[First posted 7/26/09,   Updated  (new URLs)1 April 2025] ISSN: 0393-0300 e-ISSN: 2532-5159  Vicino Oriente is the journal of the Sezione di Orientalistica

(Section of Oriental Studies) of the Department of Sciences of Antiquity of Rome “La Sapienza” University.  VO is published yearly and deals with Near and [...]

Nous sommes heureux d’annoncer la mise en place d’une équipe de recherche avec Sébastien Gambs, Emmanuelle Marceau, Ledy Rivas Zannou (Co-chercheur.e.s) et Nicolas Aubin

(chercheur collaborateur) qui vient d’obtenir un financement de OBVIA pour le projet Cadre documentaire adapté aux OBNL / PME : exemple d’une politique de SIA [...]

[First posted in AWOL 23 February 2010. Updated 1 April 2025] The Alexandria Archive Institute: Opening the Past, Ispiring the Future The Alexandria Archive Institute: Opening

the Past, Ispiring the Future [...]

Kyprianos Update (31 March 2025) 31st March 2025 31st March 2025 P. CtYBR inv. 1792 qua, a complex amulet whose edition and translation appears

in the database as of the latest update. We’re pleased to announce that we have just updated the Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, the [...]

As reported in this AP piece, "U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday that she has directed prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing

of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, following through on the president’s campaign promise to vigorously pursue capital punishment." Here is more: It is the [...]

Andre M. Perry (Brookings Institution) presents Black Power Scorecard: Measuring the Racial Gap and What We Can Do to Close It (Metropolitan Books 2025) at Georgetown today

as part of its Tax Law and Public Finance Workshop hosted by Brian Galle and Day Manoli: Historically, Black Americans’ quest for power... [...]