Qalamos: Connecting Manuscript Traditions
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Account of the DFG Project "Qalamos". #manuscripts #Asia #Africa #catalogs | @stabiberlin.bsky.social | Bayerische Staatsbibliothek | Universität Leipzig | Website: www.qalamos.net | Blog: https://od-portal.hypotheses.org
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"A truly sensational find" made by my friend and colleague Adrian C. Pirtea 👀👇
#Syriac
#ChristianArabic
#ChristianEast
#Syriac
#ChristianArabic
#ChristianEast
medieval worlds • no. 23 • 2025
A truly sensational find is presented in volume 23 of Medieval Worlds: a newly discovered Christian world chronicle in Arabic, which Adrian C. Pirtea examines in a preliminary case study. We furthermo...
medievalworlds.net
February 5, 2026 at 10:33 AM
"A truly sensational find" made by my friend and colleague Adrian C. Pirtea 👀👇
#Syriac
#ChristianArabic
#ChristianEast
#Syriac
#ChristianArabic
#ChristianEast
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My friend Vevian Zaki @vevianzaki.bsky.social has started a blog called "Margins speak: Hidden voices from Christian Arabic manuscripts". Big bonus: Posts are in both English and Arabic. Check out Vevian's fascinating first post on a "thief blessing":
Reversing a Curse, Blessing a Thief
Ownership Notes in MS Sinai Arabic 441 In the library of Saint Catherine’s Monastery at Sinai, Egypt rests a manuscript known as MS Sinai Arabic 441, which contains a collection of saints’ lives, h…
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February 5, 2026 at 3:57 PM
My friend Vevian Zaki @vevianzaki.bsky.social has started a blog called "Margins speak: Hidden voices from Christian Arabic manuscripts". Big bonus: Posts are in both English and Arabic. Check out Vevian's fascinating first post on a "thief blessing":
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So my translations of al-Dani's Taysir is out! So what is this text about?
It is a description of seven canonical reading traditions of the Quran authored by the Andalusi polymath ʾAbū ʿAmr ʿUṯmān b. Saʿīd al-Dānī (371/981–444/1053).
It is a description of seven canonical reading traditions of the Quran authored by the Andalusi polymath ʾAbū ʿAmr ʿUṯmān b. Saʿīd al-Dānī (371/981–444/1053).
February 4, 2026 at 7:53 PM
So my translations of al-Dani's Taysir is out! So what is this text about?
It is a description of seven canonical reading traditions of the Quran authored by the Andalusi polymath ʾAbū ʿAmr ʿUṯmān b. Saʿīd al-Dānī (371/981–444/1053).
It is a description of seven canonical reading traditions of the Quran authored by the Andalusi polymath ʾAbū ʿAmr ʿUṯmān b. Saʿīd al-Dānī (371/981–444/1053).
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Over the years, @rohanchn.bsky.social (University of Delhi & @visithmml.bsky.social ) has written a series of technical tutorials guiding us through OCR/HTR tasks: using eScriptorium and Kraken for transcribing Indic scripts, and Aksharamukha for transliterating across 120+ scripts.
Links below⬇️
Links below⬇️
February 5, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Over the years, @rohanchn.bsky.social (University of Delhi & @visithmml.bsky.social ) has written a series of technical tutorials guiding us through OCR/HTR tasks: using eScriptorium and Kraken for transcribing Indic scripts, and Aksharamukha for transliterating across 120+ scripts.
Links below⬇️
Links below⬇️
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Join us for 'Rethinking History: Returning to Archives & Documents’, with Jennifer Jenkins of @utoronto.ca on 'Archaeology as National Archive: Herzfeld’s History of Iran'.
Next Wednesday 11 February, 12pm EST/5pm GMT.
Register: bit.ly/RethinkingHistoryZoom
#archives #iran #herzfeld
Next Wednesday 11 February, 12pm EST/5pm GMT.
Register: bit.ly/RethinkingHistoryZoom
#archives #iran #herzfeld
February 5, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Join us for 'Rethinking History: Returning to Archives & Documents’, with Jennifer Jenkins of @utoronto.ca on 'Archaeology as National Archive: Herzfeld’s History of Iran'.
Next Wednesday 11 February, 12pm EST/5pm GMT.
Register: bit.ly/RethinkingHistoryZoom
#archives #iran #herzfeld
Next Wednesday 11 February, 12pm EST/5pm GMT.
Register: bit.ly/RethinkingHistoryZoom
#archives #iran #herzfeld
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Now online: *Between Hamburg and Jerusalem*
A new digital exhibition traces the material remains of German-Jewish history in the early 20th century. It’s based on archives we digitised together with the National Library of Israel and was developed together with @igdjhh.bsky.social
A new digital exhibition traces the material remains of German-Jewish history in the early 20th century. It’s based on archives we digitised together with the National Library of Israel and was developed together with @igdjhh.bsky.social
Online Exhibition Presents Archival Excursions ‘Between Hamburg and Jerusalem’
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February 5, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Now online: *Between Hamburg and Jerusalem*
A new digital exhibition traces the material remains of German-Jewish history in the early 20th century. It’s based on archives we digitised together with the National Library of Israel and was developed together with @igdjhh.bsky.social
A new digital exhibition traces the material remains of German-Jewish history in the early 20th century. It’s based on archives we digitised together with the National Library of Israel and was developed together with @igdjhh.bsky.social
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Tomorrow 👀
Next week we are hosting another paper, this time by Nicolas Atas (KU Leuven) on Syriac lexica! Tune in on Thursday 5 Feb at our regular time of 10 AM CET.
As always, don't forget to register w/ @andyhilkens.bsky.social if you're not yet on our mailing list!
As always, don't forget to register w/ @andyhilkens.bsky.social if you're not yet on our mailing list!
February 4, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Tomorrow 👀
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📢Reisestipendien der #DMG 2026!
Die Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft vergibt jährlich bis zu drei Reisestipendien für den wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs!
Bewerbungsschluss für das Jahr 2026 ist der 28. Februar.
Jetzt bewerben!
Weitere Infos auf der Website der DMG
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Die Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft vergibt jährlich bis zu drei Reisestipendien für den wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs!
Bewerbungsschluss für das Jahr 2026 ist der 28. Februar.
Jetzt bewerben!
Weitere Infos auf der Website der DMG
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Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft
Die Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft (DMG) ist die älteste wissenschaftliche Vereinigung für die Beschäftigung mit den Sprachen und Kulturen des Nahen Ostens und mit Teilen Asiens, Ozeaniens und ...
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February 4, 2026 at 10:57 AM
📢Reisestipendien der #DMG 2026!
Die Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft vergibt jährlich bis zu drei Reisestipendien für den wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs!
Bewerbungsschluss für das Jahr 2026 ist der 28. Februar.
Jetzt bewerben!
Weitere Infos auf der Website der DMG
➡️ dmg-web.de/foerderung/r...
Die Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft vergibt jährlich bis zu drei Reisestipendien für den wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs!
Bewerbungsschluss für das Jahr 2026 ist der 28. Februar.
Jetzt bewerben!
Weitere Infos auf der Website der DMG
➡️ dmg-web.de/foerderung/r...
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Schuchardt recently made it onto my "Collectors and Dealers" list as he bought a batch of Georgian and Armenian manuscripts originally from Sinai, now held by the University Library of Graz, Austria. He was also involved in bringing some Old Church Slavonic manuscripts from Sinai to Vienna.
February 4, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Schuchardt recently made it onto my "Collectors and Dealers" list as he bought a batch of Georgian and Armenian manuscripts originally from Sinai, now held by the University Library of Graz, Austria. He was also involved in bringing some Old Church Slavonic manuscripts from Sinai to Vienna.
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#Employment ACLS invites applications for 14 two-year Leading Edge Fellowships with mission-driven nonprofits, designed for recent PhDs in the humanities and interpretive social sciences.
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Middle East Studies Association
ACLS invites applications for 14 two-year Leading Edge Fellowships with mission-driven nonprofits, designed for recent PhDs in the humanities and interpretive social sciences.
mesana.org
February 3, 2026 at 4:39 PM
#Employment ACLS invites applications for 14 two-year Leading Edge Fellowships with mission-driven nonprofits, designed for recent PhDs in the humanities and interpretive social sciences.
mesana.org/resources-an...
mesana.org/resources-an...
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📢 Call for Participation: Transcribathon on Ottoman Arabic Court Registers
Our contributor Ilyes Mechentel (@unibe.ch) is organizing a transcribathon dedicated to Arabic sources. If you are interested, please contact mohamed.mechentel@unibe.ch !
📅 20 Feb 2026
🏛️ University Bern & Online
Link below⬇️
Our contributor Ilyes Mechentel (@unibe.ch) is organizing a transcribathon dedicated to Arabic sources. If you are interested, please contact mohamed.mechentel@unibe.ch !
📅 20 Feb 2026
🏛️ University Bern & Online
Link below⬇️
February 3, 2026 at 5:51 PM
📢 Call for Participation: Transcribathon on Ottoman Arabic Court Registers
Our contributor Ilyes Mechentel (@unibe.ch) is organizing a transcribathon dedicated to Arabic sources. If you are interested, please contact mohamed.mechentel@unibe.ch !
📅 20 Feb 2026
🏛️ University Bern & Online
Link below⬇️
Our contributor Ilyes Mechentel (@unibe.ch) is organizing a transcribathon dedicated to Arabic sources. If you are interested, please contact mohamed.mechentel@unibe.ch !
📅 20 Feb 2026
🏛️ University Bern & Online
Link below⬇️
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🔜 Save the Date: #Handschriftenportal Summer School 2026 – weitere Informationen zu Anmeldung & Programm folgen!
Save the Date! Die Stabi veranstaltet vom 29.9.–2.10.2026 eine Handschriftenportal-Summer School für Masterstudierende & Promovierende: Im Fokus stehen praktische Erfahrungen – von der Erschließung einer Handschrift bis hin zur Arbeit mit Originalfragmenten der Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin.
Handschriftenforschung und ihr Weg ins Digitale - SBB aktuell
Event Details Date: 29.09 – 02.10.2026 Venue: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin Categories: Kulturprogramm
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February 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
🔜 Save the Date: #Handschriftenportal Summer School 2026 – weitere Informationen zu Anmeldung & Programm folgen!
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In our new blog post, Adrien de Jarmy ( @unistra.fr ) and Clarck Junior Membourou Moimecheme ( @sorbonnenouvelle.bsky.social ) introduce the BADR Project “Writing and Memory of the Battle of Badr (7th–21st c.)”, which uses TEI-XML, relational database, and quantitative visualization tools.
Link⬇️
Link⬇️
February 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM
In our new blog post, Adrien de Jarmy ( @unistra.fr ) and Clarck Junior Membourou Moimecheme ( @sorbonnenouvelle.bsky.social ) introduce the BADR Project “Writing and Memory of the Battle of Badr (7th–21st c.)”, which uses TEI-XML, relational database, and quantitative visualization tools.
Link⬇️
Link⬇️
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Philip Bockholt Discusses Translation on NADAW Podcast
Recently, Philip Bockholt was interviewed on the podcast “News of the Ancient World” (NADAW), hosted by the Center for History and Culture of the Eastern Mediterranean (GKM) at the University of Münster. In the interview,...
Recently, Philip Bockholt was interviewed on the podcast “News of the Ancient World” (NADAW), hosted by the Center for History and Culture of the Eastern Mediterranean (GKM) at the University of Münster. In the interview,...
February 4, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Philip Bockholt Discusses Translation on NADAW Podcast
Recently, Philip Bockholt was interviewed on the podcast “News of the Ancient World” (NADAW), hosted by the Center for History and Culture of the Eastern Mediterranean (GKM) at the University of Münster. In the interview,...
Recently, Philip Bockholt was interviewed on the podcast “News of the Ancient World” (NADAW), hosted by the Center for History and Culture of the Eastern Mediterranean (GKM) at the University of Münster. In the interview,...
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Das Altuigurische spielt für die Turkvölker dieselbe Rolle, wie Latein für die romanischen Sprachen. Ein aktuelles wissenschaftliches Wörterbuch, gibt es jedoch nicht. Das Akademieprojekt „Wörterbuch des Altuigurischen“ um Jens Peter Laut ändert das nun und trägt zum Erhalt dieser Kultur bei.
February 3, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Das Altuigurische spielt für die Turkvölker dieselbe Rolle, wie Latein für die romanischen Sprachen. Ein aktuelles wissenschaftliches Wörterbuch, gibt es jedoch nicht. Das Akademieprojekt „Wörterbuch des Altuigurischen“ um Jens Peter Laut ändert das nun und trägt zum Erhalt dieser Kultur bei.
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New blog post: "Biblia Arabica becomes an Academies project: Q&A with Nathan P. Gibson and Ronny Vollandt"
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biblia-arabica.com/biblia-arabi...
February 3, 2026 at 2:50 PM
New blog post: "Biblia Arabica becomes an Academies project: Q&A with Nathan P. Gibson and Ronny Vollandt"
biblia-arabica.com/biblia-arabi...
biblia-arabica.com/biblia-arabi...
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Manuscripts tell stories of borders, upheaval, and resilience. On February 25 (11am CT), Dr. Josh Mugler shares ways that manuscripts bear witness to the consequences of partition and how we can reconnect what was thought to be lost.
RSVP for this free, virtual program: hmml.org/events
RSVP for this free, virtual program: hmml.org/events
February 3, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Manuscripts tell stories of borders, upheaval, and resilience. On February 25 (11am CT), Dr. Josh Mugler shares ways that manuscripts bear witness to the consequences of partition and how we can reconnect what was thought to be lost.
RSVP for this free, virtual program: hmml.org/events
RSVP for this free, virtual program: hmml.org/events
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Auftaktfolge des Podcasts “Die Wissensarchitekt*innen” von Ulrike Wuttke. Mit Renke Siems und Yuliya Fadeeva “Was ihr schon immer über #Datentracking in der #Wissenschaft wissen wolltet” live! podcasts.homes/@Die_Wissens...
February 2, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Auftaktfolge des Podcasts “Die Wissensarchitekt*innen” von Ulrike Wuttke. Mit Renke Siems und Yuliya Fadeeva “Was ihr schon immer über #Datentracking in der #Wissenschaft wissen wolltet” live! podcasts.homes/@Die_Wissens...
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Join us on Tuesday 3 March, @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social, to launch new books in @edinburghup.bsky.social series The Islamicate East: New Approaches to Texts and History, with Arezou Azad & an expert panel.
Book your free ticket now: bit.ly/Oxfordbooklaunch
#booklaunch #skystorians #medievalsky
Book your free ticket now: bit.ly/Oxfordbooklaunch
#booklaunch #skystorians #medievalsky
February 3, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Join us on Tuesday 3 March, @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social, to launch new books in @edinburghup.bsky.social series The Islamicate East: New Approaches to Texts and History, with Arezou Azad & an expert panel.
Book your free ticket now: bit.ly/Oxfordbooklaunch
#booklaunch #skystorians #medievalsky
Book your free ticket now: bit.ly/Oxfordbooklaunch
#booklaunch #skystorians #medievalsky
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Over the years, Helen Giunaishvili (Ilia State University) has written four posts on the digitization of Georgian and Persian manuscripts preserved at Georgia’s Korneli Kekelidze Georgian National Centre of Manuscripts.
Read more on our blog ⬇️
Read more on our blog ⬇️
February 2, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Over the years, Helen Giunaishvili (Ilia State University) has written four posts on the digitization of Georgian and Persian manuscripts preserved at Georgia’s Korneli Kekelidze Georgian National Centre of Manuscripts.
Read more on our blog ⬇️
Read more on our blog ⬇️
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Join or renew your MESA membership! Be part of the community protecting scholarships and defending academic freedom.
February 2, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Join or renew your MESA membership! Be part of the community protecting scholarships and defending academic freedom.
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#Jobangebot: Deine Chance, bei uns durchzustarten! 🚀 Werde Teil unseres engagierten Teams und gestalte mit uns gemeinsam die Zukunft.
Wir suchen eine:n Bibliothekar:in #Digitalisierung und #Metadatenmanagement!
Erfahre mehr und bewirb dich jetzt 👉 sbb.berlin/wbwt3
Wir suchen eine:n Bibliothekar:in #Digitalisierung und #Metadatenmanagement!
Erfahre mehr und bewirb dich jetzt 👉 sbb.berlin/wbwt3
February 3, 2026 at 8:03 AM
#Jobangebot: Deine Chance, bei uns durchzustarten! 🚀 Werde Teil unseres engagierten Teams und gestalte mit uns gemeinsam die Zukunft.
Wir suchen eine:n Bibliothekar:in #Digitalisierung und #Metadatenmanagement!
Erfahre mehr und bewirb dich jetzt 👉 sbb.berlin/wbwt3
Wir suchen eine:n Bibliothekar:in #Digitalisierung und #Metadatenmanagement!
Erfahre mehr und bewirb dich jetzt 👉 sbb.berlin/wbwt3
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*Call For Papers*
Hosted by the University of the Aegean, Department of Social Anthropology and History, the conference “Entangled Histories in/of the Mediterranean (14th–18th c.)” will take place on 11–12 September 2026 in Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece.
historiansnet.com/call-for-pap...
Hosted by the University of the Aegean, Department of Social Anthropology and History, the conference “Entangled Histories in/of the Mediterranean (14th–18th c.)” will take place on 11–12 September 2026 in Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece.
historiansnet.com/call-for-pap...
February 2, 2026 at 8:42 AM
*Call For Papers*
Hosted by the University of the Aegean, Department of Social Anthropology and History, the conference “Entangled Histories in/of the Mediterranean (14th–18th c.)” will take place on 11–12 September 2026 in Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece.
historiansnet.com/call-for-pap...
Hosted by the University of the Aegean, Department of Social Anthropology and History, the conference “Entangled Histories in/of the Mediterranean (14th–18th c.)” will take place on 11–12 September 2026 in Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece.
historiansnet.com/call-for-pap...
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Pleased to announce the publication of my recent contribution.The book explores how fabrics, silk, linen & cloth, were integrated into manuscripts f These textiles reveal how local bookmaking traditions were deeply connected to global trade networks across Europe, Asia, & Africa
February 1, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Pleased to announce the publication of my recent contribution.The book explores how fabrics, silk, linen & cloth, were integrated into manuscripts f These textiles reveal how local bookmaking traditions were deeply connected to global trade networks across Europe, Asia, & Africa
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