Zur Erwerbung der Bremer Papyrussammlung und des Apollonios-Archivs

Abstract In the past, there have been contradictory statements about the acquisition of the Bremer Papyri, particularly in respect of their relationship to the “Deutsches Papyruskartell”. The article reconstructs in detail the history of the Bremen collection and the beginning of the Gießen collection by publishing the relevant documents held by Deutsches Archäologisches Insitut in Cairo and the state and university library Bremen