Andrew A.N. Deloucas
@aandeloucas.com
I am a Ph.D. candidate in Assyriology at Harvard University. I write on Bronze Age cities of Mesopotamia and their civic, economic, and legal institutions.
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Are you looking to read more about Ea-nāṣir, the Bronze Age, or Mesopotamia?
I archive many of my Bluesky threads here: www.aandeloucas.com/conversations
I archive many of my Bluesky threads here: www.aandeloucas.com/conversations
It's looking like Imgur-Ninurta is Lu-Ninurta's granduncle, so I guess family*
So whose archives do we have from House I?
We have the archives of the Imgur-Ninurta family and the Lu-Ninurta family. Even though these families lived there only in the last 5 years of the building's history, it's their history that we have.
We have the archives of the Imgur-Ninurta family and the Lu-Ninurta family. Even though these families lived there only in the last 5 years of the building's history, it's their history that we have.
February 11, 2026 at 2:57 AM
It's looking like Imgur-Ninurta is Lu-Ninurta's granduncle, so I guess family*
On the edge of Bluesky trying to carve out a little piece of the Internet for Mesopotamian studies at the nexus between Archaeology, History, and Classics 🥹
February 9, 2026 at 4:52 AM
On the edge of Bluesky trying to carve out a little piece of the Internet for Mesopotamian studies at the nexus between Archaeology, History, and Classics 🥹
We can securely attribute 13 texts to House I from 1793 to 1733 BCE. Scholars have assumed that the property belonged to Ilum-naši because it was divided amongst his sons.
But other than that one single text dividing the estate, we have zero evidence of Ilum-naši. What gives?
But other than that one single text dividing the estate, we have zero evidence of Ilum-naši. What gives?
I've been obsessing over House I at Nippur. Through a handful of texts excavated back in 1951-52, we're able to reconstruct the division of an estate from the years 1742 to 1733 BCE, dating to the last years of Nippur in the Old Babylonian period.
February 7, 2026 at 9:50 PM
We can securely attribute 13 texts to House I from 1793 to 1733 BCE. Scholars have assumed that the property belonged to Ilum-naši because it was divided amongst his sons.
But other than that one single text dividing the estate, we have zero evidence of Ilum-naši. What gives?
But other than that one single text dividing the estate, we have zero evidence of Ilum-naši. What gives?
Reminder that I'm in my 30s: informing everyone at the doctor's office how grateful I am for the shoehorn they placed next to the stadiometer
February 5, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Reminder that I'm in my 30s: informing everyone at the doctor's office how grateful I am for the shoehorn they placed next to the stadiometer
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Aeschylus, Me, a Mario
the father of Greek Kart player
tragedy
🤝
Getting smoked by a turtle shell
the father of Greek Kart player
tragedy
🤝
Getting smoked by a turtle shell
February 4, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Aeschylus, Me, a Mario
the father of Greek Kart player
tragedy
🤝
Getting smoked by a turtle shell
the father of Greek Kart player
tragedy
🤝
Getting smoked by a turtle shell
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Announcing—LatinCy Readers v.1.0.2, i.e. LatinCy-powered corpus readers for Latin text collections. Quickly get sentences, lines, words annotated for lemma, POS, morphology, NER, etc. Supporting .txt, .xml, .tess, .conllu, and more. github.com/diyclassics/... #digiclass #nlproc
February 2, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Announcing—LatinCy Readers v.1.0.2, i.e. LatinCy-powered corpus readers for Latin text collections. Quickly get sentences, lines, words annotated for lemma, POS, morphology, NER, etc. Supporting .txt, .xml, .tess, .conllu, and more. github.com/diyclassics/... #digiclass #nlproc
Great question, 1742-1733 BCE was the height of political tension between Nippur and its state administration under the Babylonian king Samsu-iluna, the son of Hammurabi.
In 1742 BCE, the kingdom of Babylon erupted in revolts by no fewer than three major leaders: Rim-Sin, Iluni and Rim-Anum.
In 1742 BCE, the kingdom of Babylon erupted in revolts by no fewer than three major leaders: Rim-Sin, Iluni and Rim-Anum.
Was there any hot gossip?
February 3, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Great question, 1742-1733 BCE was the height of political tension between Nippur and its state administration under the Babylonian king Samsu-iluna, the son of Hammurabi.
In 1742 BCE, the kingdom of Babylon erupted in revolts by no fewer than three major leaders: Rim-Sin, Iluni and Rim-Anum.
In 1742 BCE, the kingdom of Babylon erupted in revolts by no fewer than three major leaders: Rim-Sin, Iluni and Rim-Anum.
I've been obsessing over House I at Nippur. Through a handful of texts excavated back in 1951-52, we're able to reconstruct the division of an estate from the years 1742 to 1733 BCE, dating to the last years of Nippur in the Old Babylonian period.
February 3, 2026 at 5:31 AM
I've been obsessing over House I at Nippur. Through a handful of texts excavated back in 1951-52, we're able to reconstruct the division of an estate from the years 1742 to 1733 BCE, dating to the last years of Nippur in the Old Babylonian period.
Your boy is going to Baghdad to give a paper at the 71st Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale 😈
February 2, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Your boy is going to Baghdad to give a paper at the 71st Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale 😈
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When was the southern Levant first called Palestine (plst) (hint: around 1100 BCE)? What did ancient Israelites share with related peoples like Arameans, Philistines and Judahites? This chapter of my forthcoming Peoples Beyond Empires: A History of Ancient Israel, Judah and Palestine, lays it out
Origins of Israel and Palestine
►Creating your own intellectual framework: Write “state” and “people/population group” at the top of a piece of paper, list the characteristics of each that come to mind, and circle any places they ov...
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February 1, 2026 at 2:30 PM
When was the southern Levant first called Palestine (plst) (hint: around 1100 BCE)? What did ancient Israelites share with related peoples like Arameans, Philistines and Judahites? This chapter of my forthcoming Peoples Beyond Empires: A History of Ancient Israel, Judah and Palestine, lays it out
Kerry captures the energy, history, and now daily life of Minnesota in another showstopper of an essay. If there's one thing to read today, it's this:
January 23, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Kerry captures the energy, history, and now daily life of Minnesota in another showstopper of an essay. If there's one thing to read today, it's this:
Students at my wife's work are learning about cuneiform this week, which means I'm on translation duty.
It's not the student's name, but that clay tablet says "Gary Figs". Don't use Google for your cuneiform lesson plans, folks!
It's not the student's name, but that clay tablet says "Gary Figs". Don't use Google for your cuneiform lesson plans, folks!
January 22, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Students at my wife's work are learning about cuneiform this week, which means I'm on translation duty.
It's not the student's name, but that clay tablet says "Gary Figs". Don't use Google for your cuneiform lesson plans, folks!
It's not the student's name, but that clay tablet says "Gary Figs". Don't use Google for your cuneiform lesson plans, folks!
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Article o'the day: "The Legend of Ea-Naṣir": How a Babylonian Businessman Became an Internet Meme, in the Journal of Contemporary Archaeology
discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
The Legend of Ea-Naṣir" How a Babylonian Businessman Became an Internet Meme
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January 21, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Article o'the day: "The Legend of Ea-Naṣir": How a Babylonian Businessman Became an Internet Meme, in the Journal of Contemporary Archaeology
discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
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Why did Hammurabi write his law code?
(Music: Song of the Water, Al Andalus Ensemble)
(Music: Song of the Water, Al Andalus Ensemble)
January 21, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Why did Hammurabi write his law code?
(Music: Song of the Water, Al Andalus Ensemble)
(Music: Song of the Water, Al Andalus Ensemble)
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A few years ago, Brian Rose gave me a tour of the Penn Museum. One of my favorite items is this clay brick from ca. 2000 BCE, Ur (Iraq). I show it on the first day of classes because reconstructing the lives of ancient people often means working from the small impressions we all leave on the earth 👣
January 19, 2026 at 8:39 PM
A few years ago, Brian Rose gave me a tour of the Penn Museum. One of my favorite items is this clay brick from ca. 2000 BCE, Ur (Iraq). I show it on the first day of classes because reconstructing the lives of ancient people often means working from the small impressions we all leave on the earth 👣
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Just published a paper on the complaint tablet to Ea-nāṣir meme, the decade-old tumblr in-joke that continues to impact the public understanding of the ancient world. Paywalled but email me if you want a copy. 🏺
January 15, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Just published a paper on the complaint tablet to Ea-nāṣir meme, the decade-old tumblr in-joke that continues to impact the public understanding of the ancient world. Paywalled but email me if you want a copy. 🏺
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Last week on Ancient Office Hours, Dr. @egarcmol.bsky.social, an Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, discussed specializing in the Seleucid Empire, challenges of working with limited historical records, and his course on gaming and ancient history.
January 13, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Last week on Ancient Office Hours, Dr. @egarcmol.bsky.social, an Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, discussed specializing in the Seleucid Empire, challenges of working with limited historical records, and his course on gaming and ancient history.
This is the exact sort of ER/The Pitt/Academia crossover I'm trying to manifest
January 14, 2026 at 7:22 PM
This is the exact sort of ER/The Pitt/Academia crossover I'm trying to manifest
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Et si vous voulez en savoir plus sur Enheduana, cet épisode du podcast "La Nymphe et la Sorcière" auquel j'ai eu le plaisir de participer est fait pour vous !
lanympheetlasorciere.com/2025/02/21/e...
lanympheetlasorciere.com/2025/02/21/e...
January 13, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Et si vous voulez en savoir plus sur Enheduana, cet épisode du podcast "La Nymphe et la Sorcière" auquel j'ai eu le plaisir de participer est fait pour vous !
lanympheetlasorciere.com/2025/02/21/e...
lanympheetlasorciere.com/2025/02/21/e...
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You may have heard of Enheduanna, the princess, priestess, and poet who is also the earliest named author in history.
Well, a tiny broken artefact made of lapis lazuli preserves the name of Ilum-pālil, her hairdresser. It is a fragmentary cylinder seal, excavated from a tomb in the city of Ur.
Well, a tiny broken artefact made of lapis lazuli preserves the name of Ilum-pālil, her hairdresser. It is a fragmentary cylinder seal, excavated from a tomb in the city of Ur.
January 13, 2026 at 2:23 PM
You may have heard of Enheduanna, the princess, priestess, and poet who is also the earliest named author in history.
Well, a tiny broken artefact made of lapis lazuli preserves the name of Ilum-pālil, her hairdresser. It is a fragmentary cylinder seal, excavated from a tomb in the city of Ur.
Well, a tiny broken artefact made of lapis lazuli preserves the name of Ilum-pālil, her hairdresser. It is a fragmentary cylinder seal, excavated from a tomb in the city of Ur.
"Mark died this morning at 6:04 a.m. The sun was rising, his favorite time of day. I sent this on so that you might know he was thinking of you all and that he appreciated knowing you would remember him well."
😭😭😭
😭😭😭
January 13, 2026 at 1:45 AM
"Mark died this morning at 6:04 a.m. The sun was rising, his favorite time of day. I sent this on so that you might know he was thinking of you all and that he appreciated knowing you would remember him well."
😭😭😭
😭😭😭
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Nice bit of digital humanities here - using AI to transcribe more than 32,000 manuscripts in the space of a few months. But with two years of preparation in training the model and creating standards for automating manuscript transcription
www.inria.fr/en/comma-med...
www.inria.fr/en/comma-med...
CoMMA: thousands of medieval manuscripts finally transcribed
Transcribing thousands of medieval manuscripts by hand would be a monumental undertaking. Fortunately, researchers in computational humanities at the Inria Paris Centre have been able to automate the ...
www.inria.fr
January 9, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Nice bit of digital humanities here - using AI to transcribe more than 32,000 manuscripts in the space of a few months. But with two years of preparation in training the model and creating standards for automating manuscript transcription
www.inria.fr/en/comma-med...
www.inria.fr/en/comma-med...
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here's a slide with recent publications relating to race and postcoloniality in Classics. this is not exhaustive (and there are several exciting books still on the horizon), but it does represent a significant groundswell in recent years
January 6, 2026 at 4:54 PM
here's a slide with recent publications relating to race and postcoloniality in Classics. this is not exhaustive (and there are several exciting books still on the horizon), but it does represent a significant groundswell in recent years
Serendipitous appearance of Pazuzu in its assumed form of Labubu in Levi Hildebrand (@levihildebrandyt)'s video on consumer trends in 2025:
December 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Serendipitous appearance of Pazuzu in its assumed form of Labubu in Levi Hildebrand (@levihildebrandyt)'s video on consumer trends in 2025: