Descrizione del progetto
Un viaggio nell’antico commercio dei Tamil
Nelle antiche corti reali dell’India meridionale, il commercio indo-romano (I-IV secolo d.C.) ha plasmato paesaggi economici e storici, conservati nella letteratura antica dei Tamil. Sostenuto dal programma di azioni Marie Skłodowska-Curie, il progetto MARITAMIL studierà questo ricco patrimonio concentrando l’attenzione sul testo Paṭṭiṉappālai. In particolare, il progetto offre un’edizione critica accompagnata da un’analisi approfondita di questa fonte unica, che ritrae Pukār, un porto di cruciale importanza dove le navi greche scambiavano oro con pepe. MARITAMIL getta un ponte tra discipline diverse, come la letteratura, la storia e l’archeologia, per ridefinire la storia dei primi Tamil e il commercio nell’Oceano Indiano. La traduzione commentata eseguita dal progetto promette di illuminare la comunità di ricerca globale, fornendo nuovi indizi sull’epoca indo-romana e sull’antichità nell’Asia monsonica.
Obiettivo
MARITAMIL seeks to unravel the economic and historical significance of Old Tamil literary sources composed in the ancient South Indian royal courts, which actively engaged in the Indo-Roman trade between the 1st and 4th centuries AD. This epoch marked a pivotal juncture in the region’s history, as evidenced by the rich literary heritage of the Old Tamil Caṅkam corpus, since the economic opportunities inherent in trade relations led to the emergence of ‘early kingdoms’ and triggered their economic rise. The project aims at preparing a new critical edition of the text called Paṭṭiṉappālai from the surviving manuscripts (palm-leaf and paper) accompanied by an exhaustive philological and historical analysis. This unique source provides a window into the life of Pukār, a port on the southern shores of India, where, according to the Tamil texts, Greek ships arrive laden with precious gold and depart carrying the coveted cargo of pepper. The goal is to rethink our conception of early Tamil history and maritime trade with the countries participating in Indian Ocean trade by bringing together sources kept apart and utilised by separate disciplines such as history of literature, history, and archaeology. A new annotated translation will introduce this text to the international research community engaged in Indo-Roman trade and highlight it as a crucial source text for analysing the Monsoon Asia region in antiquity.
Campo scientifico
Parole chiave
Programma(i)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Meccanismo di finanziamento
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European FellowshipsCoordinatore
20148 Hamburg
Germania