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The picture shows a piece of limestone with a drawing of a mouse sitting in front of a table of offerings, smelling the fragrance of a lotus flower which she holds in her hand. Opposite of the table is a cat, holding a fan.

A charming #Egyptian drawing of a #cat acting as a servant to a #mouse. Drawings of animals acting as people were meant as satire of the society and politics.
Dating 13th/12th century BC, probably from Deir el-Medina, #Egypt.

📷 Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels
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Exhibition sign for Thanks for Typing showing a woman in a drawing typing on a typewriter. Portrait of Melville in background beyond placard

Melville painting

Great exhibition on women and typing at the Houghton Library at Harvard. Spent some time there and also helped an undergrad with his manual typewriting! Melville is always watching.

Photo of Hebrew matrices

Title page: Multiplicity of Scripture

It's taken far too long, but I'm so glad that I finally sat down to read @theodunkelgrun.bsky.social's incredible book on the Plantin Polyglot. It's on so much more than that - a whole chapter on Bomberg (those matrices 😍) lots on the burning of the Talmud/beginning of expurgation, & so much more!

My photo shows a small clay aryballos (oil flask) in the form of a hedgehog. It has a rounded, squat body with a long pointed snout. At the top of the body is a small spout for filling with oil. Sculpted details include eyes and ears ears. The light tan surface is painted with dark spots representing the hedgehog’s spines. It measures 4.8 cm in length and 3 cm in height. Dated circa 550 BC. From Naucratis, Egypt.

Tiny terracotta aryballos (oil flask) in the form of a hedgehog.

East Greek from Naucratis, Egypt, 550 BC.

British Museum 📷 by me

#Archaeology

Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages - Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies Applications for classes starting in Trinity Term 2026 are now open! (Deadline: 10 April 2026 12pm UK time; you can check time-zone comparisons on sites such as this one; Oxford dates of term are avai...

Applications are now open for Trinity Term 2026 classes with our Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages! Be sure to #Apply by noon on Apr. 10th, UK time!
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#languagelearning #oxford #jewishhistory

Drawing of a stylised person upper half with angular forms

Cubist Head (1917) by Belgian artist Marthe Donas, pioneer of avant-garde art #WomensArt

Picture XVI, The Great Gate of Kiev. Stage set for Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition in Friedrich Theater, Dessau., 1928 #wassilykandinsky #vasilykandinsky

The NAPS program has been posted. I am chairing and presenting. custom.cvent.com/DADF18846EBF...

Lead exposure in the Roman Empire: a review of the written, material, and bioarchaeological evidence | Journal of Roman Archaeology | Cambridge Core Lead exposure in the Roman Empire: a review of the written, material, and bioarchaeological evidence

A new review reassesses lead use and exposure in the Roman world, integrating texts, archaeology, and bioarchaeology. The findings challenge long-held assumptions about poisoned wine and instead highlight everyday domestic sources.

#RomanEmpire #Bioarchaeology #AncientHealth

I don't buy Blench's story on this. While the koine thing proposed by Carles Múrcia could very well be true, the Roman period seems way too late. (second half of the first millennium BCE looks better and would coincide with the Numidian states if you really need an imperial context)

I requested a bunch of chapters through interlibrary loan this morning. They all just came in some 10 hours after I placed the requests... courtesy of the University of Tasmania's ILL services. Man, I love international research collaboration.

Thanks. I will edit my article draft accordingly.

But the country adjective has no larger meaning for Berber specialists?

His usage really confused me.

It's from Lucas 2007, on Jespersen's Cycle in Arabic and Berber.

I'm wondering because I was going to cite his UL... KRA example as an example of potential influence of the Egyptian discontinuous negative particle, in my article giving a new etymology to the Egyptian.

Thanks!

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@maartenkossmann.bsky.social @lameensouag.bsky.social is there a difference between the phrase "Kabyle Algerian" and "Algerian Kabyle", when describing the language?

I just read the former in scholarship. But, the latter sounds more natural to me, and I found examples of both through Google.

Luminescence dating confirms Roman-era gold mines in the Eastern Pyrenees A study by the UAB and the University of A Coruña has succeeded in demonstrating the existence of Roman-era alluvial gold mines in the Eastern Pyrenees. The discovery was made possible by dating two s...

Luminescence dating confirms Roman-era gold mines in the Eastern Pyrenees. #Archaeology
phys.org/news/2026-02...

Graphic of now available book "Humor in the Historical Works of Tacitus" by Emma Warhover

"Humor in the Historical Works of Tacitus" is now available! This literary study explores how the ancient Roman historian incorporated humor into his work and unveils the significance of those motifs. Grab a copy here: buff.ly/i2iODwt

New insights into nineteenth-century ASL benjamins.com/catalog/dia.... #linguistics #signedlanguages #ASL

The Election of Pope Leo XIV: The Last Surprise of Pope Francis *Advance Praise & Reviews* “I cannot imagine a better duo to tell the exciting story of the election of Leo XIV, the first American-born pope.  Gifted journalists, expert storytellers, and the mos...

Out now --

New book digging into the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV.
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If you have a PhD (or equiv.) & like advising and teaching undergrads, this is the job for you.

Great pay, flexible course design, a wonderful liberal arts community, & lots of students to support!

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Hautala, Roman. Masters of the Earth: A History of the Golden Horde, 1219–1502. London: Reaktion Books, 2026.
reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/masters...

#mongolsky
#tengri
#medievalsky

Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions found in Egypt’s Valley of Kings About 30 Tamili and Prakrit inscriptions were found in rock-cut tombs in Egypt’s Valley of Kings, dating to the 1st–3rd centuries AD. Scholars say the find underscores India-Roman trade, merchant netw...

"Thirty Tamili and Prakrit inscriptions reveal 2,000-year-old India-Egypt trade."

Such amazing evidence about this cultural contact!

#Egyptology #AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky
www.deccanherald.com/india/thirty...

This is a great library to work in for anyone who has research needs related to Cairo, and they have a guest house for visiting scholars: www.ideo-cairo.org/en/research/... 📚👇

PhD student grant (3 years) on the evolution of written communication My team recruits a PhD student to work under the supervision of Olivier Morin on the evolution of written communication, within a project jointly led by Olivier Morin, Hugo Mercier, and Marc Allassonn...

CALL: a PhD grant (3 years) to do a PhD with me at @cognitionens.bsky.social on the evolution of graphic codes. euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/410213

Are AI-generated summaries suitable for studying and research? Despite didactic, ethical, and environmental concerns, the use of GenAI is on the rise in academia. For most applications, the jury is still out on whether and how they will benefit education and rese...

Tired of AI hype posts? You might like my sober assessment of whether AI-generated summaries are suitable for studying and research. Spoiler alert, they are not.

The text is primarily aimed at students and researchers, but has much broader relevance. So share freely!: www.tue.nl/en/our-unive...

M. Camargo Guarnieri: Dansa Brasileira [score video] - Andree-Ann Deschenes YouTube video by aadpiano

What a great piano piece. Short, fun, and in "Tempo di Samba."

"Dansa Brasileira," by 20th c. composer Mozart Camargo Guarnieri.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=kskA...

@k8shep.bsky.social look at what I just stumbled across at my local public library!

M. Camargo Guarnieri: Dansa Brasileira [score video] - Andree-Ann Deschenes YouTube video by aadpiano

What a great piano piece. Short, fun, and in "Tempo di Samba."

"Dansa Brasileira," by 20th c. composer Mozart Camargo Guarnieri.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=kskA...