The newly discovered cuneiform tablet fragment contains text from a section of the Treaty of Kadesh related to the treatment of Hittite and Egyptian refugees in the Bronze Age (circa 1269 BC). 🧪🏺
'We have found traces of peace, thousands of years old': Fragment of world's oldest known peace treaty found in Turkey
Archaeologists excavating in the ancient Hittite capital of Hattusha have uncovered a fragment of the world's oldest peace treaty, signed around 1269 B.C.
www.livescience.com
September 22, 2026 at 8:01 PM
The newly discovered cuneiform tablet fragment contains text from a section of the Treaty of Kadesh related to the treatment of Hittite and Egyptian refugees in the Bronze Age (circa 1269 BC). 🧪🏺
“Do not bend your neck for that which cuts necks.”
A Sumerian proverb, as relevant today as it was thousands of years ago.
A Sumerian proverb, as relevant today as it was thousands of years ago.
February 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
“Do not bend your neck for that which cuts necks.”
A Sumerian proverb, as relevant today as it was thousands of years ago.
A Sumerian proverb, as relevant today as it was thousands of years ago.
Researchers in Turkey Have Unearthed an Ancient Fragment Inscribed With the World’s Oldest Peace Treaty
Researchers in Turkey Have Unearthed an Ancient Fragment Inscribed With the World’s Oldest Peace Treaty
The piece of a clay tablet is marked with Akkadian cuneiform, and its text belongs to the Kadesh Peace Treaty, created by ancient Egyptians and Hittites in the 13th century B.C.E.
www.smithsonianmag.com
September 25, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Researchers in Turkey Have Unearthed an Ancient Fragment Inscribed With the World’s Oldest Peace Treaty
There is no comprehension here, no meaning.
You input a question, it sees an incomplete fragment of text which it then completes by generating more text that looks statistically similar.
You input a question, it sees an incomplete fragment of text which it then completes by generating more text that looks statistically similar.
July 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
There is no comprehension here, no meaning.
You input a question, it sees an incomplete fragment of text which it then completes by generating more text that looks statistically similar.
You input a question, it sees an incomplete fragment of text which it then completes by generating more text that looks statistically similar.
One of my favourite forum pranks was CSS code or summat to wrap every instance of the word “house” in a hyperlink to a text anchor that didn’t exist, with an alt text of some enormous spooky fragment of the book in it
So people would get jumpscared twice
So people would get jumpscared twice
October 4, 2026 at 2:15 PM
One of my favourite forum pranks was CSS code or summat to wrap every instance of the word “house” in a hyperlink to a text anchor that didn’t exist, with an alt text of some enormous spooky fragment of the book in it
So people would get jumpscared twice
So people would get jumpscared twice
This tiny fragment of an ancient stone bowl preserves a moment in the life of someone who helped bring babies into the world.
The bowl is broken, the name is broken, but the profession is not.
This bowl was dedicated to a deity by a sha-zu, a “midwife” sometime around 2500 BCE.
The bowl is broken, the name is broken, but the profession is not.
This bowl was dedicated to a deity by a sha-zu, a “midwife” sometime around 2500 BCE.
April 26, 2025 at 11:14 AM
This tiny fragment of an ancient stone bowl preserves a moment in the life of someone who helped bring babies into the world.
The bowl is broken, the name is broken, but the profession is not.
This bowl was dedicated to a deity by a sha-zu, a “midwife” sometime around 2500 BCE.
The bowl is broken, the name is broken, but the profession is not.
This bowl was dedicated to a deity by a sha-zu, a “midwife” sometime around 2500 BCE.
'The fragment was preserved by accident in the binding of a book in Hereford Cathedral’s library.'
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Shakespeare did not leave his wife Anne in Stratford, letter fragment suggests
Professor says text shows Hathaway lived with playwright in London, upending the established idea of an unhappy marriage
www.theguardian.com
April 23, 2025 at 5:41 AM
'The fragment was preserved by accident in the binding of a book in Hereford Cathedral’s library.'
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A mummy containing a rare papyrus fragment which included text from Book II of Homer’s Iliad, the famous “Catalog of Ships” which lists the Greek forces that sailed to Troy #classicalreception
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Archaeologists Find Iliad “Catalog of Ships” Papyrus Inside Egyptian Mummy - Arkeonews
Archaeologists in Egypt’s Oxyrhynchus have discovered a Roman-era tomb containing mummies with golden tongues and a rare papyrus
arkeonews.net
April 21, 2026 at 6:46 AM
A mummy containing a rare papyrus fragment which included text from Book II of Homer’s Iliad, the famous “Catalog of Ships” which lists the Greek forces that sailed to Troy #classicalreception
arkeonews.net/archaeologis...
arkeonews.net/archaeologis...
On ahead over the edge, into the beyond. Wild Twin.
March 2, 2024 at 1:45 PM
On ahead over the edge, into the beyond. Wild Twin.
There's a broken cuneiform tablet from the Old Babylonian period, nearly 4,000 years ago, which preserves a tiny portion of a dialogue between two friends.
It feels a bit like the conversations I've been having for the past week, so I wanted to share it.
It feels a bit like the conversations I've been having for the past week, so I wanted to share it.
March 10, 2026 at 10:50 AM
There's a broken cuneiform tablet from the Old Babylonian period, nearly 4,000 years ago, which preserves a tiny portion of a dialogue between two friends.
It feels a bit like the conversations I've been having for the past week, so I wanted to share it.
It feels a bit like the conversations I've been having for the past week, so I wanted to share it.
socialism is so dead in america that we are basically printing stories like "We're perhaps approaching post-scarcity, from classic Marxist text The Fragment on Machines, and the primary obstacle to universal happiness is the capitalists who own the machines" and then trying to ban the machines
June 3, 2026 at 10:44 PM
socialism is so dead in america that we are basically printing stories like "We're perhaps approaching post-scarcity, from classic Marxist text The Fragment on Machines, and the primary obstacle to universal happiness is the capitalists who own the machines" and then trying to ban the machines
Frisket Fragment Find Friday 🎉
Fragment of a frisket reused in a 17th-c. religious binding. Red printed text meant to be excluded remains visible, pointing to a liturgical context. The frisket itself is recycled from a liturgical manuscript. Also present: other fragments of printed binder’s waste.
Fragment of a frisket reused in a 17th-c. religious binding. Red printed text meant to be excluded remains visible, pointing to a liturgical context. The frisket itself is recycled from a liturgical manuscript. Also present: other fragments of printed binder’s waste.
May 22, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Frisket Fragment Find Friday 🎉
Fragment of a frisket reused in a 17th-c. religious binding. Red printed text meant to be excluded remains visible, pointing to a liturgical context. The frisket itself is recycled from a liturgical manuscript. Also present: other fragments of printed binder’s waste.
Fragment of a frisket reused in a 17th-c. religious binding. Red printed text meant to be excluded remains visible, pointing to a liturgical context. The frisket itself is recycled from a liturgical manuscript. Also present: other fragments of printed binder’s waste.
#Medieval manuscript fragment alert! Is anyone able to identify this piece of manuscript fragment recovered from this Plantin binding?
#bookhistory #earlymodern #rarebooks 📚💙 📜
#bookhistory #earlymodern #rarebooks 📚💙 📜
February 5, 2025 at 9:37 AM
#Medieval manuscript fragment alert! Is anyone able to identify this piece of manuscript fragment recovered from this Plantin binding?
#bookhistory #earlymodern #rarebooks 📚💙 📜
#bookhistory #earlymodern #rarebooks 📚💙 📜
Over 60 medieval manuscript fragments from St John's Library's collection have been uploaded to Digital Bodleian 🥳 These medieval fragments were removed from college library books and are now known collectively as MS 235. You can view them here: digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/partners/st-... (a 🧵)
July 11, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Over 60 medieval manuscript fragments from St John's Library's collection have been uploaded to Digital Bodleian 🥳 These medieval fragments were removed from college library books and are now known collectively as MS 235. You can view them here: digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/partners/st-... (a 🧵)
"Archaeologists discovered 3,400yr-old fragment of world's oldest known peace treaty...signed c.1269 BCE by Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II & Hittite king Hattusili III...the fragment contains text...related to treatment of refugees...It reminds us of our responsibility to protect human life & dignity"
The newly discovered cuneiform tablet fragment contains text from a section of the Treaty of Kadesh related to the treatment of Hittite and Egyptian refugees in the Bronze Age (circa 1269 BC). 🧪🏺
'We have found traces of peace, thousands of years old': Fragment of world's oldest known peace treaty found in Turkey
Archaeologists excavating in the ancient Hittite capital of Hattusha have uncovered a fragment of the world's oldest peace treaty, signed around 1269 B.C.
www.livescience.com
September 23, 2026 at 11:44 AM
"Archaeologists discovered 3,400yr-old fragment of world's oldest known peace treaty...signed c.1269 BCE by Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II & Hittite king Hattusili III...the fragment contains text...related to treatment of refugees...It reminds us of our responsibility to protect human life & dignity"
🚨HOMER FRAGMENT ALERT🚨 Fragment of the Iliad found inside an Oxyrinchus mummy but as ritual, not as cartonnage, taking the place of what would normally be a magic text…
…and it’s the Catalogue of Ships! ❤️
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Thank you @lunatraktors.bsky.social for sending me this today!
…and it’s the Catalogue of Ships! ❤️
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Thank you @lunatraktors.bsky.social for sending me this today!
Archaeologists stunned to find copy of Homer’s Iliad inside ancient Egyptian mummy
Papyrus fragment discovered inside mummy buried in Roman-era tomb around 1,600 years ago
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April 21, 2026 at 6:19 PM
🚨HOMER FRAGMENT ALERT🚨 Fragment of the Iliad found inside an Oxyrinchus mummy but as ritual, not as cartonnage, taking the place of what would normally be a magic text…
…and it’s the Catalogue of Ships! ❤️
share.google/6ljv0Ny7jeNB...
Thank you @lunatraktors.bsky.social for sending me this today!
…and it’s the Catalogue of Ships! ❤️
share.google/6ljv0Ny7jeNB...
Thank you @lunatraktors.bsky.social for sending me this today!
More diffuculties identifying this edition of Alexander de Villa Dei's Doctrinale... No M-form on this fragment.
August 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
More diffuculties identifying this edition of Alexander de Villa Dei's Doctrinale... No M-form on this fragment.
December 13, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Look I can barely start a conversation without quoting a snippet of a historical fragment of an ambiguously relevant text.
All this talk about how infodumping is a neurodivergent trait—listen, we grew up reading SFF in the Nineties, OF COURSE we infodump. Y’all are lucky we’re not a full on italicized prologue.
August 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Look I can barely start a conversation without quoting a snippet of a historical fragment of an ambiguously relevant text.
It may be broken and look unremarkable, but this is a rather unique cuneiform tablet, one of a handful written in the Akkadian language, but using the Ugaritic (consonantal) script, instead of logosyllabic signs. The tablets, from Ugarit, were produced around 1250 BCE, likely by the same scribe.
October 7, 2026 at 8:08 AM
It may be broken and look unremarkable, but this is a rather unique cuneiform tablet, one of a handful written in the Akkadian language, but using the Ugaritic (consonantal) script, instead of logosyllabic signs. The tablets, from Ugarit, were produced around 1250 BCE, likely by the same scribe.
Being married to a medical professional is.....interesting.
May 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Being married to a medical professional is.....interesting.
Margaret Paston Advent Day 22. Margaret refers to ‘disguising’ as a Christmas activity. We know the Pastons enjoyed Mummers Plays at Castor. We even have a fragment of what seems to be their ‘script’ for Robin Hood & the Sheriff of Nottingham. Trinity College, Cambridge, MS. R. 2. 64 (fragment).
December 22, 2024 at 6:59 AM
Margaret Paston Advent Day 22. Margaret refers to ‘disguising’ as a Christmas activity. We know the Pastons enjoyed Mummers Plays at Castor. We even have a fragment of what seems to be their ‘script’ for Robin Hood & the Sheriff of Nottingham. Trinity College, Cambridge, MS. R. 2. 64 (fragment).
Shakespeare did not leave his wife Anne in Stratford, letter fragment suggests
Shakespeare did not leave his wife Anne in Stratford, letter fragment suggests
Professor says text shows Hathaway lived with playwright in London, upending the established idea of an unhappy marriage
It has long been assumed that William Shakespeare’s marriage to Anne Hathaway was less than happy. He moved to London to pursue his theatrical career, leaving her in Stratford-upon-Avon and stipulating in his will that she would receive his “second best bed”, although still a valued item.
Now a leading Shakespeare expert has analysed a fragment of a 17th-century letter that appears to cast dramatic new light on their relationship, overturning the idea that the couple never lived together in London. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 23, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Shakespeare did not leave his wife Anne in Stratford, letter fragment suggests