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Parchment & Clay

@parchmentandclay.bsky.social

Parchment & Clay is a source for content and courses on the history, literatures, and societies of the ancient Middle East, especially Mesopotamia and the Levant. It is run by @blindscholar (lead instructor) and Tucker (producer).

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Parchment & Clay@parchmentandclay.bsky.social · 2w ago

Hello! WE are preparing for the launch of our first online course, and we need to fill two short-term contract roles, both with potential for ongoing or repeat engagement: 1. website and social media: build out site in accordance with design brief and provided assets (Kajabi experience preferred) 👇

Parchment & Clay@parchmentandclay.bsky.social · 2w ago

Hello! WE are preparing for the launch of our first online course, and we need to fill two short-term contract roles, both with potential for ongoing or repeat engagement: 1. website and social media: build out site in accordance with design brief and provided assets (Kajabi experience preferred) 👇

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Eric J. Harvey, Ph.D.@blindscholar.bsky.social · 2w ago

I've been thinking about this one more since I recorded the video. Here are photos of the tablet. It's student work, and was found in what was probably a scribal school (edubba) in Nippur.

Catalog image of the tablet CBS 7867, held in the Penn Museum. Description from Be My AI, edited and clarified by me: Circular clay object with cuneiform writing on the front and a central hollowed cavity on the reverse. The main part of the image shows the object from multiple angles against a black background: front, back, side views, and top and bottom. The material appears light brown to beige clay with some darker reddish stains and surface wear, giving it an aged, archaeological look. On the broad, flatter side, shallow straight grooves divide the surface into horizontally ruled lines, and within these bands there are small wedge-shaped impressions that make up cuneiform signs. the surface is cracked in several places. The edges are irregular and slightly chipped, and the profile is somewhat lens-shaped, tapering to a thinner rim. On the reverse side, the object has a large, rounded central depression or bowl-shaped cavity, smooth inside and surrounded by a thicker rim of clay. Near the outer edge on this side, there is a hand-written catalog number “7867” in dark ink. The side views show that the object thickens around the central cavity and narrows toward the inscribed face, emphasizing its disk-like shape.
Parchment & Clay@parchmentandclay.bsky.social · 2w ago

Have you been thinking to yourself, "my collection of childish schoolhouse insults needs some material from ancient Mesopotamia?" Well, look no further than today's #AncientSayings! Ancient Sayings #74: Butt week! On Noxious foods https://youtu.be/5QW369ls2qY