Andrea Jördens

Andrea Jördens (born June 27, 1958 in Hildesheim ) is a German papyrologist and ancient historian .

Career

Andrea Jördens studied Classical Philology , History and Medieval Latin from 1977 to 1984 at the University of Göttingen , the University of Florence and the University of Heidelberg , where she began studying papyrology at the Istituto Papirologico "Girolamo Vitelli" in Florence with Manfredo Manfredi (1925-2011) continued with Dieter Hagedorn . After passing the first state examination for teaching at grammar schools, she was given a doctoral thesis, which was supported by a scholarship from the Baden-Württemberg State Graduate Fund, in 1986. Contractual regulations for work in late Greek-speaking Egypt. With editions of texts from the Heidelberg Papyrus Collection , the Istituto Papirologico “G. Vitelli ” , the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and the British Museum in London (P. Heid. V) . The reviewers were Dieter Hagedorn and the ancient historian Fritz Gschnitzer . Since 1987, Jördens has been a research assistant within the framework of the Greek Papyrus Certificates from Egypt project of the Academy of Sciences and Literature in Mainz , which is headed by the legal historian Hans-Albert Rupprecht and is based at the Institute for Legal History and Papyrus Research at the Philipps University of Marburg , which is responsible for the Legal historian Otto Gradenwitz brought into being and continued reference works of papyrology (dictionary, collector's book, list of amendments) begun by the papyrologist Friedrich Preisigke . In 2002 he completed his habilitation with the thesis governor administrative practice in the Roman Empire. Studies on praefectus Aegypti at the Department of History and Cultural Studies at the Philipps University of Marburg in the subject of Ancient History . In 2004, Jördens was appointed as the successor of her academic teacher Dieter Hagedorn to the professorship for papyrology at the Institute for Papyrology at Heidelberg University, of which she has been director ever since.

Jördens has been a member of the Association Internationale de Papyrologues since 1989, and a member of the Mommsen Society and the American Society of Papyrologists since 1995 . In 2004 she was elected to the Comité of the Association Internationale de Papyrologues , from which she resigned in 2013 in accordance with the statutes. At the same time she was elected its president. She held the office after her re-election from 2016 to 2019. Paul Schubert was elected her successor .

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As a papyrologist, Jördens works on the edition, commentary and historical evaluation of the Greek-language documentary papyrus texts from Egypt, which cover all aspects of private, social and public life in ancient Egypt from the conquest of the country by Alexander the Elder. Size until well into the time of Arab rule (4th century BC to 8th century AD). A special focus is the creation of indispensable tools for the collection and indexing of the extensive and disparate source material, which due to its unique character is important for many questions of ancient living conditions far beyond Egypt. Systematic studies are devoted to problems of social, economic, legal, administrative and religious history.

Together with the lawyer Christoph Schönberger from the University of Konstanz , Jördens led the 2011/12 annual project of the Heidelberg College of Antiquities on the topic of “Unity of law and multiplicity of rights between Rome and Brussels. Ancient and contemporary handling of foreignness in large-scale rulers ”. She is at the Collaborative Research Center 933 Material Text Cultures. Materiality and presence of writing involved in non-typographic societies at Heidelberg University.

After many years of collaboration, Jördens has been responsible since 2009 as editor for the list of amendments to the Greek papyrus documents from Egypt (in cooperation with Francisca AJ Hoogendijk, Papyrological Institute of the University of Leiden ), the dictionary of Greek papyrus documents from Egypt and the collective book of Greek papyrus documents from Egypt , the After the completion of the Mainz academy project led by Hans Albert Rupprecht, Greek Papyrus Certificates from Egypt will now be continued at the Institute for Papyrology at the University of Heidelberg with funds from the Emil and Arthur Kießling Foundation and the State of Baden-Württemberg . The Institute for Papyrology at the University of Heidelberg, which you run, is, together with numerous international partners, significantly involved in several digital tools for the development of papyrological material. The most important ones are: Heidelberg Complete Directory of Greek Papyrus Documents of Egypt (HGV), Papyri.info, The Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri (DDbDP), Lit.pap (DCLP), PapPal, Bulletin of Online Emendations to Papyri (BOEP).

Jördens is co-editor of the Journal of Papyrology and Epigraphy and serves on the advisory board of the Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists . She is also co-editor of the Philippika series. Classical treatises. Contributions to the Study of Ancient World Cultures .

Fonts (selection)

• Contractual arrangements for work in late Greek-speaking Egypt. With editions of texts from the Heidelberg Papyrus Collection, the Istituto Papirologico “G. Vitelli ”, the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and the British Museum, London (P. Heid. V) . Winter, Heidelberg 1990 (publications from the Heidelberg Papyrus Collection, New Series, No. 6) ISBN 3-533-04340-1
• Greek papyri from Soknopaiu Nesos (P. Louvre I) . Habelt, Bonn 1998 (Papyrological Texts and Treatises, Volume 43) ISBN 3-7749-2838-X
• with Paul Schubert : Greek papyri by the Cahiers P. 1 and P. 2 from the Louvre collection (P. Louvre II) . Habelt, Bonn 2005 (Papyrological Texts and Treatises, Volume 44) ISBN 3-7749-3319-7
• Contributions in: Texts from the environment of the Old Testament. New series, edited by Bernd Janowski and Gernot Wilhelm : Volume I: Texts on legal and economic life , Gütersloher Verlagshaus Gerd Mohn, Gütersloh 2004 (including Chapter V 6.1: The Customs Tariff (together with I. Kottsieper), pp. 280–292; Chapter VII: Greek Texts from Egypt , pp. 313–354). Volume II: State treaties, rulers' inscriptions and other documents on political history , Gütersloh 2005 (therein: Chapter VIII: Greek texts from Egypt , pp. 369–389). Volume III: Briefe , Gütersloh 2006 (therein Chapter VIII: Greek letters from Egypt , pp. 399–427). Volume IV: Omina, oracle, rituals and conjurations , Gütersloh 2008 (therein Chapter IV 4.9.1.3–4.9.1.6: Dream records from the Serapeum - the Katochoi , p. 374–377; Chapter VII: Greek texts from Egypt , p. 417-445). Volume V: Texts on Medicine , Gütersloh 2010 (therein Chapter V: Greek Texts from Egypt , pp. 317-350). Volume VI: grave, coffin, building and votive inscriptions , Gütersloh 2011 (therein Chapter IX: Greek texts from Egypt , pp. 403–436). Volume VII: Hymns, Lamentations and Prayers , Gütersloh 2013 (therein Chapter V: Greek Texts from Egypt , pp. 273-310). Volume VIII: Wisdom Texts , Myths and Epics , Gütersloh 2015 (therein Chapter VII: Greek Texts from Egypt , pp. 479-518).
• Editor: Itzhak F. Fikhman. Economy and society in late ancient Egypt. Small writings (Historia Einzelschriften 192), Steiner, Stuttgart 2006. ISBN 978-3-515-08876-3
• Editor (together with Joachim Friedrich Quack ): Egypt between internal strife and external pressure. The time of Ptolemy VI. to VIII. (International Symposium Heidelberg, September 16-19, 2007) (Philippika 45). Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2011. ISBN 978-3447065047
• with Hans Armin Gärtner , Herwig Görgemanns , Adolf Martin Ritter ) (Eds.): Quaerite faciem eius semper. Studies on the intellectual-historical relationships between antiquity and Christianity. Thank you for Albrecht Dihle on his 85th birthday from the Heidelberg “Church Fathers Colloquium” . Kovač, Hamburg 2008 (Series of Studies on Church History, Volume 8) ISBN 978-3-8300-2749-2
• Governor administration in the Roman Empire. Studies on praefectus Aegypti , Franz Steiner, Stuttgart 2009, ( Historia . Individual writings, issue 175) ISBN 978-3-515-09283-8
• Editor: Egyptian magic and its environment (= Philippika. Altertumswissliche Abhandlungen. Contributions to the Study of Ancient World Cultures 80). Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2015 ISBN 978-3-447-10316-9
• Editor: Hans-Albert Rupprecht. Contributions to legal papyrology. Small fonts. Franz Steiner, Stuttgart 2017 ISBN 978-3-515-11684-8

Web links

• Literature by and about Andrea Jördens in the catalog of the German National Library
• Site by Andrea Jördens at the University of Heidelberg
• Fascinated by holy fonts. Professor Andrea Jördens is the director of the Papyrology Seminar at Heidelberg University.

Individual evidence

1. ^ See obituary for Manfredi in Florence Daily News of December 6, 2011 ; Obituary for Manfredi in La Nazione on December 6, 2011 .
2. ^ Page of the Institute for Papyrology at the University of Heidelberg .
3. ↑ page of the HGV .
4. ↑ page from papyri.info ,
5. ↑ Page from papyri.info about ddbdp .
6. ↑ Page of DCLP .
7. ↑ Page of PapPal .
8. ↑ BOEP on the website of the Institute for Papyrology at the University of Heidelberg .