My favourite part of this ancient Assyrian letter to an ancient Assyrian goldsmith, is the last bit where the writer basically declares that the “house where they purify silver” absolutely does not pass the vibe check.

“They are drunk and silver is stolen”

We're home!

Thanks so much and I hope that things have been easier for you since surgery. If there's one thing we've learned today, it's that there are so many folks without gallbladders living their best lives out here

We have to give some love to that perfect little dividing marker in line 2

This is ultimately unhelpful, but the data needed for this request has been compiled by CDLI (cdli.earth/collections); I just don't know if anyone has used it to make this map.

"This year’s theme examines the interplay between human society and the divine, emphasizing the role of human agents in mapping their lived social experience onto the divine cosmos, and their expression of the divine within their worlds."

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions!

Building stronger students, one meme at a time

Sigh... *updates cover letter*

Try this, it's the link provided on the podcast's website: overcast.fm/itunes153442...

We've been prepped to see Peter give up on John over the course of several seasons, and the fact that we see him push now more than ever was too much for my little heart

I'm reminded of US education experiments with computers in the early 60s, sponsored by companies like IBM. These company-led initiatives were rarely about the student and more to do with selling to a nascent sector, with final reports showing the impact on a student's education was negligible.