Sophia Dege-Müller
@sophiademue.bsky.social
Focus on Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies, manuscripts and art, Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jews), editorial team of @aethiopica.bsky.social , typo queen, working mom, sport enthusiast, food lover
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www.degruyterbrill.com
Publication day 🤩 I am excited to share the good news with you – our volume
"Manuscript Treasures from Afro-Eurasia. Scribes, Patrons, Collectors, and Readers" has been published!
It is open access and you can download and share it from DeGruyter's website.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
"Manuscript Treasures from Afro-Eurasia. Scribes, Patrons, Collectors, and Readers" has been published!
It is open access and you can download and share it from DeGruyter's website.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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"Ethiopian Devotions: Paintings, Illuminated Manuscripts, and Processional Crosses from the Fourteenth to the Twentieth Centuries" - the final work of the late Dr. Marilyn Heldman has been published today: www.amazon.com/gp/product/1...
Ethiopian Devotions: Paintings, Illuminated Manuscripts, and Processional Crosses from the Fourteenth to the Twentieth Centuries
Ethiopian Devotions: Paintings, Illuminated Manuscripts, and Processional Crosses from the Fourteenth to the Twentieth Centuries [Heldman, Marilyn E., Sereke-Brhan, Heran, Haile, Getatchew, Shelemay, Kay Kaufman, Nosnitsin, Denis] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Ethiopian Devotions: Paintings, Illuminated Manuscripts, and Processional Crosses from the Fourteenth to the Twentieth Centuries
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November 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"Ethiopian Devotions: Paintings, Illuminated Manuscripts, and Processional Crosses from the Fourteenth to the Twentieth Centuries" - the final work of the late Dr. Marilyn Heldman has been published today: www.amazon.com/gp/product/1...
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The latest update now finds 198 Ge'ez manuscripts back online! Bravo @britishlibrary.bsky.social !
By 2021, the @britishlibrary.bsky.social had digitized 300 Ethiopian Manuscripts. Since the October 2023 cyberattack, 36 have been restored. This spreadsheet (docs.google.com/spreadsheets...) lists the manuscripts and maps the old URL to the new. Sources used are in the spreadsheet (2nd tab).
BL-Ethiopian-Manuscript-Status.xlsx
docs.google.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The latest update now finds 198 Ge'ez manuscripts back online! Bravo @britishlibrary.bsky.social !
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„Notwendig, nützlich, neu – #Langzeitforschung in Hamburg“: Unsere multimediale, interaktive #Ausstellung lädt ein, die Vielfalt der sieben Langzeitforschungsprojekte der #AdWHH zu entdecken: vom 16.10. bis 15.12.2025 im Ausstellungsraum der @stabihh.bsky.social.
👉 www.awhamburg.de/aktuell/pres...
👉 www.awhamburg.de/aktuell/pres...
17/2025 Akademie zeigt Ausstellung zur Langzeitforschung in Hamburg
„Notwendig, nützlich, neu – Langzeitforschung in Hamburg“: Unter dieser Überschrift lädt eine multimedial und interaktiv gestaltete Ausstellung ein, die Vielfalt der sieben Langzeitforschungsprojekte ...
www.awhamburg.de
October 14, 2025 at 9:04 AM
„Notwendig, nützlich, neu – #Langzeitforschung in Hamburg“: Unsere multimediale, interaktive #Ausstellung lädt ein, die Vielfalt der sieben Langzeitforschungsprojekte der #AdWHH zu entdecken: vom 16.10. bis 15.12.2025 im Ausstellungsraum der @stabihh.bsky.social.
👉 www.awhamburg.de/aktuell/pres...
👉 www.awhamburg.de/aktuell/pres...
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wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors
“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”
www.404media.co
October 17, 2025 at 1:15 AM
wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
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Und wo ist der Flyer, der Männer auffordert sich nicht wie übergriffige Arschlöcher zu verhalten?
September 27, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Und wo ist der Flyer, der Männer auffordert sich nicht wie übergriffige Arschlöcher zu verhalten?
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Some things never change!
4,000 year-old ancient Egyptian writing board with a student’s many spelling mistakes corrected in red ink by the teacher! 😂
📷 The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
#Archaeology
4,000 year-old ancient Egyptian writing board with a student’s many spelling mistakes corrected in red ink by the teacher! 😂
📷 The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
#Archaeology
September 27, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Some things never change!
4,000 year-old ancient Egyptian writing board with a student’s many spelling mistakes corrected in red ink by the teacher! 😂
📷 The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
#Archaeology
4,000 year-old ancient Egyptian writing board with a student’s many spelling mistakes corrected in red ink by the teacher! 😂
📷 The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
#Archaeology
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We are thrilled to announce NASSCAL's first in-person gathering since 2018. Hosted once again by the University of Virginia. Come and tell us about your work. Details at www.nasscal.com/meetings/
September 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
We are thrilled to announce NASSCAL's first in-person gathering since 2018. Hosted once again by the University of Virginia. Come and tell us about your work. Details at www.nasscal.com/meetings/
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Oh a tablet! So like an iPad? Cool. Makes sense. Laptops are so Babylonian.
Expert here: We were not, in fact, ever puzzled. It has been and always will be a writing tablet. www.indy100.com/news/ancient...
'Laptop' spotted in Ancient Greek statue leaving experts puzzled
An ancient Greek statue of a woman seemingly using a laptop has sparked time travel theories online. "Grave Naiskos of an Enthroned Woman with an Attendant" is a 37-inch marble statue created around 1...
www.indy100.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Oh a tablet! So like an iPad? Cool. Makes sense. Laptops are so Babylonian.
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JOB: come work with me @uni-konstanz.de ! We have a junior professorship to fill from 1 April 2026 (6 years, non-tenured, as funding comes from the Centre for Cultural Inquiry).
The denomination is very timely: Environmental #Anthropology!
Details ⬇️
stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/2...
#academia
The denomination is very timely: Environmental #Anthropology!
Details ⬇️
stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/2...
#academia
Junior Professorship (non-tenure) in Environmental Anthropology
Deadline: 01.10.2025
stellen.uni-konstanz.de
August 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
JOB: come work with me @uni-konstanz.de ! We have a junior professorship to fill from 1 April 2026 (6 years, non-tenured, as funding comes from the Centre for Cultural Inquiry).
The denomination is very timely: Environmental #Anthropology!
Details ⬇️
stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/2...
#academia
The denomination is very timely: Environmental #Anthropology!
Details ⬇️
stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/2...
#academia
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Digitization & cataloging is complete for the 35 Ethiopic manuscripts microfilmed at the Austrian National Library in Vienna, including Aethiop. 16 (HMML project number 24994), which is of particular importance to the study of the Ethiopic Bible.
Learn more: hmml.org/collections/...
Learn more: hmml.org/collections/...
August 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Digitization & cataloging is complete for the 35 Ethiopic manuscripts microfilmed at the Austrian National Library in Vienna, including Aethiop. 16 (HMML project number 24994), which is of particular importance to the study of the Ethiopic Bible.
Learn more: hmml.org/collections/...
Learn more: hmml.org/collections/...
Excited to share the article that @mmonier.bsky.social and I wrote on the Introduction to the Gospels by ibn al-Assal and its Arabic and Ethiopic traditions 🤩
brill.com/view/journal...
brill.com/view/journal...
August 20, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Excited to share the article that @mmonier.bsky.social and I wrote on the Introduction to the Gospels by ibn al-Assal and its Arabic and Ethiopic traditions 🤩
brill.com/view/journal...
brill.com/view/journal...
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“Global AI demand is projected to account for 4.2 – 6.6 billion cubic meters of water withdrawal in 2027, which is more than the total annual water withdrawal of Denmark or half of the United Kingdom.”
arxiv.org/pdf/2304.03271
arxiv.org/pdf/2304.03271
August 2, 2025 at 4:05 AM
“Global AI demand is projected to account for 4.2 – 6.6 billion cubic meters of water withdrawal in 2027, which is more than the total annual water withdrawal of Denmark or half of the United Kingdom.”
arxiv.org/pdf/2304.03271
arxiv.org/pdf/2304.03271
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Am 17.09. werden auf dem Historikertag Überlegungen zur Reform der Personalstruktur an dt. Universitäten diskutiert. Wir freuen uns, dass auch die Fachverbände erkennen, dass es Reformbedarf gibt, v.a. im Hinblick auf die Situation von PDs, und sind gespannt auf die Diskussion.
August 5, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Am 17.09. werden auf dem Historikertag Überlegungen zur Reform der Personalstruktur an dt. Universitäten diskutiert. Wir freuen uns, dass auch die Fachverbände erkennen, dass es Reformbedarf gibt, v.a. im Hinblick auf die Situation von PDs, und sind gespannt auf die Diskussion.
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A new, color, scan of the undeciphered scroll in the @transcrireada.bsky.social collection was published online this month. The scans give a boost to a new effort attempting to decipher it:
gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b...
gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b...
Lettre du roi Abba Bagibo au gouverneur du Godjam
Lettre du roi Abba Bagibo au gouverneur du Godjam -- -- manuscrits
gallica.bnf.fr
July 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
A new, color, scan of the undeciphered scroll in the @transcrireada.bsky.social collection was published online this month. The scans give a boost to a new effort attempting to decipher it:
gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b...
gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b...
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Jetzt ist das von @nkleinoeder.bsky.social und mir herausgegebene Sonderheft zu ‚Reassessing Germany‘s Colonial Economies‘ auch online verfügbar:
biblioscout.net/journal/vswg...
biblioscout.net/journal/vswg...
Vierteljahrschrift für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte
biblioscout.net
July 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Jetzt ist das von @nkleinoeder.bsky.social und mir herausgegebene Sonderheft zu ‚Reassessing Germany‘s Colonial Economies‘ auch online verfügbar:
biblioscout.net/journal/vswg...
biblioscout.net/journal/vswg...
On my way to Poland for this fun conference
June 23, 2025 at 7:28 AM
On my way to Poland for this fun conference
I could not be happier - my good friend Bar Kribus is one of the winners of the 2025 Dan David Prize!! 🤩
He works with so much passion and dedication and his research on the Ethiopian Jews has defind the field in recent years!
I feel incredibly proud of his accomplishment!
He works with so much passion and dedication and his research on the Ethiopian Jews has defind the field in recent years!
I feel incredibly proud of his accomplishment!
Announcing the winners of the 2025 Dan David Prize – the world's largest history prize.
Winners receive $300,000 each in recognition of their contribution to the study of the past and to support their future endeavors.
Congratulations to this year's winners 👏
dandavidprize.org/winners
Winners receive $300,000 each in recognition of their contribution to the study of the past and to support their future endeavors.
Congratulations to this year's winners 👏
dandavidprize.org/winners
June 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I could not be happier - my good friend Bar Kribus is one of the winners of the 2025 Dan David Prize!! 🤩
He works with so much passion and dedication and his research on the Ethiopian Jews has defind the field in recent years!
I feel incredibly proud of his accomplishment!
He works with so much passion and dedication and his research on the Ethiopian Jews has defind the field in recent years!
I feel incredibly proud of his accomplishment!
youtube.com/@metmuseum?s...
The Met has published a series of brilliant videos on various african cultural landmarks. First three are from Ethiopia 🤩
The Met has published a series of brilliant videos on various african cultural landmarks. First three are from Ethiopia 🤩
The Met
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The Museum lives in two iconic sites in New York City—The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters. M...
youtube.com
June 4, 2025 at 4:14 AM
youtube.com/@metmuseum?s...
The Met has published a series of brilliant videos on various african cultural landmarks. First three are from Ethiopia 🤩
The Met has published a series of brilliant videos on various african cultural landmarks. First three are from Ethiopia 🤩
I am so happy to have been part of this again!
Editing a volume is great - seeing it published is even better 🤩
This volume includes also a humble contribution by myself - an abstract of my dissertation 😎
doi.org/10.15460/aet...
Editing a volume is great - seeing it published is even better 🤩
This volume includes also a humble contribution by myself - an abstract of my dissertation 😎
doi.org/10.15460/aet...
May 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I am so happy to have been part of this again!
Editing a volume is great - seeing it published is even better 🤩
This volume includes also a humble contribution by myself - an abstract of my dissertation 😎
doi.org/10.15460/aet...
Editing a volume is great - seeing it published is even better 🤩
This volume includes also a humble contribution by myself - an abstract of my dissertation 😎
doi.org/10.15460/aet...
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Mamaaaaaaaa, meine Forschung hat es in den SPIEGEL Geschichte geschafft!* 💃🥳 (bzw. man hat mich sogar eingeladen, einen —langen— Artikel für die neue Ausgabe zum Mittelalter beizusteuern)
*Für Bildungsaufsteiger besonders krasse Sache.
www.spiegel.de/geschichte/a...
*Für Bildungsaufsteiger besonders krasse Sache.
www.spiegel.de/geschichte/a...
(S+) Afrikanische Gesandte im Mittelalter: Wie Äthiopier Europa entdeckten
Äthiopische Gesandte besuchten im ausgehenden Mittelalter die Höfe Europas. Dort hielt man sie für Abgesandte des Priesterkönigs Johannes und empfing sie mit größten Ehren. Doch die Geschichtsschreibu...
www.spiegel.de
May 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Mamaaaaaaaa, meine Forschung hat es in den SPIEGEL Geschichte geschafft!* 💃🥳 (bzw. man hat mich sogar eingeladen, einen —langen— Artikel für die neue Ausgabe zum Mittelalter beizusteuern)
*Für Bildungsaufsteiger besonders krasse Sache.
www.spiegel.de/geschichte/a...
*Für Bildungsaufsteiger besonders krasse Sache.
www.spiegel.de/geschichte/a...
Ethiopian Records | Boiler Room: Addis Ababa
YouTube video by Boiler Room
youtu.be
May 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
It took seven years to make this available in open access form! But here is our book Oral Traditions in Ethiopian Studies
www.harrassowitz-verlag.de/Oral_Traditi...
Hope you enjoy it, read it share it! 🤩
www.harrassowitz-verlag.de/Oral_Traditi...
Hope you enjoy it, read it share it! 🤩
Oral Traditions in Ethiopian Studies
Buch | Harrassowitz Verlag
www.harrassowitz-verlag.de
May 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
It took seven years to make this available in open access form! But here is our book Oral Traditions in Ethiopian Studies
www.harrassowitz-verlag.de/Oral_Traditi...
Hope you enjoy it, read it share it! 🤩
www.harrassowitz-verlag.de/Oral_Traditi...
Hope you enjoy it, read it share it! 🤩
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Empress Zawditu (ዘውዲቱ) was one of the most important patrons for the churches of 20th-century Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, building both churches and libraries during her reign as the Queen of Queens (1916–1930 CE).
Dr. Jeremy R. Brown shares some of her story: hmml.org/stories/seri...
Dr. Jeremy R. Brown shares some of her story: hmml.org/stories/seri...
The Empress and the Church Library: Manuscript Donations by Empress Zawditu
“Church libraries in Ethiopia have often depended upon wealthy and powerful patrons...”
hmml.org
April 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Empress Zawditu (ዘውዲቱ) was one of the most important patrons for the churches of 20th-century Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, building both churches and libraries during her reign as the Queen of Queens (1916–1930 CE).
Dr. Jeremy R. Brown shares some of her story: hmml.org/stories/seri...
Dr. Jeremy R. Brown shares some of her story: hmml.org/stories/seri...
www.instagram.com/reel/DHWfzDJ...
She is talking about Slavery in Ethiopia and Eritrea and how it is still showing its effects till today!
Important topic - and great colleagues have amazing research coming up to discuss this matter
She is talking about Slavery in Ethiopia and Eritrea and how it is still showing its effects till today!
Important topic - and great colleagues have amazing research coming up to discuss this matter
May 3, 2025 at 7:29 AM
www.instagram.com/reel/DHWfzDJ...
She is talking about Slavery in Ethiopia and Eritrea and how it is still showing its effects till today!
Important topic - and great colleagues have amazing research coming up to discuss this matter
She is talking about Slavery in Ethiopia and Eritrea and how it is still showing its effects till today!
Important topic - and great colleagues have amazing research coming up to discuss this matter
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Today is St George's day and here is St George slaying the dragon
BL Or 516; አርባዕቱ ወንጌል The Four Gospels; 17th century; Ethiopia; f.99v
BL Or 516; አርባዕቱ ወንጌል The Four Gospels; 17th century; Ethiopia; f.99v
April 23, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Today is St George's day and here is St George slaying the dragon
BL Or 516; አርባዕቱ ወንጌል The Four Gospels; 17th century; Ethiopia; f.99v
BL Or 516; አርባዕቱ ወንጌል The Four Gospels; 17th century; Ethiopia; f.99v