Editor’s Digest April 2026: Persian, Turkic, and Biblical Studies
In my first Editor’s Digest in December 2024, I summarised the posts of the Persian, Turkic, and Biblical Studies team published between…
Category: Iranian Studies
De-Silencing History: From Private Papers to Public Data in the Women’s Worlds in Qajar Iran Project
This is a post by Zhaleh Nayebossadrian | Sapienza University of Rome Introduction: The Digital Turn in Persian Persian Studies,…
M-Classi: A Digital Tool for the Classification of Sciences in Islam and Beyond
Introduction A fundamental question in the history of science from antiquity to the premodern era is how people organized knowledge,…
Medieval Georgian Manuscripts of Shahnameh Translations with Miniatures at the National Centre of Manuscripts of Georgia (“Rostomiani”)
This is a post by Helen Giunashvili | George Tsereteli Institute of Oriental Studies/Ilia State University The Georgian manuscript tradition and book…
Hellenistic Central Asia through the Eyes of GenAI – Part 2: Music
This is part two of a three-part series on the biases about Hellenistic Central Asia in generative artificial intelligence (AI) datasets. Since ChatGPT’s surge of popularity in November 2022, some theorize that generative AI tools could be the answer to uncovering how ancient music could have actually sounded.
Editor’s Digest December 2024: Persian, Turkic, and Biblical Studies
Since September 2024, I have been the editor of the new section of The Digital Orientalist on Persian, Turkic, and…
Digitized Examples of the 17th-century Georgian-Persian Illuminated Historical Documents from Georgian Repositories
This is a guest post by Helen Giunashvili | George Tsereteli Institute of Oriental Studies/Ilia State University Introduction In the…
A Digitised Manuscript Associated with Maʿrūf Baghdādī
Introduction Known for his speed of transcribing, Maʿrūf Baghdādī was one of the most prominent calligraphers of 14th– and 15th-century…
Digital Contributions of Auction Houses: The Emergence of the Chahar Maqala’s Oldest Manuscript
The rise of digital humanities has revolutionized scholarly pursuits, particularly in literature, where the accessibility of digital images of manuscripts…
Uncovering Hidden Histories of Artifacts with Arches Platform: A Case Study of Persian Architectural Fragments
Museums and collections of Islamic art around the world have dedicated a substantial part of their efforts and fundings to…