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Map of Cyprus from 1873-1874 CE, while under Ottoman control. Public Domain via Wikimedia.

History

Cyprus Through Syrian Eyes: Reflections on Hanna Diyab’s 1707 Travels

October 22, 2026

Close-up of a seal impression on a mudstopper from Saqqara tomb S3503 with serekhs (rectangular symbols that were used to frame an Egyptian king’s name in the Early Dynastic period). Courtesy of the Egypt Exploration Society; used with permission from the author.

Digital Archaeology

Did Meretneith Rule Egypt as a Female King in the First Dynasty?

October 1, 2026

Nahal Omer textile collection: a. Supplementary weft cotton; b. Ikat cotton; b. Wool fragment; d. Green cotton with Ikat patch e. wool and cotton; f. Supplementary weft cotton; g. silk.

Archaeological Method

From Trash to Treasure: Nahal Omer and the Virtual Silk Road

September 17, 2026

Featured Articles

Pilgrim's Certificate 1911. Image courtesy of the authors.

Christianity

Pilgrimages and Expeditions to the Holy Land, Egypt and Rome: The Spanish Experience

September 17, 2019

Egypt

When Is It Ok to Recycle a Coffin? The Rules of the Reuse Game in Ancient Egypt

February 20, 2025

Marriage Document of Tamet, 449 B.C.E. Brooklyn Museum of Art, Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 47.218.89.

Social Life

Rethinking Slavery in the Ancient Near East

October 11, 2021

Alexander the Great and the High Priest of Jerusalem, 16th century engraving from Italy. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1944.19. Public Domain.

Hellenistic Period

Alexander the Great in Jerusalem

October 16, 2025

Clay cone inscription in Akkadian by ‘Kudur-Mabuk, father of the Emutbal land, son of Šimti-šilhak”, ca. 1825 BCE, Musée du Louvre, Paris (AO 6445 = RIME 4: 267–268, text no. 2) © 2007 RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Franck Raux

History

The Exceptional Career of a Mesopotamian Ruler without a Crown: Kudur-Mabuk and the Kingship of Larsa

January 1, 2022

Recent Articles

Cyprus Through Syrian Eyes: Reflections on Hanna Diyab’s 1707 Travels

Did Meretneith Rule Egypt as a Female King in the First Dynasty?

From Trash to Treasure: Nahal Omer and the Virtual Silk Road

Featured Articles

Pilgrimages and Expeditions to the Holy Land, Egypt and Rome: The Spanish Experience

When Is It Ok to Recycle a Coffin? The Rules of the Reuse Game in Ancient Egypt

Alexander the Great in Jerusalem

The Exceptional Career of a Mesopotamian Ruler without a Crown: Kudur-Mabuk and the Kingship of Larsa

The Myth of the Servant: A New Tale of Kingship from the Ancient Near East

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