The research center compiled the “Complete Catalog of Greek Papyrus Documents from Egypt,” an electronic database containing information on, among other things, the date of origin, exact provenance, availability of images, and content of all previously published documentary papyri and ostraca from Egypt.

The database (external link) can be accessed directly via the Internet in its most up-to-date version. It also contains links to other websites where information on the relevant texts can be found, thereby serving as a hub for online activities in the field of papyrology.

A second project—namely, the edition of the approximately 500 Greek ostraca in the Heidelberg Papyrus Collection, most of which originate from the Thebes region (2nd–3rd centuries CE) and consist primarily of tax receipts and similar texts of interest to the economic history of Egypt—was completed before the center closed.

Chairman of the Commission

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Albrecht Dihle

head of research

Prof. Dr. Dieter Hagedorn