Literary and documentary Texts on Papyrus and Stone
We owe to inscriptions and papyri the preservation of texts and genres that have not survived the medieval and renaissance manuscript tradition. Inscriptions, and especially papyri, also render alternative readings in texts that did come down to us in medieval manuscripts at all. In addition, inscriptions and papyri allow a glimpse of the everyday lives of their authors, and thus cast a light on their economic, religious, legal and linguistic world. In particular, the investigation of the interrelation between literary and documentary texts is a fascinating and intellectually enriching experience.