Matthew Saunders

Learn to Read Ancient Aramaic: E. Cook (2022), Chapter One, “Introduction: Aramaic and Its Dialects” 5 min read

• Learn to Read Ancient Aramaic
• Learn to Read Series

Learn to Read Ancient Aramaic: E. Cook (2022), Chapter One, “Introduction: Aramaic and Its Dialects”

Matthew Saunders December 6, 2023

Introduction This post is the first in a series that provides a resource to learn or review the contents of Edward M. Cook’s Biblical Aramaic... Read More

Bir-Hadad Stele (=Melqart Stele; ca. 850-775 BCE; AB B.1.1 = KAI 201) 3 min read

• Aramaic Inscriptions
• Catalogue of Semitic Inscriptions

Bir-Hadad Stele (=Melqart Stele; ca. 850-775 BCE; AB B.1.1 = KAI 201)

Matthew Saunders December 4, 2023

Description The Bir-Hadad Stele (also known as the Melqart Stele; AB B.1.1 = KAI 201) is a late 9th or early 8th cent. BCE basalt... Read More

Learn to Read Ancient Akkadian: R. Caplice (2002), Prolegomena 4 min read

• Learn to Read Ancient Akkadian
• Learn to Read Series

Learn to Read Ancient Akkadian: R. Caplice (2002), Prolegomena

Matthew Saunders November 29, 2023

Introduction This post is the first in a series that provides a resource to review the contents of Richard Caplice’s Introduction to Akkadian (4th ed.; 2002).... Read More

What is the Digital Semitics Online Library? 2 min read

• News and Events

What is the Digital Semitics Online Library?

Matthew Saunders November 20, 2023

Welcome to the Digital Semitics Online Library (DSOL)! Originally called the Semitic Studies Online Library (SSOL), this site was founded in November 2023 and is... Read More