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Fragments of two lost tragedies by Euripides discovered in an Egyptian papyrus (labrujulaverde.com)
59 points by bookofjoe on Aug 20, 2024 | hide | past | favorite | 6 comments


Recent and related:

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


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?!?


Yeah. Eumendides?


Euripping Yarns.


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

Who would be so despicable?


> 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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