{"id":2509,"date":"2020-03-04T09:10:14","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T08:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.philo.ulg.ac.be\/x-bound\/?page_id=2509"},"modified":"2021-06-16T16:49:27","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T14:49:27","slug":"elena-hertel-research-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/web.philo.ulg.ac.be\/x-bound\/elena-hertel-research-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Elena L. Hertel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:83.2%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h4 style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Writing, Erasing, Rewriting \u2013 A Material Perspective on Manuscript Culture at the End of the Egyptian Bronze Age<\/strong> (preliminary title)<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;margin-top : 20px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p style=\"text-align: justify\">The topic of reuse of papyri is frequently mentioned in Egyptological literature and particularly in studies of written material from Deir el-Medina, where the reuse of papyri was commonplace. Nonetheless, the topic has never been studied extensively. Papyrus was reused in various ways, for instance by writing on the empty backside or sometimes even the margins of another manuscript of unrelated content. Occasionally, the ink of a previous inscription was removed to gain room for a new text, thus making the papyrus a palimpsest.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:60% !important;margin-top : 20px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 3.2%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 3.2%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div ><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"429\" title=\"Turin Cat. 1906 vs -1\" src=\"http:\/\/web.philo.ulg.ac.be\/x-bound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2021\/06\/Turin-Cat.-1906-vs-1.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3138\" srcset=\"http:\/\/web.philo.ulg.ac.be\/x-bound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2021\/06\/Turin-Cat.-1906-vs-1-200x134.png 200w, http:\/\/web.philo.ulg.ac.be\/x-bound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2021\/06\/Turin-Cat.-1906-vs-1-400x269.png 400w, http:\/\/web.philo.ulg.ac.be\/x-bound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2021\/06\/Turin-Cat.-1906-vs-1-600x403.png 600w, http:\/\/web.philo.ulg.ac.be\/x-bound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2021\/06\/Turin-Cat.-1906-vs-1.png 638w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:40% !important;margin-top : 20px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 4.8%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 4.8%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-1{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:83.2%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p style=\"text-align: justify\">Most research on ancient Egyptian papyri focuses on the content of the text written on them. However, systematic studies of the material aspects \u2013 the papyrus sheet, the ink, the arrangement of texts, the peculiarities of the writing, etc. \u2013 can reveal a lot of information on writing customs and the role of manuscripts in ancient Egyptian society. The aim of my PhD is to study use and reuse of papyri at the end of the Egyptian Bronze Age by following a materiality-focused methodology.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p style=\"text-align: justify\">My PhD project is aimed to shed light on ideas and concepts of repeated use of text carriers in Egypt by studying the phenomenon during a time of cultural change at the end of the New Kingdom. This includes both practical questions on ancient manuscript use \u2013 How was the ink removed? Which papyri were salvaged and how often could they be re-purposed? \u2013 as well as matters concerning the ancient Egyptian manuscript culture, including the topic of human interaction with a written document. The latter carries particular meaning at the end of the Egyptian Bronze Age, given the variety of changes related to script, text formatting, and administrative practices noticeable in this period. Individual case studies from Deir el-Medina and other places are selected to re-trace the biography of the individual manuscripts and exemplify the potential of a careful study of the material aspects of papyri.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A last important aspect of the study is the evaluation of ways to identify reused papyri and the development of methods to study and document the evidence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A first case study on the recording of erased text can be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digital-epigraphy.com\/projects\/using-digital-epigraphy-methods-for-the-recording-of-erased-text-on-papyri\">found on Digital Epigraphy.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-image-before-after-1 .fusion-image-before-after-handle {border-color:#d8e0e4;}.fusion-image-before-after-1 .fusion-image-before-after-left-arrow {border-right-color:#d8e0e4;}.fusion-image-before-after-1 .fusion-image-before-after-right-arrow 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