International Meeting of Egyptology and Papyrology: "New Archaeological and Papyrological Researches on the Fayyum", Lecce, 8th-10th June 2005

Università degli Studi di Lecce
Dipartimento di Filologia Classica e di Scienze Filosofiche
The Archaeological Mission of Lecce University in Egypt

Sotto l'Alto Patronato del Presidente della Repubblica Carlo Azeglio Ciampi


PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

Wednesday 8th June

Morning:
from 10 am registration of the participants in the hall of Hotel Tiziano

Lunch 1 pm

3.30 pm
Opening of the works

Prof. O. Limone, Rettore dell'Università degli Studi di Lecce
Prof. B. Pellegrino, Preside della Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia
Prof. L. Sturlese, Direttore del Dipartimento di Filologia Classica e di Scienze Filosofiche
Dr P. Perrone, Vice Sindaco della Città di Lecce
Dr M. Casini, Responsabile archeologo dell'Istituto Italiano di Cultura al Cairo
L. Trombi, Sponsor della Missione Archeologica in Egitto dell'Università di Lecce
Prof. M. Capasso, Direttore del Centro di Studi Papirologici

4.30 pm
The Fayyum in Ptolemaic and Roman Period (chairman R.S. Bagnall)

4.45 pm
D.J. Thompson, The Exceptionality of the Early Ptolemaic Fayyum

5.15 pm
W. Clarysse, Toponymy of Fayyum Villages in the Ptolemaic Period

Coffee break 15''

6.15 pm
D.W. Rathbone, Mêchanai (water-wheels) in the Roman Fayyum

6.45 pm
T. Derda, Komogrammateis and their Successors (amphodokomogrammateis and komarchai) in the Fayyum

Dinner 9 pm


Thuersday 9th June

9 am
Soknopaiou Nesos: archaeological and papyrological studies (chairman W. Clarysse)

9.15 am
P. Davoli, The Temple Area of Soknopaiou Nesos

9.45 am
M. Capasso, Some Magical Papyri Recently Found at Soknopaiou Nesos

10.15 am
S. Daris, Strutture urbanistiche di Soknopaiou Nesos nei papiri greci

Coffee break 15''

11 am
M.A. Stadler, Religious Demotic Texts from Soknopaiou Nesos

11.30 am
S. Lippert, Glimpses from the Life and Work at Soknopaiou Nesos

12. am
A. Jördens, Arsinoitische Landregister aus der Antoninenzeit

Lunch 1pm

3.30 pm
Researches on the meris of Polemon and on Tebtynis (chairman D.J. Thompson)

3.45 pm
R.S. Bagnall R.S., Reflections on the Greek of the Narmouthis Ostraka

4.15 pm
T.M. Hickey, Cultural Hybridity in Roman Egypt: the Case of the Priests of Soknebtynis

4.45 pm
N. Quenouille, The Cult of Soknebtynis and the Textile Industry in Roman Egypt

Coffee break 15''

5.30 pm
D.J.I. Begg, Tebtynis: Insula of the Papyri

6 pm
L. Del Francia Barocas, Pitture cristiane nel Fayyum

6.30 pm
W. Godlewski, The Recent Excavations at Naqlun (Fayyum)

Gala dinner 9 pm


Friday 10th June

9 am
New edition of texts from the Fayyum (chairman M. Capasso)

9.15 am
H. Maehler, Le scritture dell'archivio di Zenone e lo sviluppo della corsiva greca

9.45 am
N. Pellé, Xénophon dans le Fayyum

10.15 am
F. Reiter, Ostraka inediti di Bakchias

Coffee break 15''

11 am
New evidence on Religion in the Fayyum (chairman H. Maehler)

11 am
G. Widmer, Sobek, who arises in the Primaeval Ocean

11.30 am
A.T. Wilburn, Excavating Magical Practice in Roman Karanis

12 am
A. Monson, Associations and the State in the Fayyum

12.30 pm
V. Rondot (to be defined)

Lunch 1 pm

3.30 pm
Archaeological researches in the Fayyum (chairman D.W. Rathbone)

3.45 pm
C. Römer, Il survey nella Themistou Meris 2005

4.15 pm
I. Uytterhoeven, Hawara in the Greco-Roman Period

4.45 pm
Ashraf Senussi, A Group of Middle Kingdom Funerary equipments from Hawara

5.15 pm
C.W. Griggs (to be defined)

Coffee break 15''

6 pm
Presentation of the Soknopaiou Nesos Project

6 pm
P. Davoli, M. Capasso, The Soknopaiou Nesos Project

6.30 pm
V. Valzano, FAIS: Fayyum Archaeological Information System

7 pm
P. Davoli, Balance of the works
Closing speeches

Dinner 8.30 pm
Salento music and dance with the Group Arakne Mediterranea 10 pm


The Meeting is held under the Patronage of the Ministero degli Affari Esteri, Regione Puglia, Provincia di Lecce, Comune di Lecce and Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia dell'Università degli Studi di Lecce.

General information:

It is possible to find the updated program of the Meeting on the web site of the Centro di Studi Papirologici http://siba2.unile.it/csp in "Convegni e seminari"

The Meeting will be held in Donatello Room in the Grand Hotel Tiziano, Viale Porta d'Europa www.grandhoteltiziano.it

Information on how to reach Lecce can be found in:
www.turismo.provincia.le.it/home/inaereo.html (by plane to Brindisi and than by bus to Lecce. Bus stop in front of the Hotel Tiziano)
www.trenitalia.it (by train)

Who would like to attend the Meeting must contact paola.davoli@unile.it for the subscription.
The fee for the participant will be 50 Euro (or 100 Euro with gala dinner) and 30 Euro for students (or 80 Euro with gala dinner). The fee could be payed directly to the desk of the Meeting.