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Lost fragments of the Turin Canon have been found

Enemigos de la Egiptología (EDE) (Teresa Soria)

Pieces of the Turin Canon have been rediscovered. Here's a rough summary of the first few paragraphs: Bridget Leach and Richard Parkinson, British Museum experts, are meeting in the Egyptian Museum in Turin to study papyrus fragments discovered in a cabinet in the basement of the Turin museum. Last summer, Nial Mc Gregor, Director of the British Museum, announced that the British Museum had made available some of its specialists to restore the papyrus. What was not expected, hwoever, was the discovery of new pieces of the papyrus in the museum itself. The discovery was made following the observation that the restored papyrus was missing sections which had been published in 1959. It was concluded that the missing fragments must still be stored somewhere in the museum. After obtaining all the appropriate permits, they performed an extensive search of the museum's basement, the pieces were found in a cabinet, carefully stored between two sheets of glass. Eleni Vassilikos, director of the Egyptian Museum of Turin, explained the importance of the discovery: "They may have to revise the dates of the dynasties of pharaohs and add names." The current reconstruction is incorrect and needs to be revised.

HALLADOS FRAGMENTOS PERDIDOS DEL CANON DE TURÍN

Richard Parkinson y Bridget Leach, expertos del British Museum se reúnen en el Museo Egipcio de Turín para estudiar nuevos fragmentos del papiro descubiertos en un armario de los sótanos del Museo de la ciudad italiana.

El pasado verano, Nial Mc Gregor, Director del British Museum, anunció que pondría a disposición del Museo Egipcio de Turín los mejores de sus especialistas para restaurar este papiro, uno de los documentos de mayor importancia para conocer la historia de Egipto que alberga. Lo que no se esperaban era hallar nuevos fragmentos en el propio museo.

Mientras repasaban la publicación del papiro que hizo Gardiner en 1959, se percataron de que éste, en la Tabla IX, había reproducido algunos fragmentos que no habían sido incluidos por Giulio Farina en la reconstrucción final del mismo, quizás por no casar correctamente con los vecinos. De la misma pensaron que, si el papiro había ingresado íntegro en el Museo de Turín, allí debían seguir los restos perdidos. Tras solicitar todos los permisos oportunos, pudieron realizar una extensa búsqueda por los sótanos del museo, donde aparecieron en el interior de un armario, meticulosamente guardados entre dos láminas de vidrio.

See the above page for the full story, with photos and links to more information.

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