Matthew J. Suriano
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Matthew J. Suriano
@duderonomy.bsky.social
Associate professor and occasional archaeologist | scholar of ancient Western Asia specializing in Hebrew Bible | epigrapher | He/him
Playing chess on a giant board at the library this morning.
February 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Congratulations to my student Dana Levy for successfully defending her MA thesis in fulfillment of her degree in Jewish Studies at the UMD.
Pictured is Danya with her thesis committee: (me), Max Grossman, and Ed Cook from CUA. Professor Cook served as outside reader.
#Hebrew #Semitics
December 4, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Found this while going thru some old papers!
Years ago when I was a fellow at the Albright in Jerusalem, the director Sy Gitin gave me a bunch of off-prints. This one, the editio princeps of the Ekron Inscription, is autographed by the three authors: Gitin, Trudy Dothan & Joseph Naveh.
#epigraphy
December 2, 2024 at 12:19 AM
Followers = 666
The mark of bsky social
November 19, 2024 at 2:01 PM
I love this portrait of the Babylonian king Amel-Marduk, aka Evil-Merodach from the biblical book of Kings.
October 1, 2023 at 4:10 PM
Introducing Tiny Bubbles, the newest member of our family.
September 30, 2023 at 7:56 PM
This Friday, Sept. 29, the Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies at the UMaryland is hosting a discussion with Professor Andrew Gross from Catholic University on The Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls. 1/2
September 27, 2023 at 7:37 PM
Finished my summer project, recreating the Neolithic plastered from Jericho. Just in time to put in my new office!
For reference:
www.ashmolean.org/jericho-skull
September 3, 2023 at 6:56 PM
It's been reported that Amnon Ben-Tor, noted Israeli archaeologist and excavator of Hazor, has passed away.
זכרו ברוך
August 22, 2023 at 6:52 PM
Also, this paragraph from the same Wikipedia article made me think of you.
August 19, 2023 at 11:27 PM
"Only on Twitter"

#ShabbatShalom
August 12, 2023 at 1:40 AM