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First complete Herculaneum scroll read (announcement)

Vesuvius Challenge, 2026. scrollprize.org.

The Vesuvius Challenge announcement of 25 June 2026 that PHerc. 1667 (the community's Scroll 4) had been digitally unrolled and read end to end, with the PHerc. Paris. 4 and PHerc. 139 results.

MYS0D367N4W34X9 · mystery · click to copyMHerculaneum Papyri and the Vesuvius ChallengeWeb pageCopy of PHerc. 1667 (Vesuvius Challenge Scroll 4)Checked against the original0

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Date of the announcement, holder of the roll and the summary of the text.

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Vesuvius Challenge (2026). First complete Herculaneum scroll read (announcement). scrollprize.org. https://scrollprize.org/firstscroll
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