Leiden scholars study clay tablets from ancient Mesopotamia. But what exactly does the cuneiform script say?
Long before the beginning of our era, people in the Middle East were already writing stories on clay tablets. In Leiden, scholars are deciphering the cuneiform script on these often unique writings from ancient Mesopotamia.
In this episode of the UBLpodcast, professor of Assyriology Caroline Waerzeggers talks about her fascination with the Leiden collection of clay tablets and what they tell us about those long-lost civilizations in Mesopotamia. She does this using original clay tablets and photos of other rare specimens.
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This is how you create a dictionary of an unknown Middle Eastern language
This is how you create a dictionary of an unknown Middle Eastern language by UBLcast
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The tragic fate of Egyptologist Herta Mohr
Leiden University recently named a new building for Egyptologist Herta Mohr. But who was she?
The new Leiden University building bears the name of Herta Mohr. Her life story has become more clear over the past few years, largely thanks to the detective work of Egyptologist Nicky van de Beek. In this episode of the UBL podcast, Van de Beek talks about the wonderful life and tragic fate of Jewish scholar Herta Mohr.
Leiden University is currently working on a new Middle Eastern Library. In this and subsequent episodes of the UBLpodcast, we will also highlight some special documents from the Middle East.
Learn more about the Middle Eastern Library and our Middle Eastern collections and follow us on Instagram @melibraryleiden and Twitter/X @MELibraryNL.
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An Introduction to the Persian Book of Kings
How did the mythical kings of ancient Persia live? In this podcast, we delve into the Shahnameh, also known as the Book of Kings.
A marvelous epic with countless spin-offs. That, in a nutshell, is the Shahnameh, the Persian Book of Kings. Some of these historical books are kept in the Leiden University Libraries’ special collections.
In this episode of the UBLpodcast, we examine some of those books, while Gabrielle van den Berg tells us about the brilliant stories they contain and their intricate histories. As a Leiden professor of cultural history of Iran and Central Asia, she has spent most of her career studying this part of history.
Leiden University is currently working on a new Middle Eastern Library. In this and subsequent episodes of the UBLpodcast, we will also highlight some special documents from the Middle East.
Learn more about the Middle Eastern Library and our Middle Eastern collections and follow us on Instagram @melibraryleiden and Twitter/X @MELibraryNL.
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Een bijzondere brief over de slavernij
Het lijkt op het eerste oog een heel bijzonder egodocument: een tot slaaf gemaakte man schrijft brieven aan zijn broer over de gruwelijke omstandigheden op de slavenplantages. Maar Jacqueline Hylkema, Senior Scaliger Fellow aan de Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden, laat zien dat er iets bijzonders aan de hand is met dit document.
Caribische collecties
In het huidige themaprogramma van de UBL staan de Caribische collecties centraal. De UBL heeft veel oude kaarten, foto’s, boeken en manuscripten uit de voormalige koloniën van Nederland, die in dit themaprogramma worden ontsloten. Dat gebeurt onder meer via tentoonstellingen, video’s en deze podcast.
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