Arthur F. Thurnau Professor; Professor of Papyrology and Greek
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Papyrology; IPAH; Classics; Classical Studies; Greek; Modern Greek
Education/Degree:
M.A. '90, Ph.D. '97, Leiden
Highlighted Work and Publications
Papyri from Karanis: The Granary C123
W. Graham Claytor and Arthur Verhoogt, editors
Papyri from Karanis: The Granary C123 is the twenty- first volume of University of Michigan papyri and the fourth devoted to texts from the University’s excavations at Karanis. The volume offers a contextualized edition of thirty-seven documents found in a single structure, a large granary (C123) originally built in the first century CE, in addition to an analysis of the archaeology and history of the structure.
The documents are presented with an introduction, transcription of the original Greek or Latin, translation, commentary, and images. A unique community prayer to the...
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Discarded, Discovered, Collected
Arthur Verhoogt
Discarded, Discovered, Collected provides an accessible introduction to the University of Michigan’s collection of papyri and related ancient materials, the widest and deepest resource of its kind in the Western hemisphere. The collection was founded in the early part of the 20th century by University of Michigan Professor of Classics Francis W. Kelsey. His original intention was to create a set of artifacts that would be useful in teaching students more directly about the ancient world, at a time when trips to ancient sites were much harder to arrange.
Jointly administered...
