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The Bluesky account of the American Academy of Religion Traditions of Eastern Late Antiquity program unit.
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k, as y'all know, tomorrow is the official drop date for _smoke & mirrors_!

i couldn't have written that one alone, so over the next 2-3 days, i'll post about the work that helped shape it. heads up that i won't get to all - or many, even. but it matters to me to acknowledge collaboration here. 1/
November 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Don't miss this session at AAR/SBL where we'll be talking about recent (and in one case forthcoming) books about Mandaeism by Jorunn Buckley, Edmondo Lupieri, and Sandra van Rompaey! #AARSBL25
November 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Exhibition of 15 Syriac manuscripts at KU Leuven on Thursday 11 September 2025 at 4 PM at the Maurits Sabbe Library in Leuven: "Treasures from the East: Syriac Manuscripts in the Collection of the Maurits Sabbe Library"
Registration: bib.kuleuven.be/msb/over/nie...
July 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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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/...
June 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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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
June 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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The Society's Committee on Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the Profession (CUREMP) is in search for 2025 Outstanding Mentors. Nominations are due 30 July 2025. Nominate Now! buff.ly/IbnVy04
July 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Registration is open for the SBL International Meeting! Register today.
2025 International Meeting Uppsala
The International Meeting is held annually outside North America. It provides a unique forum for international scholars who are unable to attend the N
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April 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Attend: Real and Imagined Boundaries in Late Antiquity (4th-9th century), First International Post-Graduate Conference of the Ghent Centre for Late Antiquity, Ghent University, April 28–30, 2025 maryjahariscenter.org/blog/real-an...
Real and Imagined Boundaries in Late Antiquity (4th-9th century) | Mary Jaharis Center
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April 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Job posting: Research Associate (Post-doctoral Researcher) in Syriac Studies, University of Munich. Applications due May 15, 2025 maryjahariscenter.org/blog/researc...
Research Associate (Post-doctoral Researcher) in Syriac Studies, University of Munich | Mary Jaharis Center
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April 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Science (and science policy, and conservation) friends, I need your help!

We are collecting *specific, clear* examples of harms caused by the Trump administration's attacks on science, to be included in an open letter.

Can be links to news stories/social media posts. 🧪🦑🌎 #SciComm #SciPol
February 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Register now for “The Holy Land at HMML,” with special guest Dr. Jan Vandeburie, on January 22 at 11 am (CT).

This event is part of a four-part Winter Lecture Series and is free, virtual, and open to all. Registration is required.

Learn more: hmml.org/events
January 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
TAU researchers discover second-century BCE fortress at Ashdod-Yam

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TAU researchers discover second-century BCE fortress at Ashdod-Yam
Excavations at Ashdod-Yam reveal a second-century BCE fortress destroyed in conflict, the Institute of Archeology at Tel Aviv University reported.
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January 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Recent Studies on Persian-Greek Relations

Kühne, Sebastian. 2024. Kommunikation, Konsens und Konflikt: neuere Untersuchungen zu den persisch-griechischen Beziehungen (Oriens et occidens 43). Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag. Sebastian Kühne addresses selected aspects of the political interactions…
Recent Studies on Persian-Greek Relations
Kühne, Sebastian. 2024. Kommunikation, Konsens und Konflikt: neuere Untersuchungen zu den persisch-griechischen Beziehungen (Oriens et occidens 43). Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag. Sebastian Kühne addresses selected aspects of the political interactions between the Greek city-states of the 5th and 4th centuries BCE and the Achaemenid Empire. He examines the relationships that developed between these two powers from a consistently Persian perspective. The study focuses on the mechanisms of diplomatic exchange between the Greek poleis and the Persian Great Kings and, building on this, the outcomes of these political interactions, which have gone down in history as the "King's Peace" and the "Peace of Pelopidas." Finally, the analysis highlights the tools available to the Achaemenid rulers to assert their interests vis-à-vis the Greek city-states.
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December 13, 2024 at 10:00 AM
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"...it is you who gives and makes abundance."

An excerpt from a Syriac poem on wine, versions of which appear manuscripts from both West Syriac & East Syriac traditions.

A story from the archive, by Dr. James Walters (@jedwardwalters.bsky.social): hmml.org/stories/series-food-a-syriac-poem-on-wine
A Syriac Poem on Wine
“Who doesn’t love a good glass of wine? White, red, or something in between, authors throughout history...”
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November 14, 2024 at 9:27 PM
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To celebrate both @younan.bsky.social's publication here and me crossing the 2k follower mark, let's have a thread about Narsai and some exciting new resources that have come out recently or are coming out soon.
Huge congratulations to @younan.bsky.social on the publication of this newly published translation of several sermons (mēmrē) of Narsai. I know from experience how tricky Narsai can be, but Andrew makes it look easy. I was honored to be among those who wrote a blurb for this important volume.
November 26, 2024 at 7:04 PM
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Very exciting to see this in print - it’s real! #aarsbl2024 #narsai #syriac
November 23, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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I started a list for Syriac Studies - please reply to be added!

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November 12, 2024 at 11:28 PM
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We are delighted that Monika Amsler (@monikaamsler.bsky.social) will be speaking at our invitation on 3 December as part of the lecture series "Basiswissen Islam" on information management by authors of encyclopaedic works in late antiquity. If you are in Munich, come along!
November 19, 2024 at 12:08 PM
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#Classics and #LateAntiquity scholars, I am organizing the Society for Late Antiquity’s paper session at the 2026 SCS annual meeting. The abstract deadline is 2/14/24. See the CFP for details.

Full CFP below (feel free to share) and also at classicalstudies.org/annual-meeti...

#AncientSky 🏺
November 20, 2024 at 12:05 AM
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AJS is coming up next week! Swing by this Tuesday session featuring papers engaging the recent book by Simcha Gross, Babylonian Jews and Sasanian Imperialism in Late Antiquity. Zoom room 06.
December 10, 2024 at 6:29 PM
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New issue of Journal of Late Antiquity Vol. 17, No. 2 (2024) muse.jhu.edu/issue/53367 @projectmuse.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social
December 13, 2024 at 4:14 PM