Reusing papyri in mummy cartonnage: understanding paper disposal and artistic recycling in Pt

我的项目调查古代艺术再利用书面纸莎草纸到木乃伊案件在托勒密埃及（约。公元前323 - 30年），以阐明更广泛的回收过程。纸莎草纸作为纸箱的重复使用对于托勒密时期来说是独一无二的，因为埃及历史上的前一个时期（波斯）和后一个时期（罗马）都没有在任何有意义的规模上显示它。然而，这一现象本身从未被当作实践来研究。我将从三个角度来研究纸莎草纸在木乃伊盒中的再利用。首先，历史分析表明，在托勒密时代的埃及，纸莎草纸的回收利用是由社会和经济动机共同驱动的。其次，我将分析文本内容，以建立选择和回收文档的标准。第三，我将讨论研究（和破坏）被剥夺了考古背景的考古文物以恢复其历史和推进正在进行的关于归还的辩论所产生的伦理问题。

My project investigates the ancient artistic reuse of written papyri into mummy cases in Ptolemaic Egypt(ca. 323-30 BCE), in order to illuminate the wider recycling process. Papyrus reuse as cartonnage isunique to the Ptolemaic period as neither the preceding (Persian) nor the succeeding (Roman) periods ofEgyptian history show it on any meaningful scale. Yet, the phenomenon has never been studied as apractice in itself. I will study the reuse of papyri in mummy cases from three perspectives. First, ahistorical analysis will show that in Ptolemaic Egypt papyrus recycling was driven by a combination ofsocial and economic motivations. Second, I will analyse textual content to establish criteria for selectingand recycling documents. Thirdly, I will discuss the ethical issues arising from the study (and destruction)of archaeological artefacts deprived of their archaeological context to restore their history and advancethe ongoing debate over repatriation.