11/22/2023 0 Comments Ancient papyrus for saleThe text of the present manuscript, which is substantial, contains references to the serpent (line 10: ‘even as a serpent ceases strike, that hears speaks to them), to Patek (line 11), to Adam (lines 11-12: ‘Adam, as you a God, you a son of God’) and to Genesis 3.2 (line 30: ‘Weep for me all ye trees which in paradise’). Here is a description of the text’s content provided by the seller: Is this a new Manichaean text? A new document in the Akhmimic dialect? Doubtless, this is also extremely thought provoking for those interested in early Christian literature. ![]() The item appears to be a large fragment from a papyrus roll, described by the auction house as, “A very early Manichaean Psalm text, Ode on the Judgment of God on a papyrus leaf in Akhmimic Coptic.” This sounds, indeed, intriguing. However, there is another manuscript to be sold in the auction which, to me, is even more remarkable. They were edited by their former owner in 1969 in the Harvard Theological Review. It is interesting to note that among the items on sale there are five papyrus fragments which contain portions from 1 Kingdoms (1 Samuel) in Greek. Lawrence became a specialist in ancient manuscripts and established a business in rare books and manuscripts out of his home” During this project, he discovered one of the oldest written fragments of Homer’s Odyssey, dating to the third century B.C. He was hired by Columbia in 1968 to sort and preserve more than 1,000 papyri and vellum fragments that the university had acquired from Egyptian dealers. Mastering Greek, Latin, Egyptian, and various Semitic languages, he received his Master’s Degree from Columbia University in 1967. “Lawrence Feinberg was originally on the path to becoming a chemical engineer, but changed direction and followed his passion for papyrology. ![]() THIS WEBSITE gives the following information concerning Feinberg: From the information supplied by Christie’s, I was able to infer that the manuscripts on sale belonged to Lawrence Feinberg, an American collector who died in 2009. The details of this auction can be found on their website ( HERE, HERE, or HERE). On June 13, Christie’s will be organizing an auction that will include the opportunity to purchase several Coptic manuscripts.
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