This semester’s version of the seminar is an introduction to Greek papyrology. Its ultimate aims are two: the development of the skills required to edit Greek texts on papyrus and other papyrological media (pottery, wood etc.) and the acquisition of the ability to control and deploy papyrological evidence with confidence. The first three quarters of the course are organized around nine important papyrological “archives” (Ptolemaic, Roman, and “Byzantine,” i.e., late antique); aggregates of papyri, whether ancient or modern in origin, tend to be more interesting. Our study of facsimiles from these assemblages will provide exposure to the vital koinē of Graeco-Roman Egypt and allow practice with a variety of handwritings. At the same time, we shall commence work on published and unpublished papyri that were unearthed during the University of California excavations at Tebtunis (1899/1900). The final quarter of the semester will be devoted to workshopping our editions of these papyri.