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The account of Syriaca.org. Syriac Studies, Digital Humanities, Linked Open Data, Digital Cultural Heritage Preservation.

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Mark Letteney @letteney.bsky.social · Aug 21

The Ancient Mediterranean Incarceration Database is live at historyofincarceration.com.

Both the platform and the data are very much a work in progress, and we will continually update it over the coming years. I hope that it is useful, and if you would like to contribute, please do be in touch.

Ancient Mediterranean Incarceration

Ancient Mediterranean Incarceration online database

historyofincarceration.com

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Gorgias Press @gorgiaspress.bsky.social · Jul 29

#Congratulations to Prof. Alison Salvesen who has been elected as a Fellow of the British Academy. Alison has worked closely with us over the years, publishing a monograph, edited volumes, and as part of our Antioch Bible Translation Oversight Committee.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/fellows/prof...

Professor Alison Salvesen FBA

Early Jewish and Christian translation and reception of the Hebrew Bible (third century BCE – eighth century CE)

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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Syriaca Nexus @syriaca.bsky.social · Jul 12

Syriaca.org has been committed to curating linked data in the field of Syriac studies for over a decade. We are thrilled to see researchers using this infrastructure to do amazing work!

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Dr Renske Janssen🟥 @renskejanssen.bsky.social · Jun 17

Exciting news! @unileiden.bsky.social now has its very own Leiden Center for the Study of Ancient Religions (L*CeSAR), run by my wonderful colleagues Kim Beerden and Rafał Matuszewski. Working on ancient religion, and looking to connect? Check out the website: ancientreligions.lucdh.nl

Website of the Leiden Center for the Study of Ancient Religions. The text reads: "
Leiden Center for the Study of Ancient Religions

L*CeSAR is a network that aims to foster academic exchange among researchers working on ancient religions in Leiden and beyond. The Center seeks to become a hub for interdisciplinary collaboration, bringing together scholars from Leiden University and other Dutch universities, and offering a platform for scholarly dialogue and the dissemination of knowledge."

At the bottom, two clickable buttons read "Who are we?" and "What we do?". At the top, the horizontal menu reads "Home", "About us", "Activities" and "Contact Us"

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Mateusz Fafinski @calthalas.bsky.social · Jun 17

Roman Empire did not end in 476.

Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · Jun 17

What’s common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?

Not everything you think should be said out loud.

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Syriaca Nexus @syriaca.bsky.social · Jun 16

The ODH has been indispensable to the DH research we all depend on. Thank you for your vision and support. #ThanksBrett

Syriaca Nexus @syriaca.bsky.social · Jun 16

#ThanksBrett

@copticscript.bsky.social @copticscript.bsky.social · Jun 13

We wouldn't be here if it weren't for @brettbobley.bsky.social 's forward-thinking, strategic-thinking, in founding @neh-odh.bsky.social #ThanksBrett

Jennifer Serventi @jenserventi.bsky.social · Jun 13

*sigh* It's too soon, but on the day of his retirement from public service, I think that it's important to recognize the contributions of Brett Bobley to the work of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the field. #ThanksBrett for your leadership, your good cheer & your home-baked goods.

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HMML @visithmml.bsky.social · Jun 16

Digitization & cataloging are complete for three #Syriac #manuscripts in the collection of the Diocese of Adiabene of the Ancient Church of the East in Erbil, Iraq. One colophon testifies to the scribe's recent escape from the Sayfo genocide during WWI.

Learn more: hmml.org/collections/...

Carpet page with a cross, in a manuscript containing the Syriac Túrgāme by ʻAbdíšoʻ bar Bríkā. (DAACE 00001, fol. 49r)

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Andrew Mark Henry @andrewmarkhenry.bsky.social · Jun 13

Absolutely ecstatic to announce that we here at Religion for Breakfast are offering an online Intro to Coptic class...using the Gospel of Thomas as the primary text! Taught by the amazing scholar of early Christianity Dr. Lydia Bremer-McCollum. Learn more here: www.religiondepartment.com/coptic

Learning Coptic Through the Gospel of Thomas

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Syriaca Nexus @syriaca.bsky.social · Jun 11

Free Workshop: Digital Encoding for Syriac Studies

Syriaca.org invites applications for a virtual workshop on “Digital Encoding for Syriac Studies” on Tuesday, July 29th and Thursday, July 31, 2025.

For details and registration information, see blog.syriaca.org/2025/06/digi...

Digital Encoding for Syriac Studies: A Virtual Workshop (July 29-31, 2025) – Project News from Syriaca.org

blog.syriaca.org

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