Fragments of two lost tragedies by Euripides discovered in an Egyptian papyrus

Posted by bookofjoe on Sunday August 18, 2024 @04:23PM
from the labrujulaverde.com dept.

https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2024/08/previously-unknown-fragments-of-two-lost-tragedies-by-euripides-discovered-in-an-egyptian-papyrus/

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Re:Fragments of two lost tragedies by Euripides discovered i... by dang on Tuesday August 20, 2024 @04:51PM (#41303922)

Recent and related:

Uncovered Euripides fragments are 'kind of a big deal' - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41157192 - Aug 2024 (90 comments)

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Re:Fragments of two lost tragedies by Euripides discovered i... by feurio on Tuesday August 20, 2024 @06:22PM (#41304716)

Euripping Yarns.

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Re:Fragments of two lost tragedies by Euripides discovered i... by joshuahaglund on Tuesday August 20, 2024 @08:05PM (#41305384)

I hope the second researcher to look at these writings looked sternly at the first, gesturing at the pieces of torn papyrus and questioned: Euripides?!?

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Re:Fragments of two lost tragedies by Euripides discovered i... by vlachen on Tuesday August 20, 2024 @08:56PM (#41305697)

Yeah. Eumendides?

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Re:Fragments of two lost tragedies by Euripides discovered i... by readthenotes1 on Tuesday August 20, 2024 @10:19PM (#41306179)

"Part of its text had been inscribed on cliffs in Armenia, but these were destroyed in modern conflicts. "

Who would be so despicable?

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Re:Fragments of two lost tragedies by Euripides discovered i... by mariuolo on Wednesday August 21, 2024 @08:58AM (#41309831)

> Who would be so despicable?

The Behistun inscription in Iran (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behistun_Inscription) was used for target practice during WWII.

Fortunately calques had already been made.

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