Category Archives: Palimpsests

Augustine in the Cairo Genizah

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Brent Nongbri

Thinking about the letters of Augustine reminds me of one of the more interesting manuscripts I encountered this year. Among the many remarkable manuscripts in the Cairo Genizah is Cambridge University Library ADD.4320. It’s a collection of fragments of a … Continue reading →

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Palimpsests among the Tura Codices

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Brent Nongbri

A question concerning papyrus (rather than parchment) palimpsests came up recently in the comments over on Bart Ehrman’s blog. I thought I would post here a good example of a papyrus palimpsest, namely the papyrus codex containing the commentary on … Continue reading →

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