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Editor’s Digest May 2026: Digital Humanities in General
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Editor’s Digest May 2026: Digital Humanities in General

Introduction This year’s pieces for Digital Humanities in General have covered various aspects of the practice and theory of Digital…

Orestis GeorgalasMay 26, 2026
The Database of Medieval Nubian Texts: A Digital Foundation for the Study of Medieval African Literate Culture
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The Database of Medieval Nubian Texts: A Digital Foundation for the Study of Medieval African Literate Culture

Introduction In the middle Nile Valley—the region extending from present-day Aswan in southern Egypt to northern Sudan—Christian Nubian kingdoms flourished…

So MiyagawaMay 15, 2026
Digital Humanities Initiatives at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
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Digital Humanities Initiatives at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, inaugurated in Alexandria, Egypt in 2002, serves as a symbolic cultural institution reviving the spirit of the…

So MiyagawaJanuary 6, 2026
The Demotic Palaeographical Database Project: A Digital Repository of Ancient Egyptian Demotic Script and Text Corpora
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The Demotic Palaeographical Database Project: A Digital Repository of Ancient Egyptian Demotic Script and Text Corpora

In my previous discussion, I examined AKU-PAL, the palaeographical database for hieratic script among ancient Egyptian writing systems. This article…

So MiyagawaMay 30, 2025
Exploring the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room API
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Exploring the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room API

While not readily apparent, the New Testament Virtual Manuscript (NTVMR) room has an API that is publicly accessible. An API,…

Zach ButlerApril 29, 2025
Ancient Egyptian Hieratic Palaeography Database: AKU-PAL
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Ancient Egyptian Hieratic Palaeography Database: AKU-PAL

Ancient Egyptian civilization, which flourished in the Nile Valley and the Nile Delta, is widely known for its monumental hieroglyphs…

So MiyagawaMarch 11, 2025
Criticus: A tool to move from transcription to collation
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Criticus: A tool to move from transcription to collation

Introduction In my last few posts, I explored how Python could be used to do some codicological analysis of manuscripts…

Zach ButlerMarch 15, 2024
A Guide for Using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (Part 3)
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A Guide for Using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (Part 3)

This post continues my series on using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (NTVMR) for researching and transcribing Manuscripts of…

Zach ButlerOctober 13, 2023
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Accessibility of Texts and Tools in Ancient Studies: Reframing the Discussion

This is a guest post by Sarah Blake LaRose. As a scholar of biblical studies who is blind, I often…

The Digital OrientalistApril 11, 2023
Notes from the Field: Digital Humanities at #DOT2022
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Notes from the Field: Digital Humanities at #DOT2022

Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft is the oldest association of German Orientalists, with most members’ research in the fields of philology and…

Dr Elizabeth BishopOctober 14, 2022

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