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1,412 search results for “ancient arabic” in the Public website

• A mortuary priest Research output

  Hieratic Papyrology

• Civitates Hispaniae: urbanization on the Iberian Peninsula during the Roman Empire Research project

  How do we explain the fact that certain areas had many large cities, while other areas were studded with large numbers of small towns and yet other areas had very few urban agglomerations of any kind?

• Ulama and the State in Modern Aceh Research output

  On 21 September 2022 Arfiansyah successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.

• About Dossier: Global Interactions

  The unique geographic and temporal breadth of research at Leiden allows us to stimulate a shift from the classical Weberian mode of scholarly production that views historical development and modernization as emanating from Europe and the West to a multi-polar perspective that allows for more nuanced,…

• To foreignize or to domesticate? How media vary cross-nationally in their degrees of incorporating foreign events Research output

  The authors delve into the varying degrees to which institutions across different nations connect foreign events to their respective country's domestic affairs.

• Estimative Intelligence in European Foreign Policymaking: Learning Lessons from an Era of Surprise Research output

  This book is the first comparative study of estimative intelligence and strategic surprise in a European context, complementing and testing insights from previous studies centred on the United States. It does extensive empirical analysis of open-source material and interviews in relation to three cases…

• Negotiating Islamisation and resistance : a study of religions, politics and social change in West Java from the early 20th Century to the present Research output

  Chaider Bamualim defended his thesis on 9 September 2015

• Crisis and change in European Union foreign policy Research output

  How do crises produce changes in specific European Union foreign policy areas, and how should we conceptualise these policy changes?

• Western Arabia in the Leiden Collections Research output

  Traces of a Colourful Past

• Thank You For Banking With Us Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo

  This film will be screened on Sunday, 19 April 2026 at 7:00 pm.

• Research projects

• A Companion to Cities in the Greco-Roman World Research output

  This collection of essays explores processes of innovation in Greco-Roman technology and science.

• Reading Greek and Hellenistic-Roman Spolia Research output

  Objects, Appropriation and Cultural Change

• Tell Sabi Abyad – The Late Neolithic Settlement Research output

  Report on the Excavations of the University of Amsterdam (1988) and the National Museum of Antiquities Leiden (1991-1993) in Syria.

• Mimetic Posthumanism: Homo Mimeticus 2.0 in Arts, Philosophy, and Technics Research output

  In this latest contribution to mimetic studies, Nidesh Lawtoo joins forces with leading international theorists of the posthuman to broaden the reach of the mimetic turn beyond human imitation.

• The Apocalypse of Paul (Visio Pauli) in Sahidic Coptic Research output

  Critical Edition, Translation and Commentary

• Valuing Labour in Greco-Roman Antiquity Research output

  How did ancient Greeks and Romans regard work?

• The prehistoric origin and spread of the Indo-Iranian languages Research project

  A linguistic test of hypotheses rooted in genetics and archaeology.

• The Skandapurāṇa Volume V Research output

  Adhyāyas 96 – 112. The Varāha Cycle and the Andhaka Cycle Continued

• Public Engagement Leiden Human Evolution Collective

  Members of the collective are actively involved in various forms of public engagement, including blog posts, podcasts, media interviews, documentaries, museum activities, collaborations with schools, and citizen science.

• Xiamen (CN) Multi-functional urban Green space planning based on transdisciplinary learning (MultiGreen)

  Xiamen is a a city in the Chinese province Fujian. It currently has about 4.3 million citizens in the city. It is therefore the largest city of the province.

• Contact Classics and Ancient Civilizations (MA)

  If you have a question, there are various ways to get in touch with us.

• The Cambridge History of Strategy. Volume 1: From Antiquity to the American War of Independence Research output

  Volume I of The Cambridge History of Strategy offers a history of the practice of strategy from the beginning of recorded history, to the late eighteenth century, from all parts of the world.

• Universal Śaivism Research output

  In Universal Śaivism Peter Bisschop provides a critical edition and annotated translation of the sixth chapter of the Śivadharmaśāstra `Treatise on the Religion of Śiva’, the so-called Śāntyadhyāya 'Chapter on Appeasement’. The Sanskrit text is preceded by an extensive introduction on its composition,…

• Wanted: roadmap to bring diversity into history teaching Research project

  Many lecturers aim to make their courses more diverse, but they often encounter problems in the process. How can they receive the information they need? This project ‘Wanted: roadmap’ develops a roadmap for Dutch (academic) historians to bring diversity into practice. BA1 teaching in Graeco-Roman history…

• ProParte Homerus leesclub ProParte

  The Homer reading group is a ProParte sub-group.

• Award for modern study of Sumerian cuneiform by Bram Jagersma News - 29 November 2012

  Studying Sumerian grammar in your free time: Bram Jagersma did it. He described centuries-old Sumerian using a modern method he devised himself. For this PhD research he was awarded the De La Court Award for Independent Research by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Science (KNAW).

• Submission Guidelines Inter-Section

  All manuscripts submitted to Inter-Section need to adhere to these guidelines. Since 01-08-2022 Inter-Section uses APA7 as a reference system. Inter-Section therefore now follows the new Faculty of Archaeology guidelines concerning referencing and bibliography.

• Departments Dossier: Asian Modernities and Traditions

  Leiden Asia Departments

• Tracking the Tocharians from Europe to China: a linguistic reconstruction Research project

  This project intends to provide an integrated linguistic assessment of the hypothesised migration route of the Tocharians.

• Week 7: 16–22 February 2025 Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo

• The Belgian Archaeological Mission to Elkab Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo

• Week 5: 3-9 February 2019 Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo

• Week 2: 13-19 January 2019 Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo

• Relentlessly Plain Research project

  Understanding Late Neolithic Ceramic Containers from Upper Mesopotamia

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  Tazuko van Berkel Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Koen Donker Van Heel University Lecturer Demotic Papyrology

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Jacques van der Vliet Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Christoph Pieper University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Casper de Jonge Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Bert van den Berg University Lecturer Ancient Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Jörn Soerink University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Pam de Groot Office Manager

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Jurjen Donkers Study adviser

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Gus Kraus PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Carlo van Oosterhout PhD candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

• Rock art research at Qurta Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo

  Dirk Huyge (Director) & Wouter Claes (Vice-Director)

• About the programme Ancient History: Empires, Societies and Cultures (MA)

  The one-year Master's specialisation in Ancient History: Empires, Societies and Cultures offers an attractive mix of theoretical knowledge and practical experience.

• Week 6: 12-18 February 2017 Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo

• Week 4–5 (1–14 February) Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo