ERROR 404: Failure Not Found
The DH Awards include a category for “Exploration of DH Failure/Limitations”. During the DH Awards of 2025, the category did … Continue reading ERROR 404: Failure Not Found
From Coordinates to Connections: Mapping People and Places in Ottoman Turkish Texts
Introduction In my previous work exploring the first volume of Künhü’l-Ahbar, Gelibolulu Mustafa Âlî’s work on history and geography from … Continue reading From Coordinates to Connections: Mapping People and Places in Ottoman Turkish Texts
The Database of Medieval Nubian Texts: A Digital Foundation for the Study of Medieval African Literate Culture
Introduction In the middle Nile Valley—the region extending from present-day Aswan in southern Egypt to northern Sudan—Christian Nubian kingdoms flourished … Continue reading The Database of Medieval Nubian Texts: A Digital Foundation for the Study of Medieval African Literate Culture
Running IIIF Locally: A Simple Setup Guide
Introduction Many of the fields of study here on The Digital Orientalist rely heavily on images hosted online. In textual … Continue reading Running IIIF Locally: A Simple Setup Guide
Artificial Intelligence Hegemony: What is it and How Can We Resist as Humanity Researchers
This contribution is based on a presentation given at The Digital Orientalist’s Virtual Conference 2025 (AI and the Digital Humanities) … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence Hegemony: What is it and How Can We Resist as Humanity Researchers
Digital Coptic Studies: Where Do We Stand—and Where Do We Go Next?
This is a guest post by Mona Hassan Ahmed Sawy. Over the past decade, Coptic studies, in all its branches—language, … Continue reading Digital Coptic Studies: Where Do We Stand—and Where Do We Go Next?
Interview with Prof. David Michelson: From Syriaca.org to the British Library and Beyond (2)
This post is the second part of a conversation between Ephrem A. Ishac and David Michaelson on the state of … Continue reading Interview with Prof. David Michelson: From Syriaca.org to the British Library and Beyond (2)
Interview with Prof. David Michelson: From Syriaca.org to the British Library and Beyond (1)
Between October and November 2025, Prof. David Michelson served as a visiting fellow at the Institute for Medieval Research (IMAFO) … Continue reading Interview with Prof. David Michelson: From Syriaca.org to the British Library and Beyond (1)
The Hong Kong Chinese Merchants Collection: An Introduction and its Potential Applications
This article was written by Contributor for Northeast Asian Studies, Brian Tsz Ho Wong, and Guest Contributor, Curtis Sai Hung … Continue reading The Hong Kong Chinese Merchants Collection: An Introduction and its Potential Applications
Editor’s Digest April 2026: Persian, Turkic, and Biblical Studies
In my first Editor’s Digest in December 2024, I summarised the posts of the Persian, Turkic, and Biblical Studies team published between … Continue reading Editor’s Digest April 2026: Persian, Turkic, and Biblical Studies