Studies on the Derveni Papyrus, volume II

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Studies on the Derveni Papyrus, volume II brings together two new editions of the first fragmentarily extant columns of the Derveni Papyrus and seven scholarly articles devoted to their interpretation. The Derveni Papyrus is by far the most important textual discovery of the 20th century regarding early Greek philosophy, religion, exegetical theory and practice, linguistic ideas, and a host of other areas and issues. But the editorial and interpretative history of this extraordinary document has been very checkered. While the interpretation of the better preserved later columns is still highly controversial in many regards, at least the text of those columns has by and large found a scholarly consensus; but the editorial and interpretative situation with the worse preserved first columns is quite different. This volume offers not one but two editions of the first columns, by Richard Janko and by Valeria Piano, given that it is not currently possible to agree upon a single edition; and it explains clearly and in detail the papyrological problems and doubts that lead to these two editions, making it possible for readers (even non-papyrologists) to form their own informed judgment about the most likely readings to be adopted. Furthermore, it contains a number of articles by leading scholars on the Derveni Papyrus, above all offering original solutions to the question of the relation between the earlier and the later columns, but also providing analysis and interpretation of other, related problems. Cover Studies on the Derveni Papyrus Copyright Contents Notes on Contributors List of Illustrations 1. Black and White Plates (after p. 150) 2. Colour Plates (after p. 150) Figures List of Tables Abbreviations Introduction Part I: Two editions of the first columns 1: The Derveni Papyrus, Columns 41–7 (formerly I–VII): A Proekdosis from Digital Microscopy 1a. Methodology and Criteria of Reconstruction 1a.1 Techniques of Reading: Ink, Fibres, and Burning 1a.2 Techniques of Reconstruction: Stichometry, Bibliology, and Fibres 1b. Diplomatic Transcript and Palaeographical Commentary 1c. Text, Translation, and Apparatus Criticus 1d. Postscript 2: The Derveni Papyrus, Columns -2–VII: A Critical Edition from Digital Microscopy 2a. Methodology and Criteria of Reconstruction 2a.1 Preliminary Remarks 2a.2 From the Carbonized Roll at Derveni to Its Restoration by Anton Fackelmann 2a.3 Bibliometric and Bibliological Parameters of the Derveni Roll 2a.4 Reconstructing the First Columns: Structural Rules and Methodological Criteria 2a.4.1 Classification of G Fragments into (Small-)g and (Large-)G Fragments and Positioning of (Large-)G Fragments 2a.4.2 Size of Fr. G1 2a.4.3 Methodological Principles 2a.5 Main Structural Features of the Edition 2a.5.1 Col. VII (47): Presence of Fr. F5a 2a.5.2. Col. VI (46): Absence of the Stichometric Sign and Conservation of the Traditional Numbering of Columns 2a.5.3 Col. IV (44): The New Placement of Fr. F17 2a.5.4 Sovrapposti and Sottoposti to Frr. G5, G6, and G9 2a.5.5 Col. III (43) 2a.5.6 The Columns Preceding Col. III (43) Cols. II–I (42–41) Col. 0 (40) Cols. -1 (39) and -2 (38) 2b. Diplomatic Transcript and Palaeographical Commentary Premise to the Edition Postscript Concordances with the Bibliography and Other Abbreviations 2c. Text, Translation, and Apparatus Criticus Part II: Questions of unity 3: The Cult of the Erinyes, the Villa of the Mysteries, and the Unity of the Derveni Papyrus 3.1 The Origins of the Derveni Papyrus and Treatise 3.2 The Extant Opening of the Derveni Treatise 3.3 The Mysteries of Dionysus and Their Early Origins 3.4 The Bacchic Rites in the Fresco from the Villa of the Mysteries 3.5 The Role of the Erinyes in the Mysteries of Dionysus 3.6 The Offerings in Columns 41–3 and 46 3.7 Souls and Air in Heraclitus and the Derveni Treatise 3.8 Heraclitus on the Sun and the Erinyes in Column 44 3.9 The Derveni Author as an ‘Atheist’ Presocratic 4: The Opening Lemmas Foreword 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Columns I (41)–VI (46) as Part of the Commentary 4.3 The Opening Lemma 4.4 The Second Lemma 4.5 Lemmas (3)–(5) 4.6 Column IV (44): Text and Translation 4.7 Exegesis of Column IV (44) 4.8 Retrospect Part III: Heraclitus and the derveni author 5: Cosmic Order, the Erinyes, and the Sun: Heraclitus and Column IV (44) of the Derveni Papyrus 5.1 Lines 1–4: Two Alternatives 5.1.1 Line 2: ὁ κείμ[ενα] μεταθ[ 5.1.2 Lines 2–3: ἐ]κδοῦναι | μᾶλλ[ον ἃ] σ̣ίνεται 5.1.3 Lines 3–4: ] τ̣ὰ τῆς τύχης γ̣ὰ̣[ρ] | οὐκ εἴ[α λα]μμάνει̣ν̣. ἆρ’ ουτ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]ν̣δε κόσμος; 5.2 Introducing Heraclitus 5.2.1 Lines 5–6: κατὰ [ταῦτ]α Ἡράκλ̣ε̣ιτος μα[ρτυρόμενος] τὰ κοινά, | κατ[αστρέ]ϕ̣ει τὰ ἴ ̣δ̣[ι]α 5.2.2 Line 6: ὅσπερ ἴκελ̣[α ἱερῶι] λόγωι λέγων [ἔϕη·] 5.3 The Quotation 5.3.1 Lines 7–9: The Quotation of Heraclitus 5.3.2 Line 7 ἥλιο̣[ς κόσ]μ̣ου κατὰ ϕύσιν ἀνθρω[πηΐου] ε̣ὖρος ποδός [ἐστι,] 5.3.3 Lines 8–10: Heraclitus B94 DK (D89c LM) and the New Placement of Fr. F17 5.4 Heraclitus B3 DK + B94 DK (D89b–c LM): The Cosmic and the Human 5.5 Col. IV (44) and the Derveni Papyrus 6: Heraclitus in the Opening Columns (III–VI (43−6)) and in Columns XI (51) and XX (60) of the Derveni Papyrus 6.1 The Order of the World and Heraclitus’ Sun (Col. IV (44)) 6.2 Magoi and Mystai, Daimones and Erinyes (Col. VI (46)) 6.3 The Oracle and ‘the Terrors in Hades’ (Col. V (45)) 6.4 Initiation and Divination in Subsequent Columns (Cols. XX (60) and XI (51)) 6.5 Instead of a Conclusion Part IV: Other aspects of the papyrus 7: Notes to Derveni Papyrus, Column XXI (61) 7.1 Introduction, Text, and Translation of the Column Text Translation 7.2 Content of the Column 7.3 References to the Poem 7.4 Comments on Column XXI (61) 7.4.1 Column XXI (61) 1 οὔτε τὸ ψυχ[ρὸν] τῶι ψυχρῶι 7.4.2 Column XXI (61) 1–4 “θόρνηι” δὲ λέγ[ων] δ̣ηλοῖ, | ὅτι ἐν τῶι ἀέ̣ρ̣ι κατὰ μικρὰ μεμερισμένα ἐ̣κινεῖτο | καὶ ἐθόρνυτο, θορνύμενα δ᾽ ἕκα⟨σ⟩τα συνεστάθη | πρὸς ἄλληλα 7.4.3 Column XXI (61) 4–5 μέχρι δὲ τούτου̣ ἐθόρνυτο, μέχρι | ἕκαστον ἦλθεν εἰς τὸ σύνηθες 7.4.4 Column XXI (61) 5–7 “Ἀϕροδίτη Οὐρανία” | καὶ “Ζεὺς” καὶ ἀϕροδισιάζειν κ̣αὶ θόρνυσθαι καὶ “Πειθὼ” | καὶ “Ἁρμονία” τῶι αὐτῶι θεῶι ὄνομα κεῖται 7.4.5 Column XXI (61) 7–9 ἀνὴρ | γυναικὶ μισγό̣μενος “ἀϕροδισιάζειν” λέγετα̣ι κατὰ | ϕάτιν· τῶγ γὰρ̣ νῦν ἐόντωμ μιχθέντων ἀλλ̣[ή]λοις | “Ἀϕροδίτη” ὠνο̣μάσθη 7.4.6 Column XXI (61) 10–11 “Πειθὼ” δ᾽ ὅτι εἶξεν τὰ ἐ[ό]ντα | ἀλλήλ̣ο̣[ι]ς̣ ̣ ̣. “ε̣[ἴ]κειν” δὲ καὶ “πείθ̣ ειν” τὸ αὐτόν̣ 7.4.7 Column XXI (61) 11–12 “[Ἁ]ρμον`ί´α” δέ | ὅτι πο[λλὰ συνή]ρμοσε τῶν ἐ̣όντων ἑ̣κ̣άστω[ι 7.4.8 Column XXI (61) 13–14 ἦμ μὲγ γ[ὰρ καὶ π]ρ̣όσθεν, ὠνο̣μάσθη δὲ “γενέσθ̣[αι]” ἐπεὶ | διεκρίθ[η, τῶι δὲ δι]α̣κριθῆνα̣ι δηλοῖ, ὅτ[ι] τ̣[ὰς μεῖ]ξ̣εις [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ κ]ρ̣ατεῖ, ὥστ̣ε δι ̣ ̣ ̣[ 8: Practices of Interpretation in the Derveni Papyrus and the Hippocratic Text On Dreams (Vict. 4) 8.1 Introduction 8.2 An Overview of the Derveni Papyrus 8.3 Interpretation in the Derveni Papyrus 8.4 A Comparison of the Derveni Papyrus and On Regimen 8.5 Interpretation in On Regimen 4 8.6 Conclusion 9: Orphism in Macedonia: The Derveni Papyrus in Context 9.1 The Religious Background 9.2 ‘Orphic’ Burials in Macedonia 9.3 Discussion Appendix I: Gold Lamellae Appendix II: Wall Paintings and Mosaics Appendix III: Further Evidence Bibliography Index of Passages in the Derveni Papyrus and in Other Ancient Authors Derveni Papyrus Other authors Index of Names Index of Subjects Index of Greek Words Discussed Index of Words in Janko’s Edition of the First Columns Index of Words in Piano’s Edition of the First Columns