431 search results for “ancient arabic” in the Staff website
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Arab QadriFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.qadri@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Haneen OmariFaculty of Humanities
h.omari@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275025
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Ronald KonFaculty of Humanities
r.e.kon@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Kim BeerdenFaculty of Humanities
k.beerden@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272761
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Mariëtte KeukenLeiden University Libraries
m.w.keuken@library.leidenuniv.nl | 31715275408
- Anchoring Objects: Material culture and the dynamics of innovation in the ancient world
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Peter WebbFaculty of Humanities
p.a.webb@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271689
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Modern Arabic titles in catalogue searchable in Arabic script
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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‘The ancient Egyptians were concerned with more than just death’
When we think about ancient Egypt, the first things that come to mind are usually mummies and sarcophagi. According to researcher and Rijksmuseum van Oudheden curator Lara Weiss, that impression is unjustified. She made an audio tour for the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden that focuses on living Egyptians…
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Miko FlohrFaculty of Humanities
m.flohr@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272753
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Klaas WorpFaculty of Humanities
k.a.worp@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Cornelis van TilburgFaculty of Humanities
c.r.van.tilburg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Paul Beliën
Faculty of Humanities
p.a.m.belien@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Maarja SeireFaculty of Humanities
m.seire@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ben HaringFaculty of Humanities
b.j.j.haring@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274170
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Jelle BruningFaculty of Humanities
j.bruning@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271396
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Carolien van ZoestFaculty of Humanities
c.van.zoest@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272036
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Jürgen ZangenbergFaculty of Humanities
j.k.zangenberg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272579
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Anita KeizersLeiden University Libraries
a.g.m.keizers@library.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272039
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Hossam AhmedFaculty of Humanities
h.i.ahmed@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274417
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Judith NaeffFaculty of Humanities
j.a.naeff@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8004192
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Leiden researchers organise first Week of Ancient Writing
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 MatuszewskiFaculty of Humanities
r.matuszewski@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272701
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Mélie LouysFaculty of Archaeology
m.louys@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ritchie KolversFaculty of Archaeology
r.h.j.kolvers@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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The ancient Egyptians were just like us
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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Cisca HoogendijkFaculty of Humanities
f.a.j.hoogendijk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Patrick GouwLeiden University Libraries
p.gouw@library.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277749
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Jac AartsFaculty of Archaeology
j.m.m.j.g.aarts@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Maria ZisimopoulouFaculty of Humanities
m.zisimoploulou@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Leiden researchers receive KIEM grant to explore materiality in ancient religions
A KIEM grant was recently awarded to a diverse group of Leiden researchers, aiming to organise an interdisciplinary conference with the title ‘Ancient Religions and the Materiality of Danger’ in 2026. The topic of the conference marks a shift towards the study of the role of objects.
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Podcast: Ancient cuneiform tablets reveal their secrets
Leiden scholars study clay tablets from ancient Mesopotamia. But what exactly does the cuneiform script say?
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Rens TacomaFaculty of Humanities
l.e.tacoma@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272632
- Middle East Studies Lectures
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The A.G. Leventis Foundation supports Leiden ancient historians
Rafał Matuszewski and Kim Beerden, both university lecturers in Ancient History, received a grant from The A.G. Leventis Foundation.
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Documentary - Restoring the eleventh-century Arabic manuscript De Materia Medica
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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‘Eldest sons held the power in ancient Egypt’
For decades it was thought that the family system of the ancient Egyptians was very similar to our own. However, PhD candidate Steffie van Gompel explains that the reality is somewhat different. ‘In Egyptian families, it was often the eldest son versus the rest of the children.’
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Arnold MolFaculty of Humanities
a.j.w.mol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Diederik MeijerFaculty of Archaeology
d.j.w.meijer@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272444
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Nicky SchreuderFaculty of Archaeology
n.a.l.schreuder@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Irene VikatouFaculty of Archaeology
e.vikatou@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ancient Greek spelling mistakes shed new light on language development
If you had something important to write down in ancient times, you would usually write in Greek in the eastern Mediterranean. University lecturer Joanne Stolk has been awarded an ERC grant to explore the kinds of spelling mistakes that were made in these scripts. And, more importantly, what improvements…
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Willemijn WaalFaculty of Humanities
w.waal@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Education in Ancient Egypt: 'Everyone Used the Same Text'
For hundreds of years, children in Ancient Egypt learned to read using The Satire of the Trades, a text in which a father gives advice to his son through descriptions of different professions. PhD candidate Judith Jurjens investigated how this worked in practice.
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Michael KerschnerFaculty of Archaeology
m.kerschner@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Nico StaringFaculty of Humanities
n.t.b.staring@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Keuzegids Masters 2025: History and Classics and Ancient Civilizations score well above average
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.
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Marike van AerdeFaculty of Archaeology
m.e.j.j.van.aerde@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271138
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Luuk de LigtFaculty of Humanities
l.de.ligt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272669
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Applying for jobs during the coronavirus pandemic: Ancient History alumni share their experiences
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…