The Tale of Sinuhe

Professor Richard Parkinson's blog for the British Museum discusses his current work in connection to a new commentary on the famous ancient Egyptian poem, The Tale of Sinuhe. This narrative about an official’s troubled life-story was written in about 1850 BC and survives in many manuscripts, including one in a collection of texts that was buried in a tomb at Luxor in around 1680 BC, and is now known as the Ramesseum papyri. 

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships

The Faculty of Oriental Studies welcomes interest for the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme.

Dr Sebastian Brock to Receive Honorary Doctorate

The Faculty of Oriental Studies would like to congratulate Sebastian Brock, who is to receive an honorary doctorate at the EPHE.

Digitization Project of the Inscriptions of the National Museum of Iran

The National Museum of Iran (NMI), in collaboration with the Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), have presented their efforts to digitize and disseminate all available documentation on NMI’s extensive cuneiform collection.

Tsering Dhondup Gonkatsang (1951-2018)

A tribute to Tsering Gonkatsang, Language Instructor in Tibetan, who sadly passed away on Friday 27 April 2018.

Professor Matthew Erie Awarded SSRC Fellowship

The Faculty of Oriental Studies would like to congratulate Professor Matthew S. Erie for being awarded a Social Science Research Council Fellowship.

The Faculty Room Renaming Ceremony

The Faculty of Oriental Studies hosted a celebration to mark the renaming of the Oriental Institute’s Faculty Room as the Spalding Room, in honour of the distinguished philanthropist H.N. Spalding (1877-1953).

Professor Nicolai Sinai Awarded European Research Council Grant

The Faculty of Oriental Studies would like to congratulate Professor Nicolai Sinai for being awarded a European Research Council Grant.

Frere Exhibition and Curzon Memorial Prize

Call for entries for the Frere Exhibition for Indian Studies and the Curzon Memorial Prize.
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