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Inside one of the world's few crash courses in caring for ancient papyrus manuscripts

Inside one of the world's few crash courses in caring for ancient papyrus manuscripts

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August 20th, 2026

Inside one of the world's few crash courses in caring for ancient papyrus manuscripts

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The University of Michigan runs a rare 10-day course on conserving ancient papyrus manuscripts.

密西根大學開設了一門罕見的十天課程內容是保存古代紙莎草手稿

It is the only one of its kind in the Americas, and one of few worldwide.

是美洲唯一的同類課程在全球很少見

Nine scholars from countries including China, Ireland, Italy, and the U.S. took part.

來自中國、愛爾蘭、義大利和美國等國家的九位學者參加了這門課程。

Students worked on sheets that had likely not been touched in a century.

學生們處理的紙張很可能已經一個世紀沒人碰過了。

Michigan holds one of the largest papyrology collections in the world, with texts from 1000 B.C.E. to 1000 C.E.

密西根州擁有世界上最大的紙草學收藏之一,內容涵蓋西元前1000年到西元1000年的文獻。

It includes parts of Homer's epics, writings by Epicurus, and the oldest known copy of the Epistles of Paul.

這些收藏包括荷馬史詩的部分內容伊比鳩魯的著作,以及已知最古老的保羅書信副本。

Marieka Kaye manages preservation services at the university library.

瑪麗卡·凱伊在大學圖書館負責保存服務

She said she tries to make the work comfortable, since many people feel terrified handling ancient items.

她說她努力讓這份工作變得輕鬆因為許多人處理古代物品時會感到害怕

The course teaches techniques for cleaning, storing, and documenting the fragile texts.

這門課程教導清潔儲存和記錄這些脆弱文獻技巧

Papyrus and its ink can crumble or smear, so students learn to remove debris carefully and use controlled moisture to soften folds.

紙莎草紙和它的墨水可能會碎裂或暈開所以學生學習小心清除碎屑並用受控的濕氣來軟化摺痕

The seminar began in 2012 and runs every two years, except in 2020.

這個研討會於2012年開始,每兩年舉辦一次,除了2020年之外

About 50 students have completed it.

大約50名學生完成了這個課程

Curator Giuliano Sidro said training new conservators is vital, or the craft will be lost.

策展人朱利亞諾·西德羅表示培訓新的文物修復師非常重要,否則這項技藝將會失傳

Michigan's collection came from purchases and excavations at Karanis, Egypt, between 1924 and 1935.

密西根州的收藏來自1924年至1935年間在埃及卡拉尼斯購買挖掘

Some participants can read the ancient languages, including Arabic, Greek, Latin, and Egyptian.

有些參與者能閱讀古代語言包括阿拉伯語希臘語拉丁語埃及語

One student from Egypt said she will share what she learned in her home country and in Australia, acting as a link between nations.

一位來自埃及的學生會將所學分享給自己的國家澳洲成為國家之間橋樑

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