Some Short Reflections on Lists
In the past, the Digital Orientalist celebrated the virtues of brevity by regularly publishing short pieces, thoughts, and reflections. Some … Continue reading Some Short Reflections on Lists
Category: Syriac Studies
Re-Discovering MS Zafaran N. 12: A story of the power of social media and on finding lost materials in digital archives
For two years now, I have searched for a manuscript on the Synod of Hattackh of 1576. In the 1956, … Continue reading Re-Discovering MS Zafaran N. 12: A story of the power of social media and on finding lost materials in digital archives
Brief Notes on OCR and the Automated Transcription of Syriac Books
Recently, I have been experimenting to see how well Google Docs can transcribe and perform OCR on Syriac books in … Continue reading Brief Notes on OCR and the Automated Transcription of Syriac Books
The Syriac Digital Humanities: An Interview with George A. Kiraz, Part 1
This is the second part of a series of posts by the Digital Orientalist’s Syriac Studies Editor, Ephrem Ishac, based on … Continue reading The Syriac Digital Humanities: An Interview with George A. Kiraz, Part 1
An Introduction to the History of Syriac Digital Humanities
This is the first part of a series of posts by the Digital Orientalist’s Syriac Studies Editor, Ephrem Ishac. This … Continue reading An Introduction to the History of Syriac Digital Humanities
How to build an archive (1)
We have arrived at a point in time where it is relatively easy to establish your very own digital archive, … Continue reading How to build an archive (1)
