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https://www.academia.edu/127789111/Recent_Discoveries_of_Metal_Objects_from_Gojapara_Kali_…

Gold, pure Copper anthropomorphs (6 types), ca. 3rd m. BCE; metal ceiling of Sheorajpur temple, Ganga river basin -- Sarasvati-Sindhu Civilization calling cards of artificers, sea-faring merchants-- six types of gold, pure copper anthropomorhs-- of metalcasters, seafaring merchan…

https://www.academia.edu/109008486/Writing_Lines_T_S_D1_108_and_the_Song_of_Moses_Fragment…

…ith multiple part letters used to fill the many gaps between words. Why did the scribes behind the Leningrad Codex and the Aleppo Codex go to such extraordinary efforts at this point in the biblical text? It would appear that they were following an unwritten tradition regarding t…

https://www.academia.edu/45367276/Intercalary_Months_and_Interest_bearing_Loans_in_Babylon…

…0): 61–73 BM 31230 is a promissory note written in the form of an u’iltu.6 It describes a silver loan of five minas (ca. 2.5 kg) that was to be paid back with an interest of 20%. It was the intercalary month along with the clause on interest payment that called my attention to th…

https://www.academia.edu/50916635/Mena%E1%B8%A5em_ben_Jacob_Shalem_and_the_Study_of_Philos…

…halom in numerous places throughout the manuscript, a practice commonly used by scribes to identify themselves34. ʿAmudei ha-golah was an extremely popular introduction to halakhic rules, origi- nally intended for use among wider strata of Jewish society, including women. Giv- en…

https://www.academia.edu/121217774/Jim%C3%A9nez_2022_Middle_and_Neo_Babylonian_Literary_Te…

…e reign of Nazi-Maruttaš (1307–1282 BCE).20 The Catalogue of Texts and Authors ascribes to Taqīš-Gula several works, the most important of which is the epic known as the Exaltation of Ištar,21 which narrates the promotion of the goddess to the head of the Mesopotamian pantheon. T…

https://www.academia.edu/49231818/Everything_Must_Go_Consequences_of_State_Projects_and_Co…

…iple transaction receipts” and lists. 7 This is unusual, as information such as scribes’ names and witness lists suggest that the entire original was copied, not only the information that would have been useful for an administrative summary. Comparable is a legal compendium from …

https://www.academia.edu/101236362/Layout_of_ancient_Greek_papyri_through_lead_drawn_rulin…

…iani 5* & Graziano Ranocchia 3,5* The use of lead-drawn ruling lines by ancient scribes for the layout of Greek papyrus rolls was known to us only from classical authors and was postulated by a few scholars in modern times. In situ application of noninvasive Macro X-Ray Fluoresce…

https://www.academia.edu/109803228/Who_Is_Elite_Two_Exemplary_Cases_from_Early_Bronze_Age_…

…lites seem to have had less influence on Near Eastern studies. Scott 2008: 27 describes the situ- ation as follows: “The claim that elite researchers tended to overstate the power and cohesion of elites was unintentionally reinforced by the tendency of sociologists to use the wor…