Archiv des Autors: Marius Gerhardt

BGU III 726 (P. 7788)

BGU VII 1568 (P. 11473 R) If you lend something, you want to get it back. It does not matter whether the loan was ordered or voluntary. The text on this papyrus provides a brief insight into one such case:… Read More→

BGU III 1568 (P. 8959) Before making a purchase, people like to check what they are buying. This is how people already thought 2000 years ago, as this Greek contract for two donkeys shows. Interestingly, this fact only becomes apparent… Read More→

BGU III 982 (P. 9791) Donkeys fulfilled many tasks 2000 years ago that are now performed by cars, motorbikes, delivery vans, etc. And today, just like back then, they were used for trade. It is therefore not surprising that documents… Read More→

BKT IX 38 (P. 6934 V + P. 21137 V) The conflict between wisdom and power is an old topic. It is therefore not surprising that stories of many famous wise women and men have been handed down in which… Read More→

BKT IX 42 (P. 21141) Reason in the head, bravery in the heart, desire in the liver – the famous ancient physician Galen tries to build a bridge between Hippocratic medicine and Platonic philosophy. A small fragment from this great… Read More→

P. 11793 Inconspicuous, but always good for surprises. A small papyrus fragment provides insights into literary production beyond the major centres and can score points with details that are otherwise barely documented, if at all. The papyrus comes from mummy… Read More→

BKT VI 6.3 (P. 9051) „Resurrection Day“ – these words begin the first verse of the song on this writing and stand as the heading for what follows: Christ’s resurrection, the Easter. Many hymns have been handed down from the… Read More→

P. 11633 „Rejoice in the Lord all the earth.“ Many hymns have been handed down from the ancient Christian context. Sometimes they are even related to specific occasions. Certain festivals of the church year already had their liturgical hymn texts… Read More→

BKT X 27 (P. 17082) Especially in times of crisis, people need succour, whether it is of a spiritual nature or expressed concretely in the concern and compassion of their closest fellow human beings. The Berlin Papyrus Collection preserves countless… Read More→