Ancient Hellas back up: The Digital Edition of the Derveni Papyrus

Betegh, G. (2004). The Derveni Papyrus: Cosmology, Theology and Interpretation. Cambridge University Press.

K. Tsantsanoglou

G.M. Parássoglou

Ideas Roadshow. (2013). The Derveni Papyrus - A conversation with Richard Janko.

Janko, R. (n.d.). Reconstructing (Again)the Opening of the Derveni Papyrus.

Bernabé, Alberto, "The Derveni theogony: many questions and some answers", HSCPh 103, 99-133.

Gábor Betegh, 2004. The Derveni Papyrus: Cosmology, Theology and Interpretation (Cambridge University Press). A preliminary reading, critical edition and translation. ISBN 0-521-80108-7. ([1])

Richard Janko's Review of Betegh 2004

Richard Janko. “The Physicist as Hierophant: Aristophanes, Socrates and the Authorship of the Derveni Papyrus,” Zeitschrift fur Papyrologie und Epigraphik 118, 1997, pp. 61–94.

Janko, Richard, “The Derveni Papyrus (Diagoras of Melos, Apopyrgizontes Logoi?): a New Translation,” Classical Philology 96, 2001, pp. 1–32 .

Janko, Richard, “The Derveni Papyrus: An Interim Text,” Zeitschrift fur Papyrologie und Epigraphik 141, 2002, pp. 1–62.

Laks, André, “Between Religion and Philosophy: The Function of Allegory in the Derveni Papyrus”, Phronesis 42, 1997, pp. 121–142.

André Laks and Glenn W. Most, editors, 1997. Studies on the Derveni Papyrus (Oxford University Press).(books.google.)

Most, Glenn W., “The Fire Next Time. Cosmology, Allegories, and Salvation in the Derveni Papyrus”, Journal of Hellenic Studies 117, 1997, pp. 117–135.

K. Tsantsanoglou, G.M. Parássoglou, T. Kouremenos (editors), 2006. "The Derveni Papyrus" (Leo. S. Olschki Editore, Florence [series Studi e testi per il "Corpus dei papiri filosofici greci e latini, vol. 13]). ISBN 88-222-5567-4.

Richard Janko's Review of Tsantsanoglou, Parássoglou, & Kouremenos 2006;Tsantsanoglou, Parássoglou, & Kouremenos' Response to Janko; Janko's Response

Muellner, L., Nagy, G., Papadopoulou, I. (2015). The Derveni Papyrus: An Interdisciplinary Research Project. http://chs.harvard.edu

Pearse, R. (2006). The Derveni Papyrus (PDerveni).

Pearse, R. (2012). An Online Version of the Derveni Papyrus.

UPI (2006). ‘Oldest’ Papyrus is Finally Decoded..

Derveni Papyrus : Col. XXV A 4, H 15, D 14, A 5, H 23, A 7, H 54, A 4a, H 27, A 6, H 5

The Digital Edition of the Derveni Papyrus

Derveni Papyrus
Col. XXV
A 4, H 15, D 14, A 5, H 23, A 7, H 54, A 4a, H 27, A 6, H 5

K. Tsantsanoglou and G.M. Parássoglou Edition

καὶ λαμπρόη̣τα· τὰ δ' ἐξ ὧν ἡ σελήνη̣ ε̣υκότατα μὲ̣ν

τῶν ἄλλων κατὰ τὸν αὐτὸν λόγον μεμ̣ερισμένα,

θερμὰ δ' οὐκ̣ ἔστι. ἔστι δὲ καὶ ἄλλα νῦν ἐ̣ν τῶι ἀέρι ἑκὰς

ἀλλήλων αωρούμεν', ἀλλὰ τῆς μὲν ἡμέρης ἄδηλ' ἐστὶν

5ὑ̣ὸ̣ τοῦ ἡλίου ἐπικρατούμενα, τῆς δ̣ὲ νυκτὸς ἐόντα

δῆλά ἐστιν, ἐπικρατεῖται δὲ διὰ σμικότητα.

αἰωρεῖται δ' αὐτῶν ἕκαστα ἐν ἀνάγκηι, ὡς ἂν μὴ συνίηι

πρὸς ἄλληλα· εἰ γὰρ μή, συνέλθοι [ἂν] ἁλέα ὅσα τὴν αὐτὴν

δύναμιν ἔχει, ἐξ ὧν ὁ ἥλιος συνεστάθη. τὰ νῦν ἐόντα

10ὁ θε̣ὸς εἰ μὴ ἤθε̣λεν εἶναι, οὐκ ἂν ἐπόησεν ἥλιον. ἐποίησε δὲ

τοιοῦτον καὶ τσοῦτον γινόμενον οἷος ἐν ἀρχῆι τοῦ λόγου

διηγεῖ̣τ̣α̣ι. τὰ δ̣' ἐ̣πὶ τούτοις ἐπίπροσθε πιεῖται

____ ουμενο̣ πάντας γινσκε̣ν̣. ἐν δὲ ῶιδε σημαίε

____ “ὰ̣ρ̣ π̣εὶ δτ̣α Διὸσατ̣ρ̣γα̣”.

15τ̣ρονη ̣

̣πηγι̣ ̣

ων ̣

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Source/Photo/Bibliography

Betegh, G. (2004). The Derveni Papyrus: Cosmology, Theology and Interpretation. Cambridge University Press.

K. Tsantsanoglou

G.M. Parássoglou

Ideas Roadshow. (2013). The Derveni Papyrus - A conversation with Richard Janko.

Janko, R. (n.d.). Reconstructing (Again)the Opening of the Derveni Papyrus.

Bernabé, Alberto, "The Derveni theogony: many questions and some answers", HSCPh 103, 99-133.

Gábor Betegh, 2004. The Derveni Papyrus: Cosmology, Theology and Interpretation (Cambridge University Press). A preliminary reading, critical edition and translation. ISBN 0-521-80108-7. ([1])

Richard Janko's Review of Betegh 2004

Richard Janko. “The Physicist as Hierophant: Aristophanes, Socrates and the Authorship of the Derveni Papyrus,” Zeitschrift fur Papyrologie und Epigraphik 118, 1997, pp. 61–94.

Janko, Richard, “The Derveni Papyrus (Diagoras of Melos, Apopyrgizontes Logoi?): a New Translation,” Classical Philology 96, 2001, pp. 1–32 .

Janko, Richard, “The Derveni Papyrus: An Interim Text,” Zeitschrift fur Papyrologie und Epigraphik 141, 2002, pp. 1–62.

Laks, André, “Between Religion and Philosophy: The Function of Allegory in the Derveni Papyrus”, Phronesis 42, 1997, pp. 121–142.

André Laks and Glenn W. Most, editors, 1997. Studies on the Derveni Papyrus (Oxford University Press).(books.google.)

Most, Glenn W., “The Fire Next Time. Cosmology, Allegories, and Salvation in the Derveni Papyrus”, Journal of Hellenic Studies 117, 1997, pp. 117–135.

Richard Janko's Review of Tsantsanoglou, Parássoglou, & Kouremenos 2006;Tsantsanoglou, Parássoglou, & Kouremenos' Response to Janko; Janko's Response

Muellner, L., Nagy, G., Papadopoulou, I. (2015). The Derveni Papyrus: An Interdisciplinary Research Project. http://chs.harvard.edu

Pearse, R. (2006). The Derveni Papyrus (PDerveni).

Pearse, R. (2012). An Online Version of the Derveni Papyrus.

UPI (2006). ‘Oldest’ Papyrus is Finally Decoded..

Derveni Papyrus : Col. XXIV A 3, H 6, D 12, H 9, I 20, D 13, A 4, H 15

The Digital Edition of the Derveni Papyrus

Derveni Papyrus
Col. XXIV
A 3, H 6, D 12, H 9, I 20, D 13, A 4, H 15

K. Tsantsanoglou and G.M. Parássoglou Edition

ἴσα ἐστὶν ἐκ τοῦ σου μετρούμενα· ὅσα δὴ

____ κυκλοειδέα οὐχ οἷόν τε ἰσομελῆ εἶναι. δηλοῖ δὲ τόδε·

____ “ἣ πολλοῖς φαίνει μερόπεσσι ἐπ’ ἀπείρονα γαῖαν”.

τοῦτο τὸ ἔπος δόξειεν ἄν τις ἄλλως ἐρῆσθ̣αι, ὅτι,

5ἢν ὑπερβάληι, μᾶλλον τὰ ἐόντα φαίν̣ε̣ται ἢ πρὶν

ὑπερβάλλειν. ὁ δὲ οὐ τοῦτο λέγει, φαίνειν αὐ̣τ̣ήν·

εἰ γὰρ τοῦτο ἔλεγε, οὐκ ἂν “πολλοῖς” ἔφη φαίνειν αὐτήν,

ἀλλὰ ‘πᾶσιν’ ἅμα τ̣οῖς τε τὴν γῆν ἐργαζομένοις

καὶ τ̣οῖς̣ ναυτιλλομένοις, ὁπότε χρὴ πλεῖν τούτοις

10τὴν ὥραν. εἰ γὰρ μὴ ἦν σελήνη, οὐκ ἂν ἐξηύρσκον

οἱ ἄνθρωποι τὸν ἀρ̣ιθμὸν οὔτε τῶν ὡρέων οὔ̣τε τῶν

ἀνέμω καὶ τἆλλα π̣άντα ην

εκσα ενε̣ι

̣θατω ̣ι

15νητουτ ̣

ἄλλα̣ ἐ̣όν̣ς

φ̣η̣c

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Source/Photo/Bibliography

Betegh, G. (2004). The Derveni Papyrus: Cosmology, Theology and Interpretation. Cambridge University Press.

K. Tsantsanoglou

G.M. Parássoglou

Ideas Roadshow. (2013). The Derveni Papyrus - A conversation with Richard Janko.

Janko, R. (n.d.). Reconstructing (Again)the Opening of the Derveni Papyrus.

Bernabé, Alberto, "The Derveni theogony: many questions and some answers", HSCPh 103, 99-133.

Gábor Betegh, 2004. The Derveni Papyrus: Cosmology, Theology and Interpretation (Cambridge University Press). A preliminary reading, critical edition and translation. ISBN 0-521-80108-7. ([1])

Richard Janko's Review of Betegh 2004

Richard Janko. “The Physicist as Hierophant: Aristophanes, Socrates and the Authorship of the Derveni Papyrus,” Zeitschrift fur Papyrologie und Epigraphik 118, 1997, pp. 61–94.

Janko, Richard, “The Derveni Papyrus (Diagoras of Melos, Apopyrgizontes Logoi?): a New Translation,” Classical Philology 96, 2001, pp. 1–32 .

Janko, Richard, “The Derveni Papyrus: An Interim Text,” Zeitschrift fur Papyrologie und Epigraphik 141, 2002, pp. 1–62.

Laks, André, “Between Religion and Philosophy: The Function of Allegory in the Derveni Papyrus”, Phronesis 42, 1997, pp. 121–142.

André Laks and Glenn W. Most, editors, 1997. Studies on the Derveni Papyrus (Oxford University Press).(books.google.)

Most, Glenn W., “The Fire Next Time. Cosmology, Allegories, and Salvation in the Derveni Papyrus”, Journal of Hellenic Studies 117, 1997, pp. 117–135.

Richard Janko's Review of Tsantsanoglou, Parássoglou, & Kouremenos 2006;Tsantsanoglou, Parássoglou, & Kouremenos' Response to Janko; Janko's Response

Muellner, L., Nagy, G., Papadopoulou, I. (2015). The Derveni Papyrus: An Interdisciplinary Research Project. http://chs.harvard.edu

Pearse, R. (2006). The Derveni Papyrus (PDerveni).

Pearse, R. (2012). An Online Version of the Derveni Papyrus.

UPI (2006). ‘Oldest’ Papyrus is Finally Decoded..

Derveni Papyrus : Col. XXIII A 1, H 19, D 10, A 2, H 26, D 11, I 73, I 65, A 3

The Digital Edition of the Derveni Papyrus

Derveni Papyrus
Col. XXIII
A 1, H 19, D 10, A 2, H 26, D 11, I 73, I 65, A 3

K. Tsantsanoglou and G.M. Parássoglou Edition

τοῦτ̣ο τὸ ἔπος πα̣[ρα]γωγὸν πεπόηται καὶ το[ῖς] μ̣ὲν

πολλ̣οῖς ἄδηλόν ἐστιν, τοῖς δὲ ὀρθῶς γινώσκουσιν

εὔδηλον ὅτι “Ὠκεανός” ἐστιν ὁ ἀήρ, ἀὴρ δὲ Ζεύς.

οὔκουν “ἐμήσατο” τὸν Ζᾶνα ἕτερος Ζεύς, ἀλλ' αὐτὸς

5αὑτῶι “σθένος μέγα”. οἱ δ' οὐ γινώσκοντες τ̣ὸ̣ν

Ὠκεανὸν ποταμὸν δοκοῦσιν εἶναι ὅτι “εὐρὺ ῥέοντα”

____ προσέθηκεν. — ὁ δὲ σημαίνει τὴν αὑτοῦ γνώμην

ἐν τοῖς λεγομέν[ο]ις καὶ νομιζομένοις ῥήμασι.

καὶ γὰρ τῶν ἀν[θ]ρ̣ώπων τοὺς μέγα δυνατ̣[οῦ]ντας

10____ ‘μεγάλους’ φασὶ ‘ῥυ̣ῆναι’. τὸ δ' ἐχόμενον·

____ “ἶνας δ’ ἐγκ̣α̣τ̣[έλε]ξ̣’ Ἀχελωΐου ἀργυ̣[ρ]οδίν̣ε̣[ω”.

τῶ[ι] ὕδα[τι] ὅ̣λ̣[ος τίθη]σ̣ι Ἀχελῶιον ὄνομ̣[α. ὅ]τ̣ι δὲ̣

τα[c]δινα[ς ἐκγκαταλ]έ̣ξαι ἐστ[ὶ ̣ ̣ ̣]δ̣ε ἐ̣γκ̣α̣τῶ̣[σ]α̣ι̣·

τὴν̣ [γ]ὰ̣ρ̣̣ [ c.10 ]τ̣ων αυ[τ ] ̣ ̣ ̣

15ἑκασ̣[τ ]δε βουλ[

ε̣ ̣ν̣[ ]ο̣ντε̣[

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Source/Photo/Bibliography

Betegh, G. (2004). The Derveni Papyrus: Cosmology, Theology and Interpretation. Cambridge University Press.

K. Tsantsanoglou

G.M. Parássoglou

Ideas Roadshow. (2013). The Derveni Papyrus - A conversation with Richard Janko.

Janko, R. (n.d.). Reconstructing (Again)the Opening of the Derveni Papyrus.

Bernabé, Alberto, "The Derveni theogony: many questions and some answers", HSCPh 103, 99-133.

Gábor Betegh, 2004. The Derveni Papyrus: Cosmology, Theology and Interpretation (Cambridge University Press). A preliminary reading, critical edition and translation. ISBN 0-521-80108-7. ([1])

Richard Janko's Review of Betegh 2004

Richard Janko. “The Physicist as Hierophant: Aristophanes, Socrates and the Authorship of the Derveni Papyrus,” Zeitschrift fur Papyrologie und Epigraphik 118, 1997, pp. 61–94.

Janko, Richard, “The Derveni Papyrus (Diagoras of Melos, Apopyrgizontes Logoi?): a New Translation,” Classical Philology 96, 2001, pp. 1–32 .

Janko, Richard, “The Derveni Papyrus: An Interim Text,” Zeitschrift fur Papyrologie und Epigraphik 141, 2002, pp. 1–62.

Laks, André, “Between Religion and Philosophy: The Function of Allegory in the Derveni Papyrus”, Phronesis 42, 1997, pp. 121–142.

André Laks and Glenn W. Most, editors, 1997. Studies on the Derveni Papyrus (Oxford University Press).(books.google.)

Most, Glenn W., “The Fire Next Time. Cosmology, Allegories, and Salvation in the Derveni Papyrus”, Journal of Hellenic Studies 117, 1997, pp. 117–135.

Richard Janko's Review of Tsantsanoglou, Parássoglou, & Kouremenos 2006;Tsantsanoglou, Parássoglou, & Kouremenos' Response to Janko; Janko's Response

Muellner, L., Nagy, G., Papadopoulou, I. (2015). The Derveni Papyrus: An Interdisciplinary Research Project. http://chs.harvard.edu

Pearse, R. (2006). The Derveni Papyrus (PDerveni).

Pearse, R. (2012). An Online Version of the Derveni Papyrus.

UPI (2006). ‘Oldest’ Papyrus is Finally Decoded..

Derveni Papyrus : Col. XXII B 11, H 38, D 8, I 10, B 12, H 37, D 9, A 9, I 60, A 1, H 19

The Digital Edition of the Derveni Papyrus

Derveni Papyrus
Col. XXII
B 11, H 38, D 8, I 10, B 12, H 37, D 9, A 9, I 60, A 1, H 19

K. Tsantsanoglou and G.M. Parássoglou Edition

πάν̣[τ’ οὖ]ν ὁμοίω[ς ὠ]νόμασεν ὡς κ̣άλλιστα ἠ[δύ]ν̣ατο,

γινώσκ̣ων τῶν ἀνθρώπων τὴν φύσιν, ὅτι οὐ̣ πάντες

ὁμοίαν ἔχουσιν οὐδὲ θέλουσιν πάντες ταὐτά·

κρατιστεύοντες λέγουσι ὅ τι ἂν αὐτῶν ἑκάστωι

5ἐπὶ θ̣υμὸν ἔλθηι, ἅπερ ἂν θέλοντες τυγχάνωσι,

οὐδαμὰ ταὐτά, ὑπὸ πλεονεξίας, τὰ δὲ καὶ ὑπ’ ἀμαθίας.

Γῆ̣ δὲ καὶ Μήτηρ καὶ Ῥέα καὶ Ἥρη ἡ αὐτή. ἐκλήθη̣ δὲ

Γῆ μὲν νόμωι, Μή̣τηρ δ’ ὅτι ἐκ ταύτης πάντα γ[ίν]εται,

Γῆ καὶ Γαῖα κατὰ [γ]λ̣ῶσσαν ἑκάστοις. Δημήτηρ̣ [δὲ]

10ὠνομάσθη ὥσπερ̣ ἡ Γῆ Μήτηρ, ἐξ ἀμφοτέρων ἓ[ν] ὄ̣νομα·

____ τὸ αὐτὸ γὰρ ἦν. —ἔστι δὲ καὶ ἐν τοῖς Ὕμνοις εἰρ̣[η]μένον·

“Δη̣μήτηρ [Ῥ]έα Γῆ Μή̣τ ̣ηρ Ἑστία Δηι̣ώι”. καλε[ῖτ]αι γὰ[ρ]

καὶ Δηιὼ ὅτι ἐδηϊ[ώθ]η ἐν τῆι με̣ίξει· δηλώσει δὲ̣ [λί]αν

κατὰ τὰ ἔπη̣ γεν̣[νᾶν]. Ῥέα̣ δ’ ὅτι πολλὰ καὶ̣ π̣ο̣[ι]κ̣[ίλα]

15ζῶ̣ια ἔφυ [ἐκρεύσαντα] ἐ̣ξ αὐτῆς̣, Ῥέα κα̣ὶ̣ [Ῥείη]

κατ̣[ὰ γλῶσσαν ἑκάστοις. Ἥ]ρ̣η δ' ἐκ[λήθη ὅτι

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Source/Photo/Bibliography

Betegh, G. (2004). The Derveni Papyrus: Cosmology, Theology and Interpretation. Cambridge University Press.

K. Tsantsanoglou

G.M. Parássoglou

Ideas Roadshow. (2013). The Derveni Papyrus - A conversation with Richard Janko.

Janko, R. (n.d.). Reconstructing (Again)the Opening of the Derveni Papyrus.

Bernabé, Alberto, "The Derveni theogony: many questions and some answers", HSCPh 103, 99-133.

Gábor Betegh, 2004. The Derveni Papyrus: Cosmology, Theology and Interpretation (Cambridge University Press). A preliminary reading, critical edition and translation. ISBN 0-521-80108-7. ([1])

Richard Janko's Review of Betegh 2004

Richard Janko. “The Physicist as Hierophant: Aristophanes, Socrates and the Authorship of the Derveni Papyrus,” Zeitschrift fur Papyrologie und Epigraphik 118, 1997, pp. 61–94.

Janko, Richard, “The Derveni Papyrus (Diagoras of Melos, Apopyrgizontes Logoi?): a New Translation,” Classical Philology 96, 2001, pp. 1–32 .

Janko, Richard, “The Derveni Papyrus: An Interim Text,” Zeitschrift fur Papyrologie und Epigraphik 141, 2002, pp. 1–62.

Laks, André, “Between Religion and Philosophy: The Function of Allegory in the Derveni Papyrus”, Phronesis 42, 1997, pp. 121–142.

André Laks and Glenn W. Most, editors, 1997. Studies on the Derveni Papyrus (Oxford University Press).(books.google.)

Most, Glenn W., “The Fire Next Time. Cosmology, Allegories, and Salvation in the Derveni Papyrus”, Journal of Hellenic Studies 117, 1997, pp. 117–135.

Richard Janko's Review of Tsantsanoglou, Parássoglou, & Kouremenos 2006;Tsantsanoglou, Parássoglou, & Kouremenos' Response to Janko; Janko's Response

Muellner, L., Nagy, G., Papadopoulou, I. (2015). The Derveni Papyrus: An Interdisciplinary Research Project. http://chs.harvard.edu

Pearse, R. (2006). The Derveni Papyrus (PDerveni).

Pearse, R. (2012). An Online Version of the Derveni Papyrus.

UPI (2006). ‘Oldest’ Papyrus is Finally Decoded..

Derveni Papyrus : Col. XXI D 6, B 10, H 60, D 7, D 6a, I 48, B 11, H 38

The Digital Edition of the Derveni Papyrus

Derveni Papyrus
Col. XXI
D 6, B 10, H 60, D 7, D 6a, I 48, B 11, H 38

K. Tsantsanoglou and G.M. Parássoglou Edition

οὔτε τὸ ψυχ τῶι ψυχρῶι. “θόρ{ν}ηι” δὲ λέγ δ̣ηλοῖ

ὅτι ἐν τῶι ἀέ̣ρ̣ι κατὰ μικρὰ μεμερισμένα ἐ̣κινεῖτο

καὶ ἐθόρνυτο, θορνύμενα δ’ ἕκα[σ]τα συνεστάθη

πρὸς ἄλληλα. μέχρι δὲ τούτου̣ ἐθόρνυτο, μέχρι

5ἕκαστον ἦλθεν εἰς τὸ σύνηθες. Ἀφροδίτη Οὐρανία

καὶ Ζεὺς καὶ ἀφροδισιάζειν κ̣αὶ θόρνυσθαι καὶ Πειθὼ

καὶ Ἁρμονία τῶι αὐτῶι θεῶι ὄνομα κεῖται. ἀνὴρ

γυναικὶ μισγό̣μενος ἀφροδισιάζειν λέγετα̣ι κατὰ

φάτιν· τῶν γὰρ̣ νῦν ἐόντων μιχθέντων ἀλλ̣λοις

10Ἀφροδίτη ὠνο̣μάσθη· Πειθὼ δ’ ὅτι εἶξεν τὰ ἐντα

ἀλλήλ̣ο̣σ̣ι̣ν̣· ε̣κειν δὲ καὶ πεί̣θειν τὸ αὐτό̣ν̣· ρμον`ί´α δὲ

ὅτι πορμοσε τῶν ἐ̣όντων ἑ̣κ̣άστω.

ἦν μὲν γρ̣όσθεν, ὠν̣ο̣μάσθη δὲ γενέσθ̣ ἐπεὶ

διεκρίθα̣κριθῆν̣α̣ι δηλοῖ οτ ̣ ̣ τ̣ε̣ι̣ς

15ρ̣ατεῖ ὥστ̣ε δι ̣ ̣ ̣

̣ν̣ ̣ν̣ῦν

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Source/Photo/Bibliography

Betegh, G. (2004). The Derveni Papyrus: Cosmology, Theology and Interpretation. Cambridge University Press.

K. Tsantsanoglou

G.M. Parássoglou

Ideas Roadshow. (2013). The Derveni Papyrus - A conversation with Richard Janko.

Janko, R. (n.d.). Reconstructing (Again)the Opening of the Derveni Papyrus.

Bernabé, Alberto, "The Derveni theogony: many questions and some answers", HSCPh 103, 99-133.

Gábor Betegh, 2004. The Derveni Papyrus: Cosmology, Theology and Interpretation (Cambridge University Press). A preliminary reading, critical edition and translation. ISBN 0-521-80108-7. ([1])

Richard Janko's Review of Betegh 2004

Richard Janko. “The Physicist as Hierophant: Aristophanes, Socrates and the Authorship of the Derveni Papyrus,” Zeitschrift fur Papyrologie und Epigraphik 118, 1997, pp. 61–94.

Janko, Richard, “The Derveni Papyrus (Diagoras of Melos, Apopyrgizontes Logoi?): a New Translation,” Classical Philology 96, 2001, pp. 1–32 .

Janko, Richard, “The Derveni Papyrus: An Interim Text,” Zeitschrift fur Papyrologie und Epigraphik 141, 2002, pp. 1–62.

Laks, André, “Between Religion and Philosophy: The Function of Allegory in the Derveni Papyrus”, Phronesis 42, 1997, pp. 121–142.

André Laks and Glenn W. Most, editors, 1997. Studies on the Derveni Papyrus (Oxford University Press).(books.google.)

Most, Glenn W., “The Fire Next Time. Cosmology, Allegories, and Salvation in the Derveni Papyrus”, Journal of Hellenic Studies 117, 1997, pp. 117–135.

Richard Janko's Review of Tsantsanoglou, Parássoglou, & Kouremenos 2006;Tsantsanoglou, Parássoglou, & Kouremenos' Response to Janko; Janko's Response

Muellner, L., Nagy, G., Papadopoulou, I. (2015). The Derveni Papyrus: An Interdisciplinary Research Project. http://chs.harvard.edu

Pearse, R. (2006). The Derveni Papyrus (PDerveni).

Pearse, R. (2012). An Online Version of the Derveni Papyrus.

UPI (2006). ‘Oldest’ Papyrus is Finally Decoded..

Derveni Papyrus : Col. XX D 4, I 64, B 8, H 43, D 5, I 61, B 9, H 50

The Digital Edition of the Derveni Papyrus

Derveni Papyrus
Col. XX
D 4, I 64, B 8, H 43, D 5, I 61, B 9, H 50

K. Tsantsanoglou and G.M. Parássoglou Edition

ἀνθρώπω πόλεσιν ἐπιτ̣ελέσαντες ε̣ρὰ εἶδον,

ἔλασσόν σφας θαυμάζω μὴ γι̣νώσκειν· οὐ γὰρ οἷόν τε

ἀκοῦσαι ὁμοῦ καὶ μαθεῖν τὰ λ̣εγόμενα· ὅσοι δὲ παρὰ τοῦ

τέχνην ποιουμένου τὰ ἱερά, οὗτοι ἄξιοι θαυμάζεσθαι

5καὶ οἰκτερεσθαι· θαυμάζεσθαι μὲν ὅτι δ̣οκοῦντες

πρότερον ἢ ἐπιτελέσαι εἰδήσειν ἀπέρχονται ἐπι–

τελέσαντες πρὶν εἰδέναι οὐδ' ἐπανερόμενοι ὥσπερ

ὡς εἰδότες τ̣έ̣ων εἶδον ἢ ἤκουσαν ἢ ἔμαθον· κτε[ί]ρεσθαι δὲ

ὅτι οὐκ ἀρκεῖ̣ σφιν τὴν δαπάνην προανηλῶσ̣θαι, ἀλλὰ

10____ καὶ τῆς̣ γνώμης στερόμενοι πρὸς ἀπέρχοντ̣αι,

πρὶν μὲν τὰ ε̣ρὰ ἐπιτελέσαι ἐλπίζον̣ς εἰδήσειν,

ἐπα̣ντ̣ δ̣ὲ στερηθέντες κα̣ ἐλπί ἀπέρχονται̣.

____ τω̣ ̣ υοντ λ̣όγος̣ ̣ ̣ ται̣ ̣ ̣ να

̣ ̣ ι τῆι ἑαυ̣τ̣ο̣ῦ ο ̣ ̣ητρὶ μὲν

15δ' ἀδελφηωcειδε

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Source/Photo/Bibliography

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