Blau's Dictionary of Mediaeval Judaeo-Arabic Texts online 👀

I feel like there's such a huge difference between Hungarian in news articles and spoken Hungarian...

Interviews are a much better way for me to learn, right now, because they're basically speech written down, versus the elaborate grammatical constructions of news articles.

Poster for the Badè Museum's Fall 2025 - Spring 2026 Lecture Series for Disability in the Ancient Middle East and Mediterranean.

Starting next Thursday at 5:30pm BST (9:30am PST), the Badè Museum will kick off it's new Lecture Series. Co-sponsored by the Archaeological Research Facility @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, the Series will explore Disability in the Ancient Middle East and Mediterranean. (1/4)

@almostconverge.kozterulethasznalatienge.day @sleepylinguist.bsky.social

Do you have any good recommendations for online Hungarian-language publications that do interviews with interesting people (especially intellectuals and the arts)?

I like this content and it would be good practice for me.

Remains of the Temple of the god Pelusius discovered in the ancient city of Pelusium in Egypt: a massive structure with canals connected to the Nile After six years of archaeological excavation work at the Tell el-Farama site, located in the ancient city of Pelusium in the north of the Sinai Peninsula, the Egyptian archaeological mission under the...

Fascinating temple of Pelusius discovered in Pelusium.

Was in use from 2nd c. BCE through 6th c. CE.

#Egyptology #ClassicsBlueSky #AncientBlueSky
www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/04/r...

My thoughts exactly!!

The John Rylands Library to stage first ever international exhibition in North America - About Manchester The John Rylands Library will make history in 2026 by taking its first major international exhibition to North America, showcasing one of the world's most

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A must-see if you're anywhere near Austin, TX!

John Rylands Library is loaning star objects for an exhibition opening this month.

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#ClassicsBlueSky #AncientBlueSky #Egyptology
aboutmanchester.co.uk/the-john-ryl...

New Archaeological Discovery in Minia Revives the Secrets of Oxyrhynchus During the Roman Era | Sada Elbalad The Spanish archaeological mission from the University of Barcelona and the Institute of Ancient Near East, led by Dr. Maite Mascort and Dr. Esther Pons Mellado,

Roman-era tomb includes the Catalogue of Ships from the Iliad! 😲

#Egyptology #ClassicsBlueSky #AncientBlueSky
see.news/new-archaeol...

Remains of the Temple of the god Pelusius discovered in the ancient city of Pelusium in Egypt: a massive structure with canals connected to the Nile After six years of archaeological excavation work at the Tell el-Farama site, located in the ancient city of Pelusium in the north of the Sinai Peninsula, the Egyptian archaeological mission under the...

Fascinating temple of Pelusius discovered in Pelusium.

Was in use from 2nd c. BCE through 6th c. CE.

#Egyptology #ClassicsBlueSky #AncientBlueSky
www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/04/r...

In Memoriam Wolfgang Schenkel (1936–2026).

#Egyptology
aaew.bbaw.de/projekt/nach...

Archaeologists Discover That Structures Buried at 14 Meters Depth Exist in the Ancient Egyptian City of Buto in the Northwestern Nile Delta A multidisciplinary team of archaeologists and geophysicists has managed to detect buried structures from the Twenty-Sixth Dynasty (Saite Period) at the site of Tell el-Fara’in, the ancient Buto, in t...

"[For] about 1,500 years... [Buto] was practically abandoned...

"That absence of occupation, possibly linked to changes in the course of the Nile, caused the oldest layers to become buried... making traditional research difficult."

#Egyptology #AncientBlueSky
www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/03/a...

Here is the cover of my forthcoming book with University of Arizona Press! Can’t wait to see it in person

Veiled Power: How Rosenwald Teachers Quietly Shaped the Civil Rights Movement Omar Wasow∗ Jacob M. Grumbach∗ April 1, 2026 Abstract What precipitates the collapse of seemingly durable social orders like Jim Crow? During the 1920s, approximately 5,000 “Rosenwald Schools” were built across the rural South through a partnership between philanthropist Julius Rosenwald and Black communities who raised matching funds, donated land, and petitioned local governments. Local elites saw vocational training that would preserve the racial order. We argue Black educators used this accommodationist cover to build veiled capacity: organizational infrastructure for collective action behind a veil of compliance. Counties with more Rosenwald Schools show greater civil rights protest in the 1960s. Mediation analysis reveals that pre-existing social capital predicted protest through Rosenwald teacher placements, not enrollment. Instrumental variable models suggest the effect is not driven by community selection. Moving from no Rosenwald teachers to the 75th percentile predicts 45% more protest. The political effects of education may depend less on what elites intend than on what educators build where elites cannot see.

Excited to share new paper w/ @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social: "Veiled Power: How Rosenwald Teachers Quietly Shaped the Civil Rights Movement"

The puzzle: did ~5,000 segregated schools built in rural South emphasizing “manual labor” strengthen or weaken Jim Crow? 🧵 omarwasow.com/wasow_grumba...

‘A wow moment’: ancient Romanian gold helmet returned in plea deal with theft suspects Prosecutors unveil artefact linked to lost Dacian civilisation after it was stolen from Dutch museum last year

Marvellous news! www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Archaeologists Discover That Structures Buried at 14 Meters Depth Exist in the Ancient Egyptian City of Buto in the Northwestern Nile Delta A multidisciplinary team of archaeologists and geophysicists has managed to detect buried structures from the Twenty-Sixth Dynasty (Saite Period) at the site of Tell el-Fara’in, the ancient Buto, in t...

"[For] about 1,500 years... [Buto] was practically abandoned...

"That absence of occupation, possibly linked to changes in the course of the Nile, caused the oldest layers to become buried... making traditional research difficult."

#Egyptology #AncientBlueSky
www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/03/a...

In Memoriam Wolfgang Schenkel (1936–2026).

#Egyptology
aaew.bbaw.de/projekt/nach...

In #Nobiin :

"Tadpole"

àmànégéd

< ámán (water) + égéd (sheep)

Lit. 'water sheep'

Frequently asked questions about the missing Georgetown Metro station Following the 20th anniversary of Zachary Schrag’s The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro, and the 50th anniversary of the first Metrorail service, Schrag offers his best answers ...

This is a masterclass in weighing historical evidence for a public audience. @zacharyschrag.bsky.social 🗃️

The Missouri, America's Longest River - Nebraska Press Following the success of the Center for Western Studies’ first foray into river histories, Heartland River: A Cultural and Environmental History of the Big...

It’s publication day! The Missouri, America’s Longest River: A Cultural and Environmental History comes out today, featuring my chapter—“The Colonization of Montana’s Milk River Valley, 1879-1889”—that I began during my MA @umontana.bsky.social for my thesis. Check it out!

Image from recent National Geographic, showing a signet ring recovered from a shipwreck of the Croatian coast. Caption: a gold signet ring bears what is probably the image of emperor Heraclius who ruled Byzantium from 610-641

Fantastic cover story in this month’s NatGeo mag (I still get it in print) on the discovery near Croatia of a 7th c. Byzantine shipwreck laden with artifacts, like this signet likely bearing the image of Heraclius, whose reign, 610-641, witnessed an epic war with Sassanid Persia & the rise of Islam.

Drought, Conflict and the Use of Historical Data and Methodologies in Interdisciplinary Palaeoclimatic Research - Climatic Change Climatic Change - A major challenge in the interdisciplinary study of past climates is ensuring that evidence and data relating to different disciplines are analysed effectively using appropriate...

An article last year claimed that tree-ring data shows a link between drought and late Roman conflicts such as the "Barbarian Conspiracy" of 367. We show problems with such claims and appeal for interdisciplinary palaeoclimatic research to respect historical method.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Drought, Conflict and the Use of Historical Data and Methodologies in Interdisciplinary Palaeoclimatic Research - Climatic Change Climatic Change - A major challenge in the interdisciplinary study of past climates is ensuring that evidence and data relating to different disciplines are analysed effectively using appropriate...

History without historians is doomed to fail. With an interdisciplinary team of scholars we show how the purported link between late Roman conflicts and drought has been misunderstood. We also outline a path forward in the use of sources in paleoclimatic research.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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A similar saying in Tamazight (SE Morocco):

"iẓ̌ẓ̌iž ġf ixf-nnk a bu-tfullust"

(feather on your head, chicken thief)

The short story: stolen chickens, everybody gathers, village chief climbs on a bench, looks over the crowd, utters these words; the guilty reaches to brush-off non-existent feather.

AGDAL. « Per Africae gentes, deserta atque loca ». New perspectives on ancient Amazigh onomastics (toponymy, ethnonymy, anthroponymy) and Amazigh historical linguistics. Barcino Monographica Orientalia 29, Series Libyca 1, IPOA, Edicions de la Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, 265 pp.

Important new publication of historical Berber lingusitics, esp. onomastics. Edited and organized by the brilliant Carles Múrcia (not on here, I think), with, among many others, articles by @lameensouag.bsky.social and myself.

Table with Jewish (LXX, Rabbinic), Syriac, Samaritan, and Arabic letter names. The reconstructed forms are *ʾā́lap; *bēt; *gī́mal; *dā́lat; *hē; *wāw; *zay(n); *ḥēt; *ṭēt; *yōd, *yōt; *kap; *lā́mad, *lā́bad; *mīm, *mēm; *nūn; *simkat; *ʿayn; *pē; *ṣādē; *qōp; *rēš; *šīn; *tāw.

Hey, I reconstructed some #Aramaic letter names! Going back to around 500 BCE, I guess. The similarity to #Greek is usually explained via #Phoenician, but we don't actually have any Phoenician letter names AFAIK.

The mosaics shows a basket with seven snails inside. One snail is falling out of the basket, another one is depicted in front of the basket.

For #MosaicMonday a detail of a mosaic in the basilica of Aquileia depicting #snails in a basket.
The meaning of the motif is unclear. It was suggested that it is a symbol of resurrection, as snails are hibernating animals. But it was also argued that the motif is a symbolic ...🧵1/2

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Alexander Kluge, auteur et artisan du Nouveau cinéma allemand, est mort à l’âge de 94 ans Le penseur et artiste a œuvré aux côtés de Schöndorf ou Fassbinder à renouveler le septième art tout autant que la littérature outre-Rhin. Il est décédé mercredi 25 mars à Munich, a annoncé son éditeur.

Alexander Kluge, auteur et artisan du Nouveau cinéma allemand, est mort à l’âge de 94 ans

Education in Religious Contexts of Late Antiquity Cambridge Core - Religion: General Interest - Education in Religious Contexts of Late Antiquity

🗣️ new Element in Religion in Late Antiquity! 🗣️

@monikaamsler.bsky.social's EDUCATION IN RELIGIOUS CONTEXTS OF LATE ANTIQUITY

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www.cambridge.org/core/element...

From Spanish adobe, from Arabic اَلطُّوب (aṭ-ṭūb), from Sahidic Coptic ⲧⲱⲃⲉ (tōbe, “brick”), from Demotic Egyptian O39⁠b-2⁠t (tb, “brick”), from Egyptian Db b t O39 (ḏbt, “brick, block, ingot”).

No doubt you all knew this already