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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.ChristaMüller-KesslerThe Trials and Tribulations of a Palimpsest Readerhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/474BL4TChttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/474BL4TChttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/474BL4TCJostGippertJoséMaksimczukHasmikSargsyanPalimpsests and Related Phenomena across Languages and CulturesBerlinWalter de Gruyter2025107-157Studies in Manuscript Cultures 42This article deals with the history of various methods to read palimpsests with Christian Palestinian Aramaic and Syriac texts (fifth to seventh century) of diverse makings and origins, and the different results achieved through them in the last forty years. Early Christian Palestinian Aramaic and a variety of Syriac texts can be found hidden under a number of scripts such as Arabic, Christian Palestinian Aramaic, Georgian, Greek, Hebrew, and Syriac. Some have even been overwritten two or three times, which makes deciphering them an arduous task. The Hebrew square script tends to be particularly awkward, as it can cover almost the whole lower script, which is then at times difficult to bring out with any technical methods, including even multispectral imaging. It will be demonstrated that such obstacles could and can be overcome with a number of approaches.
Müller-Kessler, Christa. “The Trials and Tribulations of a Palimpsest Reader.” In Palimpsests and Related Phenomena across Languages and Cultures, edited by Jost Gippert, José Maksimczuk, and Hasmik Sargsyan, 107–57. Studies in Manuscript Cultures 42. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2025.
Christa Müller-Kessler, The Trials and Tribulations of a Palimpsest Reader, in Palimpsests and Related Phenomena across Languages and Cultures, ed. Jost Gippert, José Maksimczuk, and Hasmik Sargsyan, Studies in Manuscript Cultures 42 (Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2025), 107–57.