John Thanks for responding Forgive me but I mean incense-burning in the Ptolemaic cult. Dirk
-----Original Message----- From: The papyrological bulletin '[email protected]' [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Lupia Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 7:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PAPY] Fumigatory practices Dirk Your enquiry is unclear regarding Ptolemaic fumigatory practices. Which ones do you mean? Are you inquiring about fumigating papyri to prevent vermiculation of a roll or sheet? I am not sure how useful any of the following may be to you, but it is offered with the hope it may be of some help. Laursen and Bekoff mention ivory dust as a vermicide, but I do not recall from my notes if it dates to Ptolemaic Egypt. (Larry Laursen, Marc Bekoff, “Loxodonta africana,†Mammalian Species, No. 92, (Jan. 6, 1978), pp. 1-8) Of course, later on, Vitruvius 2,9, and Pliny 13,13, mention cedar oil smeared on papyri as a vermicide. Martial, Epig. 3,2,6 "cedro perunctus"smeared on the back of the roll to prevent mold and to fumigate moths. John --- Dirk Buchner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Colleagues > I am searching for any information to which you can point me, relating > to fumigatory practices in Ptolemaic Egypt. > I am also interested in the connection Fraser makes (p. 206) between > Serapis-Osiris-Dionysus. > Regards > Dirk > > Dirk Buchner, D.Litt. > Associate Professor > Dept Religious Studies > Trinity Western University > Tel: +1 (604) 513 2121 x 3112 > Fax +1 (604) 513 2094 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: The papyrological bulletin > '[email protected]' > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hunsucker, R.L. > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 6:27 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [PAPY] new effort to benefit library holdings > > > The idea is that by posting this sort of > information it will inform > > others that they should try to have their > libraries acquire these > > overlooked volumes, and it is also our hope that > classics librarians > > will themselves get in the habit of monitoring > these "Rare > > Publications" postings and acting on them. > . . . > > so I wanted to draw it to everyone's attention. > > Why don't you directly approach those responsible ? > : Have you e.g. > made this kind of posting also directly to any librarians' fora ? > Some of us are, I am happy to assure you, already "in the habit" > of tracing and ordering rare epigraphical (and all sorts of other) > publications. I do it myself -- but of course I don't notice > everything (and, like all librarians, can't buy everything, having > budgets and therefore priorities as we do -- which also means that not > acquired needn't be equivalent to "overlooked"), and thank you very > much for pointing out your "new effort". An excellent initiative in my > opinion -- and indeed its usefulness has already been demonstrated : > I just myself ordered for our collection a couple of things from your > list which were not yet anywhere in this country. > > - Laval Hunsucker > U. Amsterdam, Universiteitsbibliotheek > > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > > Van: The papyrological bulletin > '[email protected]' > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gil Renberg > > Verzonden: dinsdag 22 januari 2008 19:58 > > Aan: [email protected] > > Onderwerp: [PAPY] new effort to benefit library > holdings > > > > > > Over at the "Current Epigraphy" blog > > (http://www.currentepigraphy.org/), > > Tom Elliott, Gabby Bodard, Chuck Jones and I just > began a new effort > > to get epigraphers to notify each other whenever > they find that a book > > > is rare or unavailable in research libraries. The > idea is that by > > posting this sort of information it will inform > others that they > > should try to have their libraries acquire these > overlooked volumes, > > and it is also our hope that classics librarians > will themselves get > > in the habit of monitoring these "Rare > Publications" postings and > > acting on them. Over time, with enough > participation, there will be a > > > lot of holes plugged, making a lot more books > readily available > > through inter-library loan, which will work to our > collective benefit > > for decades to come. This sort of approach could > also benefit the > > papyrological community, so I wanted to draw it to > everyone's > > attention. > > > > On a completely unrelated note, I want to thank > those of you who made > > suggestions about which Demotic font to use. I'm > still trying to sort > > > it out, and very much appreciate the suggestions I > got both on the > > list and privately. > > > John N. Lupia III New Jersey, USA; Beirut, Lebanon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Roman-Catholic-News/ God Bless Everyone ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
