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Sylvia Rose
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 - Ibis Scribe Moon God of Egypt
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 & Writing - Ancient Egypt
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: Signs of the Times
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
Scribes & Writing - Ancient Mesopotamia
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 & Writing: Ancient Beginnings
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
Goddess Nisaba - First Lady of Writing
Mesopotamian goddess of grain and writing, Nisaba (Nanibgal, Nunbarshegunu) is one of the oldest Sumerian deities. Nisaba is also a...
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