Syriaca.org and the Digital Lab at Vanderbilt University are pleased to invite applications for a virtual workshop on “Digital Encoding for Syriac Studies” to be held July 29-31, 2025. Participation in the workshop is free of charge and will be held via Zoom at the following times: Live Instruction: Tuesday,…
read moreContributions can be made online at this link. Dear Colleagues, Would you consider becoming a financial supporter of Syriaca.org? For fifteen years, Syriaca.org has been building free and open access digital reference works for the study of Syriac literature and culture. We have published historical data on 3,030 places, 3,029…
read moreSyriaca.org editors David A. Michelson and William L. Potter gave a joint presentation, “Integrating Manuscript Description and Knowledge Graphs: New Digital Models from Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library (bl.syriac.uk)” as part of the 17th Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age hosted by the…
read moreThe list of links and citations below are provided as a reference for the presentation by Syriaca.org General Editor David Michelson to the students in the Dumbarton Oaks/HMML Syriac Summer School. Recent Reference Publications: Saint-Laurent, Jeanne-Nicole Mellon. “Languages, Texts, and Inscribed Objects of Early Christianity: A Survey of Digital Resources…
read moreAlexys Ahn (’24), a junior Classical and Mediterranean Studies major at Vanderbilt University, has been named as a Getty Marrow Undergraduate Intern at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles for the summer of 2023. Alexys will work alongside staff to publish and maintain the Art and Archaeology Technical Abstracts…
read moreDear Colleagues, Syriaca.org is gathering information on how to best meet the needs of those who use our site. We recently benefited from an anonymous survey (thank you to those who participated!). We are now looking for volunteers to give detailed input through a live interview over Zoom. If you…
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