An international workshop on the Greek and Demotic papyri and the Coptic parchment codex preserved at the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
When:
2026年06月22日 @ 02:24 – 2026年07月20日 @ 16:20
Asia/Tokyo Timezone
2026-06-22T02:24:00+09:00
2026-07-20T16:20:00+09:00
Where:
National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka Seminar room No.4
An international workshop on the Greek and Demotic papyri and the Coptic parchment codex preserved at the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
— uniting papyrology, Coptology, and digital text recognition

| Date | 20th July 2026 13:00-16:20 |
|---|---|
| Venue | National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka Seminar room No.4 |
| Participation Format | Hybrid Format (In-Person + Online) |
| Target participants |
Researchers / Free of charge / Registration required in advance |
| Host |
Inter-university Research Project of the National Museum of Ethnology(HAMADA Karen) “Mobility and Materiality of Manuscripts – Towards a Multi-disciplinary Study and Creating Digital Archive of Manuscripts in the Nakanishi Collection”(2025.10-2028.3) |
| Co-host |
Info-Forum Archives of Human Culture(YOSHIOKA Noboru, Associate Professor, National Museum of Ethnology) “Creating Digital Archive of Manuscripts in the National Museum of Ethnology”(2026.4–2028.3) |
| Website | Papyrology & Codicology of the Nakanishi Collection |
Program
| 13:00 |
Opening Remarks Prof. Karen Hamada (The University of Tokyo) |
|---|---|
| 13:10 |
Greek Papyri and Coptic Parchment in the Nakanishi Collection SUEMORI Kaoru (Associate Professor, National Museum of Ethnology), YOSHIOKA Noboru (Associate Professor, National Museum of Ethnology)· Prof. So Miyagawa (The University of Tsukuba) |
| 13:30 |
Greek Papyrology in the Digital / AI Era with Computational Text Recognition (tentative) Prof. Dr. Isabelle Marthot-Santaniello (University of Basel) |
| 14:30 | Tea Break |
| 14:45 |
Coptic Parchment Studies and Preservation Ms. Hadeer Belal (Egyptian Museum, Cairo; former curator, Coptic Museum) |
| 15:45 | Discussion |
Registration
(application deadline July 17, 2026)
Contact
You can contact the email below if you have any questions.
SUEMORI Kaoru (Associate Professor, National Museum of Ethnology)
suemori★minpaku.ac.jp
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