A number of people have expressed their interest in the Aramaic classes that are offered over at Aramaic Designs, but that the price (in this economy) has been prohibitive. Because of this a new class is in development that should be ready in the next couple of months that will be on the topic of th...

(A picture of the manuscript.) [full article here] Fri Feb 6, 2009 7:57am EST NICOSIA (Reuters Life!) - Authorities in northern Cyprus believe they have found an ancient version of the Bible written in Syriac, a dialect of the native language of Jesus. The manuscript was found in a police raid on su...

I learned about this lecture just a few moments ago and I will certainly be attending! Aramaic Origins and Dialects: A Model for Proto-Afroasiatic Monday, February 16, 2009 1:40 - 3:00pm, Scholarly Communication Center, Alexander Library A Lecture by William J. Fulco, S.J., Ph.D, National Endowment ...

It has been quite a while since I've posted on here, mainly because between the crazy economy, Presidential transition, filling translation orders, classes at the University, and work on the Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, I have been swamped. I've never considered myself an archeologist in a...

Çin hükümetinden aralarında Google’ın da bulunduÄŸu internet devlerine sert porno uyarısı… Dünyanın en kalabalık ülkesi interneti “temizliyor”. Dünyanın en kalabalık ülkesi olan Çin Halk Cumhuriyeti‘nde uygulanan internet yasaklarını duymayan kalmamıÅ...

In my usual searches across the Internet for Aramaic tattoo oddities, I came across the following tattoo that illustrates an very important point about how different some dialects can be. Here is a transliteration of the text: gbrt' yshw` mshykh' This tattoo's owner believes it means "Jesus Christ A...

Once again, my Bad Aramaic Senses tingled as I searched the net for new Aramaic tattoos to critique, and lo and behold I come across the following: Once again, the above portion of the image is protected under Fair Use for criticism educational purposes. Click for the full-sized image. The above is ...

From my chat room: RabbiG:  I’m here to do an audit. RabbiG:  Tzitzit - check. RabbiG:  Keepah - check RabbiG:  Beard - it grows jonnie:  But I like his cheeky smile RabbiG:  Virtuous women in chat room - check QuixoticLass:  ok that’s just scary when h...

As Aramaic-speaking Christians disappeared, only a number of villages remain the keeper of this largely forgotten language....

So, being both modern-tech and digital communications savvy as well as deeply involved in the study of ancient languages and old-fashioned correspondence... my everyday life tends to express irony. I was trying to log into one of the many SQL databases (that I manage through this nifty program calle...