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Libraries in the Ancient World
Review of Lionel Casson's Libraries in the Ancient World.

Ancient Writing - Papyrology
One of the materials on which ancient scribes wrote was the Egyptian reed called Papyrus. The study of ancient writing on papyrus is known as papyrology.

Greek Papyri and Oxyrhynchus 1
Before the Egyptian papyrus horde was discovered in 1896-97, by B. P. Grenfell and A. S. Hunt of Oxford, Herculaneum had provided the largest repository of ancient texts preserved by the debris from the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.

Oxyrhynchus
One of the best places to find Greek papyrus writing is Egypt. Starting with Alexander's general Ptolemy Soter, Greek was spoken (and written) there for a millennium.

Bibliography on Papyri
Papyrus bibliography by Peter van Minnen from Duke University.

Papyrologists in North America
List by state or province of North American papyrologists.

Advanced Papyrological Information System
Lost works of ancient writers like Sappho and Menander have been discovered in the last century. These papyri are being made available online through a collaboration of six American universities and one European institution.

The Christian Coptic Orthodox Church Of Egypt
Introduction to the Coptic Church of Egypt, with some information on the manuscript tradition.

Description of the Papy List
Email list for those interested in papyrology or ancient history. Discussion not limited to English.

American Society of Papyrologists
Homepage with information on ASP membership, publications, meetings, and some links.

Greek Papyri and Oxyrhynchus 2
Oxyrhynchus had been an important Egyptian city, but little besides nearby rubbish heaps remain. From these piles, 65 volumes of transcripts, texts, translations, and commentaries have been published so far. Much is correspondence, contracts, and lists -- the stuff of daily life. There are also ancient papyrus texts.

A Select Bibliography of Papyrology
From University of Michigan, a collection of references on the following topics: Onomastica, Grammars, Epistolography, Journals, Palaeography, Agriculture, Chronology, Magic, Titulature, Law, Monograph Series, Abbreviations, Economy and Taxation, Codicology, General History and Handbooks and General Works on Papyrology.

Checklist of Editions
Checklist of Editions of Greek, Latin, Demotic ond Coptic Papyri, Ostraca ond Tablets, from the American Society of Papyrologists.

Duke Papyrus Archive
Introduction to papyrology and the collection of papyri at Duke.

Oxyrhynchus Papyrus: Introduction
In the town dumps of Oxyrhynchus, Egypt, where water never permeated, perhaps 50,000 everyday documents from Greco-Roman antiquity were preserved.

Papyrus of Ani - Egyptian Book of the Dead
Egyptian Book of the Dead, translated by E.A. Wallis Budge.

Writing in Egypt Under Greek and Roman Rule
People wrote in Greek, Coptic, Hieratic, Demotic, and Latin on papyrus during the period from Alexander's conquest in 332 B.C. to the end of the Roman period in A.D. 642. Includes images.

Ancient Egyptian Texts and Papyri
A large collection of old translations of ancient Egyptian texts.