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Aug 5, 20245 min read

Writing in Letters of Gold: Ancient Alchemy

Want to write in letters of gold? These ten alchemy recipes are from the Leyden Papyrus c. 250 AD. None are recommended unless there's a...

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Sylvia Rose

Feb 15, 20246 min read

Thoth is among the most ancient of Egyptian deities. God of wisdom, knowledge, scribes, magic and the moon, he's considered the inventor...

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Sylvia Rose

Feb 12, 20247 min read

Scribes assume positions of importance and influence in the ancient world. Many speak several languages and are skilled in such diverse...

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Sylvia Rose

Feb 11, 20246 min read

Proto Writing is a primal link in the development of literacy. Evidence of proto-writing goes back to c. 7000 BCE in Neolithic China....

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Sylvia Rose

Feb 11, 20247 min read

Development of writing, scribes (dubsars) and scribe schools (edubas) work together to alter the Ancient World in much the same way as...

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Sylvia Rose

Feb 10, 20245 min read

Scribes (dubsars) appear shortly after the advent of writing c. 3400 BCE in Sumer. Writing develops as a way to keep trade and commerce...

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Sylvia Rose

Dec 4, 20234 min read

Mesopotamian goddess of grain and writing, Nisaba (Nanibgal, Nunbarshegunu) is one of the oldest Sumerian deities. Nisaba is also a...

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