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

我的项目调查了古代书面纸莎草纸在托勒密埃及(公元前323-30年)木乃伊中的艺术再利用，以阐明更广泛的回收过程。纸莎草纸作为纸箱的再利用是托勒密时代独有的，因为埃及历史上的前(波斯)时期和后(罗马)时期都没有任何有意义的规模表明这一点。然而，这一现象本身从未被作为实践来研究。我将从三个角度研究纸莎草纸在木乃伊案例中的重复使用。首先，历史分析将表明，在托勒密埃及，纸莎草纸的回收是由社会和经济动机共同推动的。其次，我将分析文本内容，以建立选择和回收文件的标准。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它们的历史和进步所产生的伦理问题，以及目前关于遣返的辩论。

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.