papyrology
noun
the study of papyrus manuscripts.
papyrologist
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a word derived from
papyrology.
Example Sentences
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"The value in this project is practically unquantifiable," said Berkeley archaeology graduate student Leah Packard-Grams, who consulted on the project as a papyrologist.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
“When I saw the first image, I was shocked,” says Federica Nicolardi, a papyrologist at the University of Naples in Italy and a member of the academic committee that reviewed Farritor’s findings.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 17, 2023
These rumours seemed outlandish – who would you be more likely to trust: the eminent Oxford papyrologist Dirk Obbink, or Scott Carroll, with his mummy masks on the stove?
From The Guardian ● Jan. 9, 2020
Earlier this month, a Coptic papyrologist from Australia visited Harvard to have another look at the papyrus.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 5, 2015
Daniel Delattre, a distinguished French papyrologist, did not remove his suit jacket.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 16, 2015
