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荷兰一名研究人员在一本图书馆图书的书页夹层中，发现了一件极为罕见的荷马史诗《奥德赛》残片，其历史可追溯至1700多年前。
该发现由荷兰拉德堡德大学的马克·德·克赖伊博士做出，当时他正参与一项研究并整理乌得勒支大学所藏古代手稿的项目。据当地媒体报道，他大约在两年前就有了这一发现，但该校直到本周才正式公布这一成果。
据该校发布的新闻稿称，德·克赖伊在研究该大学20世纪中期购入的一批早期基督教手稿藏品时发现了这张小纸条。起初，研究人员认为它是7世纪的纸张碎片。该藏品中此前已发现过几件类似的埃及出土残片。
但身为希腊语教师的德·克赖伊认出了纸上的部分文字，确认其出自荷马的《奥德赛》。
“每个学习希腊语的人都会学习荷马，”德·克赖伊在接受荷兰媒体RTV乌得勒支采访时说道。
该校表示，研究人员已将该残片的年代追溯至公元300年左右，目前全球现存的同类残片仅约30件。
“我拥有世界上最棒的工作，”德·克赖伊告诉RTV乌得勒支，“我就是个寻宝猎人。每天都能发现些有趣的东西，这次就是其中之一。”
该校称，这件残片原本出自一整套《奥德赛》袖珍珍本，曾属于埃及法尤姆绿洲的某位居民。RTV乌得勒支介绍，该残片尺寸约与一张扑克牌相当。据该媒体报道，残片已褪色并带有水渍，正反两面都有文字。
![乌得勒支大学拍摄的羊皮纸《奥德赛》残片背面。乌得勒支大学]()
该残片来自《奥德赛》第12卷，内容是奥德修斯讲述他饥饿的船员们啃食太阳神阿波罗圣牛的故事。这一情节在整部史诗中处于中间位置。德·克赖伊对RTV乌得勒支表示，由于书籍是从外向内磨损的，该残片出自这一部分也合乎情理。
“《奥德赛》里有太多枯燥的篇章，”德·克赖伊说，“而这一段恰好非常精彩。”
1,700-year-old fragment of “Odyssey” discovered between pages of a library book
September 17, 2026 / 9:22 AM EDT / CBS News
A researcher in the Netherlands found an incredibly rare fragment of Homer’s epic “Odyssey” that is over 1,700 years old sandwiched between the pages of a library book.
The find was made by Dr. Mark de Kreij, of Radboud University in the Netherlands, while he participated in a project to study and publish ancient manuscripts held by Utrecht University. He made the find about two years ago, local media reported, but the university only announced the discovery this week.
De Kreij identified the tiny slip of paper while looking at a collection of early Christian manuscripts purchased by the university in the mid-20th century, according to a news release from the institution. At first, researchers thought it was a piece of paper from the 7th century. Several similar fragments, in Egyptian, had already been found in the collection.
A fragment of the “Odyssey” on parchment as photographed by Utrecht University. Utrecht University
But De Kreij, a Greek teacher, recognized some of the the language on the paper and identified it as a part of Homer’s “Odyssey.”
“Everyone who learns Greek learns Homer,” De Kreij told Dutch media outlet RTV Utrecht.
Researchers were able to date the fragment back to about 300 AD, the university said, and only about 30 such fragments exist worldwide.
“I have the best job in the world,” De Kreij told RTV Utrecht. “I am a treasure hunter. Every day you find something nice. This is one of them.”
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The piece of paper would have come from a pocket edition of the complete poem, the university said, owned by someone living in Egypt’s Faiyum oasis. RTV Utrecht described the fragment as about the size of a playing card. The fragment is discolored and has moisture stains, according to the outlet. Both sides have writing on them.
The back of a fragment of the “Odyssey” on parchment as photographed by Utrecht University. Utrecht University
The fragment is from the 12th book of the “Odyssey,” where Odysseus tells the tale of his starving sailors devouring cattle that are sacred to the Sun God, Apollo. This moment comes about halfway through the poem. De Kreij told RTV Utrecht that because books wear from the outside in, it makes sense that the fragment would be from that portion.
“There are so many boring parts in the “Odyssey,” De Kreij said. “This happens to be a really fun passage.”
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