Semester in Review: Spring 2025 at JHU 
235th Annual Meeting of the AOS (2025) 
JHU-PTS Doctoral Symposium 
Fall 2024 Semester in Review 
DtrH: Books and Key Texts 
Copenhagen: Digital Applications in Assyriology
TL;DR: Today marked the end of my final summer school before commencing the Fall 2024 academic semester at Hopkins. I participated in the Digital Applications in Assyriology Nordic Summer School held at the University of Copenhagen from August 12-16 followed by a presentation of our final projects on August 30. Highlights included learning computational methods for digital Assyriology and collaborating with Adel Oubraham on a project comparing cuneiform collections from the British Museum and the Louvre.... Read More
Leiden SSLL and Amsterdam ISBL
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TL;DR: For the past three weeks, I attended Leiden University’s Summer School in Languages and Linguistics, where I engaged in courses on Semitic and Indo-European languages, followed by the 2024 International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in Amsterdam, which offered a plethora of insightful talks. Here’s a brief recap of the enriching experiences and valuable insights gained from both events.... Read More
Two Cases of a Pseudo-Dual in Biblical Hebrew
TL;DR: This post discusses the morphology of the Hebrew word for “sky, heaven” (שָׁמַיִם šāmáyim). I propose it is a pseudo-dual, i.e., historically a plural form that was reanalyzed as a dual. This perspective is supported by comparative Semitic evidence and pre-Masoretic orthographic conventions.... Read More
Venice Digital and Public Humanities Summer School
TL;DR: I spent the past week at the Ca' Foscari University of Venice's Digital and Public Humanities Summer School. The five-day program focused on historical, archaeological, cultural, artistic, and literary materials from Venetian sites and institutions with an emphasis on gaining competency in both applying computational methods as well as digitizing sources and results. The best part was the social atmosphere, enhancing my appreciation for Venice's cultural heritage, valuable connections with fellow scholars, and of course aperol spritz!... Read More
Antwerp Digital Humanities Summer School
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TL;DR: I attended the University of Antwerp’s 5-day Digital Humanities Summer School, gaining skills in XML, TEI, GitHub, and Transkribus. I participated in engaging lectures, hands-on sessions, and a social program, culminating in the creation of a digital scholarly edition. The experience significantly enhanced my research capabilities and professional network.... Read More
Leipzig AI and Harvard DH
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Leipzig Artificial Intelligence Summer School Last week (June 25-28), I attended the International ScaDS.AI Summer School in Leipzig, Germany with graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and... Read More
LTR Ancient Akkadian: Caplice, Lesson One
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Introduction As part of our “Learn to Read Ancient Akkadian” series, this blog reviews the contents of Lesson One in Caplice’s Introduction to Akkadian. Previously... Read More
Oxford University’s Anatolian Languages and Linguistics Summer School (June 17-22)
Over the past week, I had the incredible opportunity to attend the Anatolian Languages and Linguistics Summer School at Oxford University in (obviously) Oxford, England.... Read More