http://michaelsheiser.com/ScribalPractices Learning and discussing the languages of the Bible and the ancient Near East Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:39:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here's a recent book review of John Halloran's Sumerian lexicon, which is the revised and expanded print version of his online lexicon: John Halloran (ed.), Sumerian Lexicon: A Dictionary Guide to the Ancient Sumerian Language (Oakville, Conn.: David Brown, 2006); pp. xiv + 318; Paperback; $79 Description: With 6,400 ... http://michaelsheiser.com/ScribalPractices/2008/09/recent-sumerian-lexicon-review/ Images of the Dead Sea Scrolls (all of them, apparently) will be placed online in the near future. http://michaelsheiser.com/ScribalPractices/2008/08/dead-sea-scrolls-to-be-put-online/ For real - check it out. http://michaelsheiser.com/ScribalPractices/2008/08/new-movie-the-linguists/ To view the PowerPoint, you must download BOTH fonts: Coptic TTF SPAchmim TTF The fonts are unnecessary for the video. Both files have also been archived in their respective indexes on this site. http://michaelsheiser.com/ScribalPractices/2008/08/coptic-alphabet-in-order-powerpoint-and-video/ This discovery has been making the headlines recently. No doubt it will be an item of discussion at the November ASOR and SBL meetings (= American Schools of Oriental Research; Society of Biblical Literature). http://michaelsheiser.com/ScribalPractices/2008/08/seal-of-the-biblical-king-zedekiahs-minister-found/ Here are the newest PowerPoint and Video files for Egyptian biliterals. http://michaelsheiser.com/ScribalPractices/2008/08/egyptian-hieroglyph-powerpoint-and-video-biliterals-3/ Here's the next installment of PowerPoints and videos of Egyptian biliterals - the second set: PowerPoint Biliterals 2 Video Biliterals 2 http://michaelsheiser.com/ScribalPractices/2008/07/egyptian-hieroglyph-powerpoint-and-video-biliterals-2/ I'll be making a series of PowerPoints and videos of Egyptian biliterals and triliterals. Here are the first: PowerPoint Biliterals 1 Video Biliterals 1 http://michaelsheiser.com/ScribalPractices/2008/07/egyptian-hieroglyph-powerpoint-and-video-biliterals-1/ Pretty interesting story - who knows if the carvings are modern? http://michaelsheiser.com/ScribalPractices/2008/07/egyptian-hieroglyphs-in-australia/ Courtesy of the awilum.com blog by Charles Halton. Follow the link. http://michaelsheiser.com/ScribalPractices/2008/07/free-download-of-bibliography-of-sumerian-grammar/