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[Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures @ISAC_UChicago]

The Research Archives of the ISAC is well known for its collection of volumes on West Asia and North Africa, and this also includes an important collection of books on the South Caucasus. These books were donated in 2007 by Gregory E. Areshian (1949 - 2020),

[Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures @ISAC_UChicago]

Job opportunity for University of Chicago students! The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures is hiring student project assistants to help proofread files for the Chicago Assyrian Dictionary (CAD) project. The Chicago Assyrian Dictionary is one of the

[UChicago RCC @UChicago_RCC]

💡 Deadline extended to April 2!
Submit to the Mind Bytes Visualization Challenge 2026. Turn your data into something eye-catching and impactful.
📆 Due Thursday, April 2 at 12 noon
👉 https://t.co/ZCwsHGlc8H

[UChicago RCC @UChicago_RCC]

📌 UChicago researchers—deadline is almost here!
Submit to the Mind Bytes 2026 Poster Session and showcase your work using RCC resources.
📅 Posters due April 1—don’t miss out.
🔗 https://t.co/LhvTPIQfYl

[UChicago RCC @UChicago_RCC]

Data. Computing. Discovery.
Explore it all at Mind Bytes 2026.
April 22 | Ida Noyes Hall
Register now: https://t.co/AXCGOXLxZU
#MindBytes #UChicago

[Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures @ISAC_UChicago]

Archival assistant Megan Sands (UChicago, MAPSS in Anthropology '25, MA in Middle Eastern Studies '27) transforms photographs of Antoin Sevruguin
We were delighted to highlight the work of Archival Assistant Megan Sands, whose careful and sustained efforts have transformed

[Foy Scalf @FDS_III]

My new article has appeared in BASP 62 (2025) on the very interesting magical papyrus in Michigan (P. Mich. inv. 1444) that has a love compulsion spell commissioned by a woman directed at a man.
https://t.co/yxoYDsb61L

[Foy Scalf @FDS_III]

For those interested in Ptolemaic Hieroglyphs, some interesting @ISAC_UChicago research can be found here:
https://t.co/rnWH8miwtS
Take the class to learn more:
Introduction to Ptolemaic Hieroglyphs
Register: https://t.co/d747WkOOmg
Mondays, Jan 26-Mar 16, 7-9pm on Zoom

[Foy Scalf @FDS_III]

Introduction to Ptolemaic Hieroglyphs
Register: https://t.co/d747WkOOmg
Mondays, Jan 26-Mar 16, 7-9pm on Zoom
This course introduces participants to the hieroglyphic inscriptions of the Ptolemaic and Roman periods.

[OCIANA @OCIANA_OSU]

#Testing a new #OCIANA functionality - let's map the attestations of the deity 𝒍𝒉 (allāh, left) and the deity 𝒓𝒅̣𝒘 (Ruḍaw, right). We begin to see a geographic distribution come into focus...

[Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures @ISAC_UChicago]

ISAC invites applications for the position of Web Application Developer. The Web Application Developer at ISAC leads the design, development, and maintenance of web-based tools and infrastructure supporting ISAC’s digital research initiatives.
Full post: https://t.co/p5M2JtZse5

[UChicago Library @UChicagoLibrary]

Academic library colleagues are invited to examine the state of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on our profession at the 2025 Zar Symposium at Regenstein Library on October 3rd. https://t.co/G0wY0h0It2

[Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures @ISAC_UChicago]

Then, as now, wine making and transport to its final destination was a long process. Theban Tomb TT261 of Khaemwaset, a wab-priest of king Amenhotep I in the time of Thutmose III of Dynasty 18, shows how the process worked.

[CUP Linguistics @CambUP_LangLing]

📢📢 'Undate: humanistic dates for computation' is the FIRST Software Paper from new #openaccess journal 'Computational Humanities Research'!

Download:▶️ https://t.co/WtPp6EIUje
Submit your work:▶️ https://t.co/k1A8EFqd1D

#computationalhumanities @CompHumResearch @CambridgeUP

[Aleksandra Hallmann @alekshallmann]

From ancient tombs to Chicago World’s Fair, ISAC showcases photographic odyssey | University of Chicago News https://t.co/MJdHGHzf0x

[Foy Scalf @FDS_III]

Work with us at @ISAC_UChicago! ISAC is looking for an Archivist to join the team. The Archives is an essential pillar at the core of what we do. Through its dedicated predecessors, it has a built a wealth of incredible potential for future transformation. Please share widely!

[Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures @ISAC_UChicago]

Work with us! ISAC invites applications for the position of Archivist. The Archivist supports the stewardship, discoverability, and long-term preservation of our archival collections, including both physical (analogue) and digital materials. Please visit https://t.co/x6YDedlvsp

[UChicago Library @UChicagoLibrary]

Prof Ben Zhao from #UChicago was another excellent keynote speaker at Open Repositories 2025, who gave an engaging presentation about #GenAI, harms, and mitigation techniques. https://t.co/eQ85805AE6 #AI #openrepos2025

[ISD - Distributor of Scholarly Books @isdistribution]

We're set up at the @IAAssyriology annual meeting in Prague. Stop by our exhibit to see titles from @AmOrientalSoc @Archaeopress @ASOResearch @UCLACotsen @HUCPress @ISAC_UChicago @LockwoodPress @mohrsiebeck @pennmuseum and more! #assyriology #cuneiformstudies

[UChicago Library @UChicagoLibrary]

Take a peek at what new archives, manuscripts, rare books, and digitized items were added in June at the Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center: https://t.co/90n3xodtFO

[Bodleian Libraries @bodleianlibs]

TFW: it’s 1,800 years ago and your mum writes to your fella offering to pay for your camel-taxi so you can give birth with her by your side.

This ancient artefact can currently be seen as part of our free exhibition, Treasured, from now until 26 October in the Weston Library.