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303 search results for “ancient arabic” in the Staff website

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  Arab Qadri Student assistant

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.qadri@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Haneen Omari University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.omari@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275025

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  Ronald Kon Guest Researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.e.kon@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mariëtte Keuken Subject Librarian Egyptology

  Leiden University Libraries

  m.w.keuken@library.leidenuniv.nl | 31715275408

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  Kim Beerden University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.beerden@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272761

• Modern Arabic titles in catalogue searchable in Arabic script News - 27 October 2022

  Modern Arabic titles in the catalogue of Leiden University Libraries (UBL) can now also be consulted in original Arabic script. Taking away the need to transliterate titles, has made searching for Arabic source materials in the catalogue much easier and more efficient for users.

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  Klaas Worp Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.a.worp@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Miko Flohr University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.flohr@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272753

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  Paul Beliën Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.a.m.belien@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Cornelis van Tilburg Researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.r.van.tilburg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jelle Bruning University Lecturer Middle Eastern Studies / Arabic

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.bruning@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271396

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  Carolien van Zoest Secretary / Editor

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.van.zoest@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272036

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  Jürgen Zangenberg Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.k.zangenberg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272579

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  Hossam Ahmed Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.i.ahmed@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274417

• Leiden researchers organise first Week of Ancient Writing News - 2 September 2022

  This month marks the two-hundredth anniversary of the deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphic writing. NINO, the Language Museum, Things that Talk and the National Museum of Antiquities are seizing the opportunity to organise the first Week of Ancient Writing.

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  Rafal Matuszewski Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.matuszewski@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272701

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  Mélie Louys PhD candidate

  m.louys@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ritchie Kolvers Guest

  r.h.j.kolvers@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• The ancient Egyptians were just like us News - 28 October 2021

  The people who lived in Saqqara, City of the Dead in Egypt, died thousands of years ago, but they are not all that different from us. This is what a study by the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, The Netherlands concludes. If you wanted to prove that you had good taste in ancient Egypt then…

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  Patrick Gouw Subject Librarian

  Leiden University Libraries

  p.gouw@library.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277749

• Podcast: Ancient cuneiform tablets reveal their secrets News - 16 October 2024

  Leiden scholars study clay tablets from ancient Mesopotamia. But what exactly does the cuneiform script say?

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  Rens Tacoma Associate Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.e.tacoma@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272632

• Documentary - Restoring the eleventh-century Arabic manuscript De Materia Medica News - 22 January 2025

  Water damage, old restorations and copper corrosion in some illustrations. De Materia Medica has been through a lot over the centuries. The manuscript dates from 1083 AD and is one of the oldest illustrated Arabic manuscripts in the world. Due to intensive use, De Materia Medica was no longer in good…

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  Diederik Meijer Associate Professor

  d.j.w.meijer@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272444

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  Willemijn Waal Senior university lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.waal@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Arnold Mol PhD candidate / lecturer Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.j.w.mol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nico Staring Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.t.b.staring@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Michael Kerschner Senior researcher

  m.kerschner@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Keuzegids Masters 2025: History and Classics and Ancient Civilizations score well above average News - 31 March 2025

  Two Humanities research masters and one master’s programme score well above average in the Keuzegids Masters: the research master History, the master and research master Classics and Ancient Civilizations.

• Applying for jobs during the coronavirus pandemic: Ancient History alumni share their experiences News - 12 July 2021

  Three alumni of our Master’s degree programme in Ancient History talk to us about how they found a job after graduation during the coronavirus pandemic. During the interview, Gabriël hung a huge board covered in post-it reminders behind his laptop, Molly was glad that the members of the selection committee…

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  Luuk de Ligt Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.de.ligt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272669

• Bert van den Berg on The Conversation: "Ancient scroll reveals new story of Plato’s death" News - 4 June 2024

  University Lecturer Bert van Den Berg shares about the recent research by The Greek Philosophical Schools project in Italy. The research sheds new light on the life and death of Plato.

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  Caroline Waerzeggers Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.waerzeggers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 0715272033

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  Marijn van Putten Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.van.putten@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271583

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  Mateo Cohen Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  i.m.cohen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

• Ancient History Research Seminar, Student Presentations Event - 6 November 2025

  Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar

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  Robert Pitt External PhD/ guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.k.pitt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Alessandro Aleo Guest researcher

  a.aleo@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jonathan Stökl University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.j.stokl@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272255

• Ancient Roman cuisine was varied, international and accessible to all social classes News - 5 December 2023

  Banquets for the rich, porridge for the poor and a standard diet of bread, olive oil and wine. Just a few assumptions about the Roman diet.

• What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2022 Event
• Virologist Meta Roestenberg and Arabist Petra Sijpesteijn elected as members of KNAW News - 7 May 2026

  The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) has elected 16 new members, including two academics from Leiden: internist-infectiologist Meta Roestenberg and Arabist Petra Sijpesteijn.

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  Maurits Berger Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.s.berger@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271684

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  Gerard Versluis External PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  g.h.a.versluis@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278515

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  Hylke Hettema PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.m.hettema@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Honorary doctorates for Belgian virologist Marc van Ranst and German Arabist Beatrice Gründler News - 11 October 2022

  Leiden University is awarding an honorary doctorate to virologist Marc van Ranst. Van Ranst has been one of the main advisers of the Belgian government during the Covid pandemic. German Arabist Beatrice Gründler will also receive an honorary doctorate for her work in the field of Oriental Manuscript…

• Beatrice Gründler: ‘Literary text can help us understand Europe better’ News - 7 February 2023

  'Consider languages in their shared context.' That is the message of Professor and Arabist Beatrice Gründler, who will receive an honorary doctorate from Leiden University on 8 February. ‘I would like people to learn that Arabic history has a close connection with Europe.’

• Expressions of "war" and "peace" in medieval Arabic North African conquest narratives Event - 12 February 2026

  Lecture | Leiden Lectures on Arabic Language & Culture

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  Peter Bisschop Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.c.bisschop@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272980

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  Annelou van Gijn Professor emeritus

  a.l.van.gijn@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272389