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131 search results for “ancient arabic” in the Library website

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  Arab Qadri Student assistant

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• Ancient Near East Studies

  Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Ancient Near East Studies. Last update: October 2020

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  Haneen Omari University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Ronald Kon Guest Researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Kim Beerden University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Mariëtte Keuken Subject Librarian Egyptology

  Leiden University Libraries

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  Paul Beliën Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Jelle Bruning University Lecturer Middle Eastern Studies / Arabic

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Carolien van Zoest Secretary / Editor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Hossam Ahmed Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Rafal Matuszewski Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Mélie Louys PhD candidate

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  Ritchie Kolvers Guest

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  Patrick Gouw Subject Librarian

  Leiden University Libraries

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  Jac Aarts Researcher/Guest

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  Willemijn Waal Senior university lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Nico Staring Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

• Middle Eastern Studies

  Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Middle Eastern Studies

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  Marijn van Putten Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Mateo Cohen Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Caroline Waerzeggers Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

• History of Science

  Overview of databases, reference works and website for research in the History of Science

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  Robert Pitt External PhD/ guest

  Faculty of Humanities

• Middle Eastern Library

  The Middle Eastern Library is located on the ground floor of the new Herta Mohr Building at Witte Singel.

• Hebrew, Semitic and Armenian Special Collections

  The Library of Leiden University holds c. 550 manuscripts and an extensive collection of rare printed books in Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac, the languages of Ethiopia, South Arabic, Coptic and Armenian, as well as a collection of rare books on the Jewish World.

• Papyrology

  Leiden University owns an extensive collection of papyri. The Papyrological Institute is proprietor of most of this collection. A smaller amount of Papyri is part of the ULL collection. Apart from original papyri the Papyrological Institute offers an extensive collection of handbooks and secondary studies…

• Islamic World Special Collections

  The main focus of the Islamic World Special Collections is on the Middle East and North Africa, with smaller holdings from Indonesia, the Indian Subcontinent and Central Asia as far as Xinjiang, China.

• Searching for items in non-Latin script

  Leiden University Libraries hosts materials in hundreds of different languages, including many languages that are written in non-Latin scripts.

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  Harry Stroomer Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Ilan Peled Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Jan Gerrit Dercksen University Lecturer Assyriology

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Petra Sijpesteijn Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

• Searching for items in non-Latin script

  Leiden University Libraries hosts materials in hundreds of different languages, including many languages that are written in non-Latin scripts. Since 2015, all items are catalogued in the original scripts. Therefore, you may use for instance Arabic, Persian, Russian, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean or Chinese…

• Juynboll Fellowship

  The Juynboll Foundation and the Scaliger Institute of Leiden University Libraries have founded a collaborative fellowship program to enable one or two scholars to study the Arabic and Islam special collections of Leiden University Libraries. The allowance is € 1,500 per month.

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  Remke Kruk Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

• Palestine and Israel

  This subject guide is a work in progress, aimed to provide access to relevant academic works and online resources on Palestine and Israel, as well as, documentaries, films, and literature to familiarize yourself with the complexities of the conflict.

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  Bleda Düring Professor

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  Maarten Jansen Professor emeritus

• Middle Eastern Special Collections

  The Middle Eastern Special Collections form the nucleus of the entire range of Oriental heritage collections of Leiden University Libraries.

• Asian Library

  The Asian Library holds the largest collection on Indonesia worldwide, and some of the foremost collections on South and Southeast Asia, China, Japan and Korea.

• Fellowships

  The fellowship programs support researchers who are interested in doing research using the special collections.

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  Adriaan Rademaker University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

• Yi Chen

  Yi Chen is a PhD candidate at the Institute for Philosophy.

• Announcement of Scaliger Institute research fellowship winners News - 6 May 2026

  With support of several companies, including Brill Publishers, Elsevier and private foundations, Leiden University Libraries (UBL) and the Scaliger Institute welcome around 15 to 20 Fellows and guest per year to consult and examine material in the Special Collections. The Scaliger Institute received…

• Religious Studies

  Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in religious studies.

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  Finn Lindo-Dunn PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Francesca Rosati PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

• Classics

  Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Classics

• Podcasts

  In the UBL podcast Leiden University lecturers, professors and other experts talk about their research based on items from the Special Collections.

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  Liesbeth Claes Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities