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    The document describes 10 papyrus specimens with clues about their meaning, author, and other details. Specimen N1 is an intact Greek papyrus from 72 BC found in Sicily. Specimen N5 is a runic papyrus that seems to make a circular statement about difficulty. Specimen N10 is of Asian origin but was incorrectly attributed to Sun Zu.

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    A presentation game involving deciphering fake-papyri

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    The document describes 10 papyrus specimens with clues about their meaning, author, and other details. Specimen N1 is an intact Greek papyrus from 72 BC found in Sicily. Specimen N5 is a runic papyrus that seems to make a circular statement about difficulty. Specimen N10 is of Asian origin but was incorrectly attributed to Sun Zu.

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    Papyrus: Can You Decipher It?

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    Gioele La Manno
    The document describes 10 papyrus specimens with clues about their meaning, author, and other details. Specimen N1 is an intact Greek papyrus from 72 BC found in Sicily. Specimen N5 is a runic papyrus that seems to make a circular statement about difficulty. Specimen N10 is of Asian origin but was incorrectly attributed to Sun Zu.

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    Papyrus

    Can you decipher it?

    +1 point for WHAT it means


    +1 point for WHO says it
    +1 point the FIRST to answer

    Specimen N1
    Intact papyrus
    dated 72 BC
    found in a Greek
    theater in Sicily

    N1

    Specimen N2
    Patched papyrus
    attributed to a Russian dead poet

    N2

    Specimen N3
    Fragmented Egyptian
    Papyrus
    It seems to refer to a
    disguised Anubis

    N3

    Specimen N4
    Trivial coding
    Consider using for teaching students

    N4

    Specimen N5
    Runic
    It seems to make a
    circular statement
    (Lord! Its so difficult!)

    N5
    One Ring to rule them all,
    One Ring to find them,
    One Ring to bring them all and
    in the darkness bind them.

    Specimen N6
    Latin, perfect conditions,
    Incorrectly attributed to Pope Alexander III

    N6

    Specimen N7
    A piece of a comedy
    Believe me is not about Harry Potter!

    N7

    Specimen N8
    Language incoherencies
    Consult a polyglot

    N8

    Specimen N9
    Found in a monastery:
    seems amanuenses were hiccupping regularly

    N9

    Specimen N10
    Asian origin
    Incorrectly attributed to Sun Zu

    N10

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