16 search results for “assyriology” in the Staff website
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Julia KrulFaculty of Humanities
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Jan Gerrit DercksenFaculty of Humanities
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Theo KrispijnFaculty of Humanities
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Maarja SeireFaculty of Humanities
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Willemijn WaalFaculty of Humanities
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Carolien van ZoestFaculty of Humanities
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Ako TsujitaFaculty of Humanities
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Anita KeizersLeiden University Library
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Jo-Hannah PlugFaculty of Archaeology
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Artificial intelligence and clay tablets: not yet a perfect match
Translating ancient texts, filling in missing parts of clay tablets: articles are popping up more and more often about the possibilities offered by artificial intelligence for researching documents in the oldest scripts. Are we better off leaving the deciphering of ancient texts to computers from now…
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Tijm LanjouwFaculty of Archaeology
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Rieneke SonneveltFaculty of Humanities
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Clay tablets dating back thousands of years moved: ‘From receipts to the oldest literary works’
How do you move 3,000 fragile clay tablets that date back thousands of years? This was the challenge faced by staff from the Netherlands Institute for the Near East (NINO). After years of preparation, the Liagre Böhl collection has been moved on trolleys to its new home.
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Caroline WaerzeggersFaculty of Humanities
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NWO grant for research on Aramaic inscriptions: 'Palmyra is more than blown-up tombs'
Two thousand years ago, the Middle East found itself caught between the rise of the Roman Empire in the west and the Parthian Empire in the east. PhD candidate Nolke Tasma has been awarded an NWO grant to investigate how local inhabitants experienced these changes.