By subscribing, you agree to Substack's Terms of Use, and acknowledge its Information Collection Notice and Privacy Policy. Today, we are awarding a $50K First Letters Prize to Erwin Nieuwlaar for his work on PHerc. 343 (Biblioteca Nazionale di Napoli). He found the first ever text to be read in this carbonised, still-rolled scroll since it was buried in AD 79. Congratulations, Erwin! ...