Playing chess on a giant board at the library this morning.

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

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

Followers = 666
The mark of bsky social

I love this portrait of the Babylonian king Amel-Marduk, aka Evil-Merodach from the biblical book of Kings.

Introducing Tiny Bubbles, the newest member of our family.

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

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

It's been reported that Amnon Ben-Tor, noted Israeli archaeologist and excavator of Hazor, has passed away.
זכרו ברוך

Also, this paragraph from the same Wikipedia article made me think of you.

"Only on Twitter"

#ShabbatShalom