noun
- plural of papyrology; the academic study and interpretation of ancient papyri, especially texts written on papyrus from Egypt and the Mediterranean region.
Usage: scholarly; academic field
Examples
- Papyrologies has revealed much about daily life in ancient Egypt.
- The university's papyrologies department houses one of the world's largest collections of ancient texts.
- Recent advances in papyrologies have helped scholars read previously illegible manuscripts.
- She specializes in papyrologies and has published several articles on Greco-Roman documents.
- Papyrologies combines linguistics, history, and conservation science.