I wonder whether it would be useful to distinguish between the Lyceum as an institutional model for the Lyceum, versus Aristotelian scholarship as a model for Alexandrian scholarship? John Lynch convincingly argues that the Lyceum should not be viewed as the institutional model for the Alexandrian Museum in his 1972… Read more
Holly, the idea of catch-and-kill is really illuminating. While I was listening to you read your paper the other day, an episode from the Hebrew Bible came to mind—that is, an episode from the unhappy life of Jeremiah the prophet, in which the negative message actually succeeds in being read… Read more
Alternative writing materials are also attested among the Hittites: there are various references to scribes writing on wooden boards, rather than on clay. Interesting in regard to the idea that the diphtherāphóros is the ‘bearer of parchment’ on ceremonial occasions (which must be right) is the presence of Hittite scribes… Read more
With regard to Pylos and wastu, an interesting parallel is provided by KULULU lead strip 1 (Hieroglyphic Luvian, late 8th century BCE). §§ 1, 3, and 4 each begin with the name of a town, after which, in §§ 3 and 4, follow several lines (only a single line in… Read more
For an alternative view concerning the etymology of Akhaiós, I cite https://classical-inquiries.chs.harvard.edu/east-of-the-achaeans-making-up-for-a-missed-opportunity-while-reading-hittite-texts/. Read more
Concerning the infinitive phorênai — for a revealing Lesbian example of the comparable participle used in a cult context see… Read more
