Category Archives: Nubia
Wanderings about Nubian Frontiers in Warsaw
On the 18th of December I returned to Warsaw. Such a return concerns normally a Nubiological event, but it’s of course always a pleasure to see my friends there and enjoy the unique atmosphere of the town, highlighted specially the … Continue reading
RIP RHP
Yesterday I published an article about some of the “Treasures from Nubia and Sudan in Bergen” in the weekly column of the Manuscripts’ and Rare Books’ Collections hosted at the online journal of the University of Bergen “På Høyden“. The … Continue reading
Azazeel
It is just the second time that I write something about a fiction book in this blog. There are, however, a couple of excuses for returning after four years to such an activity – if there is indeed need of … Continue reading
Cherchez la femme…
I am returning from a trip to Cologne. It was a combination of business and pleasure. Business was as usual: a talk about Christian Nubia; although this time the background story was a rather honorable opportunity, as you can see from … Continue reading
Always some Old Nubian related-discovery expecting us in Berlin…
The last days of June found me in Germany. First, at Bad Homburg (next to Frankfurt am Main). Normally, people travel there for spa-treatments, but my visit aimed at adding my Nubia-focused contribution to the treatment of a very interesting … Continue reading
Medieval Sai at the Sonqi Tino Collaborative
The reason for returning to blogging is the organization of a workshop at the Pontificio Istituto Biblico in Rome. The workshop aimed at the study of the wall inscriptions found in the church of Sonqi Tino. Our host, Fr. Vincent … Continue reading
To Berlin for a “marble inscription from Soba” – a trip and a blog post by Vincent van Gerven Oei
Only a couple of days have passed, since I repeated an invitation to feel free to send for posting in this blog your texts with Nubiological interest, and already I have the honor to host a short report from a … Continue reading
Two comments on two wall inscriptions from the Faras Cathedral
I guess there is hardly any reader of this blog that is not acquainted with The Ancient World Online (AWOL) blog. If not, check out HERE. AWOL has an alphabetic list of Open Access Journals in Ancient Studies, which counted … Continue reading
Saint John’s Day
Today the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the memory of Saint John the Baptist. It is quite fitting for the liturgical calendar, since yesterday the Orthodox Greeks were celebrating the Epiphany during the Baptism of Christ in the river Jordan by … Continue reading
Medieval Sai Project 