Tag Archives: Serra East

Old Nubian in Bergen – part V (2017 sequel)

Posted on September 22, 2017 by ergamenis

Three awesome weeks of work on Old Nubian have come to an end. The final activity was the presentation of the results of our work on the Serra-East codex, containing the pseudo-Chrysostomian homily In verabilem crucem sermo, in the frame of the annual … Continue reading →

Posted in Norway, Nubia | Tagged Dan Batovici, easr2017, In venerabilem crucem sermo, John Chrysostom, Madalina Toca, Old Nubian, Old Nubian grammar, Old Nubian manuscripts, pseudo-Chrysostomica, Serra East, Vincent van Gerven Oei | 1 Comment

Working with OINE from UiB!

Posted on November 2, 2015 by ergamenis

The last weeks I have been working with the last draft of the first of the two volumes in the Oriental Institute of Chicago Nubian Expedition (OINE) monograph series that will host the publication of the archaeological record from the … Continue reading →

Posted in archaeology, Nubia | Tagged Cerre Matto, Oriental Institute Chicago, Oriental Institute Nubian Expedition, Serra East | 3 Comments

A trip to England, autumn 2015

Posted on October 24, 2015 by ergamenis

It has been exactly a year since I last traveled with British Airways from Bergen to London. Then, I was heading for the Conference of Afro-Byzantine and Greco-African Studies at the University of Johannesburg. This time, it was a journey … Continue reading →

Posted in archaeology, Sai Island | Tagged Alice Stevenson, Archangel Michael, Dr Francisco Bosch-Puche, Griffith's Institute, Mohanad Hashim, Rachel MacLean, Serra East, Tim Insoll | 3 Comments

Nubian Texts in Berlin and in Chicago – reporting from Kastrup

Posted on June 15, 2015 by ergamenis

When I arrived this morning at Kastrup, the International Airport of Copenhagen, there was a strange feeling of déjà vu almost constantly. I guess that I am not the only frequent flyer using the same air company who experiences this… … Continue reading →

Posted in Nubia | Tagged Claudia Näser, Humboldt University Nubian Expedition, Myriam Krutzsch, Nubian manuscripts, Oriental Institute, Patricia Engel, Serra East, Sur Island | 3 Comments

Neuchâtel – day 3

Posted on September 4, 2014 by ergamenis

As it has become traditional, in the second day of the International Conference for Nubian Studies – this year held at Neuchâtel, Switzerland, the academic base of Matthieu Honegger, the new director of the Swiss Archaeological Mission to the Sudan – the … Continue reading →

Posted in archaeology | Tagged 13th International Conference for Nubian Studies, Adam Lajtar, Ali Osman, Artur Obluski, Dobrochna Zielinska, Karel Innemée, Luc Gabolde, Magda Wozniak, Old Dongola, Palace de Peyrou, Qasr el Wizz, Qasr Ibrim, Serra East, Stuart Tyson Smith, Technology of Nubian painting, Unravelling the John Rylands Papyrus Collection, Wlodzimierz Godlewski | 1 Comment

Ajjaji – a Nubian name for a Nubian king

Posted on August 4, 2014 by ergamenis

This post is a collaboration between Alexandros Tsakos and Robin Seignobos that is hosted here because of the kindness of Robin and a coincidence with the case-studies that the two of us have been working upon. In detail: The work … Continue reading →

Posted in Nubia, Old Nubian | Tagged Ajjaji, Alexandros Tsakos, Ayyay, Kings of Christian Nubia, ostraka, Qasr Ibrim, Robin Seignobos, Serra East | Leave a comment

Manuscripts and Paleography

Posted on April 21, 2012 by ergamenis

The last couple of entries presented various topics related to Nubian textual resources and their online presentations. Many aspects from these entries remain open, like for example the smoothness of transcriptions of Old Nubian in the existing fonts, the integration … Continue reading →

Posted in Nubia, Old Nubian, Sai Island | Tagged Humboldt University Nubian Expedition, manuscripts, paleography, Qasr Ibrim, Qasr Wizz, Sai Island, Serra East, Sunnarti, Sur Island | 5 Comments