News12 September 2025|betamasaheftDeutscher Orientalisten-TagDorothea Reule (Distinctive features of the two translations of the Ethiopic Synaxarion), Jonas Karlsson (Traces of matres lectionis in an Early Geez...10 July 2025|betamasaheftDepiction of Space in Geʿez HagiographyOn 10 July 2025 Nafisa Valieva presents on Depiction of Space in Geʿez (Ethiopic) Hagiography at the International Medieval Congress in Leeds.9 July 2025|betamasaheftEthiopians at St. Catherine'sOn 9 July 2025, Denis Nosnitsin takes part in the international conference " Once, We Were Here: Traces of Mobility across the Ottoman Empire", 8–10...3 July 2025|betamasaheftPhD defence Dorothea ReuleOn 3 July 2025 Dorothea Reule defends her PhD dissertation on Übersetzung und frühe Überlieferung des äthiopischen Synaxars in Universität Marburg.19 June 2025|betamasaheftA multiplicity of converbs in AmharicOn 19 June 2025, Magdalena Krzyżanowska will present a talk on “A multiplicity of converbs in Amharic” at the 26th Afrikanist:innentag in Vienna. See...25 April 2025|betamasaheftEncountering Mary in the EOTC TraditionGuesh Solomon Teklu is attending the conference Encountering Mary in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tradition (25–26 April) jointly organized by Regent’s Park...14 February 2025|betamasaheftFrom the Horn of Africa to Egypt, Jerusalem, and Beyond—and Back AgainJonas Karlsson presents at the Byzantine Studies Workshop at Dumbarton Oaks 19 December 2024|betamasaheftNew appearance: Epistemic Modality in Amharic The monograph “Epistemic Modality in Amharic” by Magdalena Krzyżanowska has been published and will soon be available in bookshops. The book offers...2 December 2024|betamasaheftTEI XML in Ethiopic (and not only) manuscript (and not only) studies2 and 3 December 2024 HLCEES, Alsterterrasse 1, 20354 Hamburg Prerequisites 1. Please make sure that you have studied the following materials in...21 November 2024|betamasaheftCataloguing practices in the Ethiopian and Eritrean Manuscript StudiesMembers of the project take part in the Workshop Cataloguing practices in the Ethiopian and Eritrean Manuscript Studies, Naples, 21-22 November 2024.8 October 2024|betamasaheftEthiopic Hagiographic LiteratureMembers of the project take part in the Workshop Ethiopic Hagiographic Literature, Hamburg, 8-9 October 2024 with 6 papers. Alessandro Bausi speaks on...30 July 2024|betamasaheftCantus Planus 2024Jonas Karlsson presents at the Cantus Planus Study Group 2024 Conference in Gödöllő, Hungary (30 July–3 August 2024), talking on "Melodic families...3 July 2024|betamasaheftGadla ʿƎsṭifānos: The Life of St Stephen, the First Christian Martyr - Religious and Socio-Cultural AspectsGuesh Solomon Teklu attends the International Medieval Congress in Leeds (1-3 July 2024) with the paper on 'Gadla ʿƎsṭifānos: The Life of St Stephen...16 May 2024|betamasaheftVoicing the Mystery: International Symposium on Ethiopic QǝneDenis Nosnitsin takes part in the International Symposium "Voicing the Mystery: International Symposium on Ethiopic Qǝne", Sankt Ignatios College...2 May 2024|betamasaheftField Research in TigrayOn 2-14 May 2024 Denis Nosnitsin conducted a field research in Tigray, Ethiopia, visiting several churches and monasteries in the districts Hahayle...8 April 2024|betamasaheftVisit of Dr Atsbha GebreegziabherOn 8 April, Dr Atsbha Gebreegziabher, the head of the Tourism and Culture Bureau of Tigrai, visited Hiob Ludolf Center for Ethiopian and Eritrean...26 February 2024|betamasaheftIIième Colloque sur les études éthiopiennesOn 26.-27. 2. 2024 the IIième Colloque sur les études éthiopiennes (Cairo) is co-organized by the Société d’Archéologie Copte (Cairo) and the project...23 February 2024|betamasaheftChristian Arab Historiography ConferenceOn 23 February 2024 Dorothea Reule chairs a panel at the 32nd Conference of Arab Christian Heritage of the Societé d'Archéologie Copte dedicated to...8 February 2024|betamasahefteScriptorium TrainingEugenia Sokolinski attends a full-day training of the eScriptorium HTR software. See also the Walkthrough and training materials here.1 December 2023|betamasaheftVerso una filologia digitale. Metodi e saperi a confrontoOn 1 December 2023 Alessandro Bausi presents on “Lo studio dei manoscritti etiopici ed eritrei: il progetto a lungo termine Beta maṣāḥǝft: Manuscripts...Show all news