early 2012 (or … Continue reading →

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A New(-ish) Published Papyrus from the Green Collection!

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

Sometimes my own oversights absolutely astound me. On my last update to the list of recently emerged papyri of dubious origins, I noted that a papyrus of a work of Aristotle in the Green Collection was said to have been … Continue reading →

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Dirk Obbink Discusses Oxyrhynchus “Distribution” Papyri

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

Although Professor Dirk Obbink has issued an emphatic denial of accusations that he illegally stole and sold papyri from the Egypt Exploration Society, he has not (to the best of my knowledge) denied that he (legally) bought and sold so-called … Continue reading →

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A Couple More Manuscripts of Questionable Origins

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

I’ve added a couple more pieces to the list of manuscripts of dubious origins. These are more pieces that have shown up in Scott Carroll’s talks in recent years, and both of these items may also be connected to the … Continue reading →

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More News on Stolen Papyri from the Egypt Exploration Society

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

The Egypt Exploration Society has posted an update to last week’s announcement regarding papyri stolen from the EES and allegedly sold to Hobby Lobby by Professor Dirk Obbink. The updates discuss the EES manuscripts that have made their way to … Continue reading →

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A Statement from Dirk Obbink

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

Professor Dirk Obbink has issued a public statement emphatically denying the accusations that he sold Oxyrhynchus papyri to Hobby Lobby. The local Texas newspaper to which Prof. Obbink chose to communicate his statement (the Waco Tribune-Herald) is not available online … Continue reading →

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How Much Material from Oxyrhynchus Remains Unpublished?

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

The recent discussions surrounding the theft of 13 unpublished Oxyrhynchus papyri from the Egypt Exploration Society raises the question of just how much material that was excavated from Oxyrhynchus still remains unpublished. Bernard Grenfell and Arthur Hunt led excavations at … Continue reading →

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Recently Emerged Papyri of Dubious Origins: A Working List

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

In recent days, the Egypt Exploration Society has disclosed that 11 manuscripts from their Oxyrhynchus collection were allegedly illegally sold by Professor Dirk Obbink to the Hobby Lobby organization. Two further fragments of pieces from the Oxyrhynchus collection have surfaced … Continue reading →

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