Syriac, late antiquity, manuscripts, sheep and tea.
..and to hearing about demonic ducks!
TeTra | Text and Transmission Research SeminarNext Thursday 7 May we are hosting a paper by Rachael Banes (IMAFO, ÖAW) who will be speaking about a mysterious inscription •A Fowl Demon? The "Demonic Duck" Graffito at Didyma in its wider Epigraphic Landscape• If you're not yet on our mailing list, please register w/ @andyhilkens.bsky.social
Looking forward to reading about satanic partridges..
Andrew Jacobs (he/him)including @isaactsoon.bsky.social on the Satanic Partridge! muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
Call for Papers - EABS 2026: Biblical Reception in Eastern Christian Traditions. We welcome papers on manuscripts, margins, scribes, biblical traditions, and more. Abstracts can be submitted until 31 January 2026: eabs.my.site.com/s/research-u...
Very exciting to see the new book of Leuven colleague Hanneke van der Schoor has now appeared, who uses Dead Sea Scroll evidence about the mysterious figure of Qahat to think through modern practices of editing and textual classification (brill.com/display/titl...; @dgb-relbibtheo.bsky.social).
To avoid any curses, attending is recommended.
TeTra | Text and Transmission Research SeminarNext Thursday 9 October, Eleanor Baker (@eleanormaybaker.bsky.social) will explore the world of Middle English book curses. All welcome!
Looking forward to hearing about the creative use of an East Syriac text in a medieval Syriac Orthodox context tomorrow!
TeTra | Text and Transmission Research SeminarThe next paper will take place on Friday 18 July at 4PM: Bishara Ebeid (Università Ca' Foscari Venezia) •Transposing Tradition: The West Syriac Reworking of an East Syriac Nicene Commentary• If you're not on the mailing list, please register w/ @andyhilkens.bsky.social to receive the Zoom link.
New special issue on practices of authorship edited by Sabrina Inowlocki: www.mohrsiebeck.com/en/issue/ear... Thank you for the invitation to be part of this, @sabrinainowlocki.bsky.social!
Sabrina Inowlocki📢 My special issue on practices of authorship in early Christianity is out🥂 Thanks so much @danbatovici.bsky.social @worldlyscribe.bsky.social @jeremiahcoogan.bsky.social @gpfewster.bsky.social for your great papers! www.mohrsiebeck.com/en/issue/ear...
Upcoming talk by @monikaamsler.bsky.social amsler.bsky.social on the Babylonian Talmud and late ancient practices of organising knowledge. TeTra Text and Transmission Seminar, 25 April, 10am CET. All welcome!
Excited to learn more about new Leuven colleague Ayhan Aksu's research on manuscripts and Jewish-Nabataean relations at tomorrow's Text and Transmission Seminar. 8 Feb, 10am CET. All welcome! www.facebook.com/events/12933...