Online Workshop: Manuscripts at the Service of Epigraphy: Master Copies, Templates, and Other Exemplars in the Production of Pre-Modern Inscriptions (29 June)

Posted on 2021-06-09 by Pietro Liuzzo

Posted on behalf of Dr. Ondřej Škrabal (石安瑞), University of Hamburg, Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures

We would like to invite you to the on-line workshop “Manuscripts at the Service of Epigraphy: Master Copies, Templates, and Other Exemplars in the Production of Pre-Modern Inscriptions” hosted by the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures, University of Hamburg. The workshop will take place on Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 10am–5pm CEST. Please register here to obtain the Zoom link. The full programme with abstracts is available here.

 

Programme:

10:00–10:10am Kaja Harter-Uibopuu (Hamburg): Welcome and Opening Remarks

Chair: Ondřej Škrabal (Hamburg)

10:10–10:50am Christelle Alvarez (Berlin): Manuscripts, Templates, and Vorlage for the Inscription of Pyramid Texts in Ancient Egyptian Tombs

10:50–11:30am Rocío Da Riva (Barcelona): Models, Variants, and Versions in the Neo-Babylonian Royal Inscriptions: The Mistakes and Errors in the Brisa Rock Monuments of Lebanon

11:30–11:40am Coffee break                      

11:40am–12:20pm Michele Faraguna (Milan): The Materiality of Texts: From Stone Inscriptions to the Original Documents in the Epigraphy of Greek Poleis

12:20–01:00pm Peter Kruschwitz & Victoria González Berdús (Vienna): Connecting the Dots: Some Thoughts on the Spread and Diffusion of Recurring Carmina Latina Epigraphica

01:00–02:00pm Lunch Break                      

Chair: Peera Panarut (Hamburg)

02:00–02:40pm Annette Schmiedchen (Berlin): Vorlagen, Drafts, Templates: The Production of Royal Copper-plate Charters in India

02:40–03:20pm Claudia Wenzel (Heidelberg): Manuscripts and Buddhist Epigraphy in Medieval China

03:20–03:30pm Coffee Break                      

03:30–04:10pm Michel Lorrillard (Vientiane): Crossed Views on Epigraphic and Manuscripts Traditions in Laos

04:10–04:50pm Peera Panarut (Hamburg): Organising before Inscribing: Manuscripts as Master Copies of Inscriptions in the 19th Century Thailand

04:50–05:00pm General Discussion and Closing Remarks

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Karl-Christ-Prize

Posted on 2021-06-07 by ccampedelli
Klaus Hallof (Inscriptiones Graecae – BBAW) is the winner of the prestigious “Karl-Christ” prize for ancient history.
“Klaus Hallof ist ein brillanter Epigraphiker, der sein ganzes Forscherleben dem griechischen Inschriftenwerk der Berliner Akademie, den Inscriptiones Graecae, gewidmet hat… er hat mit großer innerer Unabhängigkeit altertumswissenschaftliche Grundlagenarbeit geleistet und Quellen erschlossen, ohne die neue Erkenntnisse in der Alten Geschichte nicht zu erzielen sind.Mitteilung_Karl-Christ-Preis_2021
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New resource: What a Dog Called Margarita Can Teach Us about Ancient Rome

Posted on 2021-06-01 by pkruschwitz

The way in which inscriptions, especially verse inscriptions, are commonly presented and utilised in many museums and collections, but also e. g. in school and university curricula, leaves a lot of their potential unexplored.

Interaction and engagement with such texts, both in the ancient world and at present, were at the heart of a Visiting Fellowship held by Dr María Limón (Sevilla), funded by the British Academy and held at the University of Reading.

In collaboration with Prof.s Peter Kruschwitz (Vienna, then Reading) and Xavier Espluga (Barcelona), with the generous support of the British Academy as well as the British Museum and drawing on the creative genius of film maker James Rattee, Dr Limón has now produced a delightful short video clip (approx. 10 min.) on this topic.

Drawing on the funerary inscription for the dog Margarita, kept in the British Museum, the film explores and explains, in an accessible and relatable way, how inscribed objects and the inhabitants of the lettered world that was ancient Rome interacted (and what we ourselves could learn from that).

The film – with subtitles currently available in English, German, Italian, Spanish, and Romanian – was recently released via the YouTube channel of Reading’s Department of Classics. It is hoped that it will be of use to a wide range of audiences, from schools and universities to stakeholders in museum, collections, and archives.

For an interview on occasion of the release of the clip follow this link.

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Epigraphic Summerschool – SAXA LOQVVNTVR – 2021, 16th-21th August

Posted on 2021-05-21 by franciscaferaudi

SAXA LOQVVNTVR
INSCRIBED MONUMENTS FROM FRIULI
Epigraphic Summerschool

The Friulian Archaeological Society, the Department of Humanities and Cultural Heritage of the University of Udine (Laboratory of Greek and Latin Epigraphy), the Institute of Classics Dept of Ancient History and Epigraphy of the University of Graz, the Department of Culture and Civilisation of the University of Verona, the Department of History and its teaching methods of the European University of Flensburg and the Chair of Archaeology of the Roman Provinces of the Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg are organising the seventh Epigraphic summerschool, from the 16 th to the 21 st of August 2021, for people who are passionate about the ancient world.

more information ….

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International Conference: Beyond Athenocentrism: Greek Cities’ Responses to Athenian Institutional and Judicial Legacy in the so-called ‘Hellenistic Polis Convergence’

Posted on 2021-05-18 by Nikolaos Papazarkadas

We are pleased to invite you to the International Conference “Beyond Athenocentrism: Greek Cities’ Responses to Athenian Institutional and Judicial Legacy in the so-called ‘Hellenistic Polis Convergence’”, which is hosted by Trinity College Dublin. The event will take place via Zoom on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 15th-16th, 1:00 pm–6:30 pm (GMT). The programme is included below.

The conference is open and free, but booking for attending the event is essential. We kindly ask all those interested to contact the organisers, Davide Amendola (amendold@tcd.ie) and Shane Wallace (swallace@tcd.ie). A Zoom link will be circulated to registered attendees prior to the event.
For further information, please contact either or both of the organisers.

Best wishes,
Davide Amendola & Shane Wallace (TCD)

TCD


Beyond Athenocentrism: Greek Cities’ Responses to Athenian Institutional and Judicial Legacy in the so-called ‘Hellenistic Polis Convergence’
15–16 June 2021, Trinity College Dublin


15th June 2021

13:00–13:10 GMT Welcome address

Chair: A. Erskine (University of Edinburgh)

13:10–13:50 M. Mari (Università di Bari): Democratic institutions in the Hellenistic cities and the Athenian model: recent studies and debated issues
13:50–14:30 N. Luraghi (University of Oxford): Writing the history of Hellenistic Athens

14:30–14:50 Break

Chair: P. Paschidis (National Hellenic Research Foundation)

14:50–15:30 D. Amendola (Trinity College Dublin): Athens’ contribution to the Hellenistic institutional koine: Some Further Considerations
15:30–16:10 L. Rubinstein (Royal Holloway, University of London): Law-enforcement in the Hellenistic cities: Athenian influence, local practice or Pan-hellenic tradition? The process of praxis as a test case
16:10–16:50 A. S. Chankowski (Université de Poitiers / HeRMA EA 3811): La diffusion des institutions éducatives dans le monde hellénistique: influence du modèle athénien?

16:50–17:10 Break

Chair: C. Constantakopoulou (Birkbeck, University of London)

17:10–17:50 M. Canevaro (University of Edinburgh): Psephophoria, honours and naturalisation around the Aegean: a case of Athenian institutional influence?
17:50–18:30 J. Faguer (École française d’Athènes): Real security and property registers in the Aegean (3rd–2nd c. BCE): Between Athenian Legacy and New Archival Practices


16th June 2021

Chair: M. Cuypers (Trinity College Dublin)

13:00–13:40 P. Ceccarelli (University College London): The long shadow of Athens? Dramatic performances in the Hellenistic city-states
13:40–14:20 A. Meeus (Universität Mannheim): Hekataios of Abdera and the Alleged Egyptian Origins of Athens and the Eleusinian Mysteries

14:20–14:40 Break

Chair: B. McGing (Trinity College Dublin)

14:40–15:20 B. Gray (Birkbeck, University of London): Fourth-century and Early Hellenistic Reconciliation and Amnesty: Reception of Athens 403 and other inspirations
15:20–16:00 M. Simonton (Arizona State University): Demagogues in Hellenistic Greece: An Athenian export?
16:00–16:40 S. Wallace (Trinity College Dublin): Royal Interaction with Athenian Institutions and Ideology in the Early Hellenistic Period

16:40–17:00 Break

Chair: N. Papazarkadas (University of California, Berkeley)

17:00–17:40 F. Forster (Goethe Universität Frankfurt): Beyond Athens – Hellenistic ‘biographical’ decrees in praise of good citizens and their possible connections with the Athenian epigraphic habit
17:40–18:20 C. Müller & J. Buffet (Université Paris Nanterre): Les affaires de Madame Nikareta: a sui generis model for financial, legal, and institutional practices in the Hellenistic Boeotian Confederacy?

18:20–18:40 Closing remarks

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Regional Epigraphic Cultures Across the Ancient Wider Mediterranean (May 11, 2021)

Posted on 2021-05-07 by Gabriel Bodard

Forwarded for Ilaria Bultrighini and Irene Salvo

We would like to invite you to the next Epigraphic Conversation hosted by the British Epigraphy Society on ‘Regional Epigraphic Cultures Across the Ancient Wider Mediterranean’ (http://www.britishepigraphysociety.org/epigraphic-conversations.html).

The Conversation will take place on Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 3–5 pm (UK summer time) on Zoom.

Speakers & topics:

Dan Socaciu (Liverpool) and Benjamin Cartlidge (Oxford): The roles and functions of text in the Urartian state

Rostislav Oreshko (Leiden; Harvard Center for Hellenic Studies): Language, society and cultural contact in Lydia in the 5th-4th centuries BC: an epigraphic perspective

Emanuela Borgia (Sapienza, Rome): Inscriptions from Hadrian’s Wall in Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery Trust (Carlisle): local identities and Roman influences
 

Organisers: Ilaria Bultrighini (i.bultrighini@ucl.ac.uk) & Irene Salvo (i.salvo@exeter.ac.uk)

Please register using the following link: https://universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkf-2vrTIsGNWq9E1FkVa6dKUTkxBmMnyE

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Epigraphic topics in SunoikisisDC

Posted on 2021-05-06 by Gabriel Bodard

The summer 2021 semester of Sunoikisis Digital Classics (programme), organized by Monica Berti, includes three seminars on epigraphic subjects:

All of the seminars are presented online via Youtube (links in the session pages above), and include recommended readings, suggested exercise, and other materials. Please feel free to reuse any of these materials in your own teaching and learning, and let us know about it if you do!

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GEPHYRA 21, 2021 Published

Posted on 2021-05-05 by Fatih Onur

GEPHYRA 21, 2021 – Table of Contents

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Modeling Epigraphy with an Ontology – First Version Available

Posted on 2021-03-26 by Pietro Liuzzo

The first version of the document Modeling Epigraphy with an Ontology has been published in Zenodo 10.5281/zenodo.4639507

This document is maintained by the Ontology Working Group of Epigraphy.info. It will be available also on the website shortly.

To join the effort, contribute or for any other related matter, please use the Epigraphic Ontology Mailing List <epont@googlegroups.com>.

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International Summer School in Epigraphy for the Study of the Latin Language (Lisbon, June 21–25)

Posted on 2021-03-24 by Gabriel Bodard

This workshop on epigraphic and linguistic/philological research looks to be of interest to students and early-career researchers in Latin epigraphy (and good value for a week’s tuition):

Flyer

Applications are now open for the International Summer School in Epigraphy for the Study of the Latin Language, hosted by the Center for Classical Studies of the University of Lisbon, which will take place from Monday 21 – to Friday 25 June 2021 online (Zoom).

About
This International Summer School aims to develop an awareness of the potential of the epigraphical evidence for philological and linguistic studies, without disregarding the archaeological and historical dimensions of inscriptions in light of sociolinguistic investigations. It provides participants with a basic knowledge in Latin Epigraphy and the main theoretical, methodological and practical tools for linguistic and philological research through epigraphic materials.

Target Groups
The Summer School is especially addressed to BA, MA and PhD students as well as to Post-docs with philological-linguistic interests. An interest in participation from students and specialists from other disciplines as well as high-school teachers of Latin is also welcome.

Prerequisites
Latin skills are highly desirable. Previous knowledge of Latin Epigraphy is not required.

Course Language
The course language will be English.

Fees
80 € for PhD Students & Postdocs
60 € for BA & MA Students as well as for high-school teachers

Information on instructors, registration & program
Please visit our webpage: http://epigraphica.letras.ulisboa.pt/eventos/ or send an email at lisboasummerschool@gmail.com

Deadline for Application
May 15th, 2021

Organizers
Prof. Dr. Catarina Gaspar
Dr. Silvia Tantimonaco
Research Group HPRT3-Epigraphica

This activity has been funded by Portuguese national funds through FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia & is under the auspices of AIEGL – Association Internationale d’Épigraphie Grecque et Latine.

The School will be activated with min. 20 participants.

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Job position at the Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum

Posted on 2021-03-22 by ccampedelli

AV-02-2021_Ausschreibung WiMi 50_CIL

Here attached is the job description for the recruitment of part-time researcher at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (CIL) with strong skill in Latin Epigraphy to work on the lectorship of the volume XIV of the Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum (Praeneste) and on the digital resources and editions of the project. This is a contract initially limited to two years, to be filled on 1st. July or as soon as possible. Deadline: 30 April 2021.

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POST-DOC MSC FELLOWSHIPS- CALL FOR PROPOSALS – GLOBAL@VENICE

Posted on 2021-03-21 by Lorenzo Calvelli

The first call for the “Global at Venice – Research and Training for Global Challenges” Marie Skłodowska-Curie Cofund Fellowship Programme is now open.

https://www.unive.it/pag/40610/

It will award 8 Fellowships each lasting 24 months.

It is a great opportunity to undertake research and training activity at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.

The programme is jointly funded by the European Commission, and is supported by the University’s corporate partners, including research centres, non-academic networks of spin-offs, and small and medium enterprises, where Fellows will have the opportunity to complete secondments.

Eligibility criteria:

· Be in possession of a PhD degree awarded not later than 8 years prior to this call deadline.

· Have at least one major publication without their PhD supervisor (either accepted, in press or published) at the time of deadline.

· Have not resided or carried out their main activity in Italy for longer than 12 months during the 3 years prior to the call deadline, in compliance with the MSCA mobility rule.

Project proposals in digital epigraphy are welcome!!

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