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Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania 3 min read

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• Travel

Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Matthew Saunders March 19, 2024

Introduction For the past two months, I’ve been meaning to write a post about my recent trip to Tanzania in East Africa back in January... Read More

Two New (Online) Publications 2 min read

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Two New (Online) Publications

Matthew Saunders February 29, 2024

Introduction The purpose of this post is to draw your attention to two new publications of mine in the online Database of Religious History (DRH).... Read More

Semester in Review: Fall 2023 at JHU 7 min read

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• Semester in Review

Semester in Review: Fall 2023 at JHU

Matthew Saunders January 2, 2024

As 2023 comes to a close and a new year begins, I spent quite a bit of time reflecting on the previous semester at Johns... Read More

A copper nail inscription of Ur-Nanše (E1.9.1.7) 2 min read

• My Translations
• Sumerian Translations

A copper nail inscription of Ur-Nanše (E1.9.1.7)

Matthew Saunders December 13, 2023

Introduction The following text is an inscription that records Ur-Nanše’s construction of the shrine of G̃irsu. It is known from about 20 copies including nails,... Read More

A royal stone tablet inscription of Gudea (E3/1.1.7.4; P232332; IM 18647) 3 min read

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• Sumerian Translations

A royal stone tablet inscription of Gudea (E3/1.1.7.4; P232332; IM 18647)

Matthew Saunders December 12, 2023

Introduction The following text is a royal stone tablet inscription of Gudea, a ruler of the city-state of Lagaš in the second half of the... Read More

A royal inscription of Gudea (E3/1.1.7.31) 2 min read

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A royal inscription of Gudea (E3/1.1.7.31)

Matthew Saunders December 12, 2023

Introduction The following text is a royal inscription with over 150 exemplars on brick and clay cones known from G̃irsu, Uruk, and of unknown provenance.... Read More

A royal brick inscription of Gudea (E3/1.1.7.44) 3 min read

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• Sumerian Translations

A royal brick inscription of Gudea (E3/1.1.7.44)

Matthew Saunders December 12, 2023

Introduction This post presents my translation of a royal brick inscription of Gudea wherein he documents his achievement of the construction of Ning̃irsu’s É-ánzu-bábbar temple... Read More

The most abundant royal inscription of Gudea (E3/1.1.7.37) 3 min read

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The most abundant royal inscription of Gudea (E3/1.1.7.37)

Matthew Saunders December 11, 2023

Introduction This post presents my translation of a royal inscription of Gudea wherein he documents the achievement of his construction and restoration of Ning̃irsu’s É-ninnu-ánzu-bábbar... Read More