Jeffrey Makala
@jeffmakala.bsky.social
Rare books and special collections at Furman Univ. in Greenville, SC, USA. U.S. and world book history. Am. Lit. Ph.D. Publishing Plates (PSU Press, 2023), In Dogs We Trust (USC Press, 2019). Book arts. Dogs, lots of dog pics (and cats). He/him
Pocket-sized tape measure w inches and cm - can never have enough of them around….
November 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Pocket-sized tape measure w inches and cm - can never have enough of them around….
Reposted by Jeffrey Makala
Our ancient love of dogs is really reassuring
For anyone wondering, some possible dog names have survived from cuneiform sources.
On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.
dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”
munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”
mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.
dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”
munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”
mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
November 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Our ancient love of dogs is really reassuring
There a book in that hot mess?
November 15, 2025 at 10:41 PM
There a book in that hot mess?
It was the 79s, after all….
October 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
It was the 79s, after all….
Dare you to post that to Ex-Libris! 🧨
October 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Dare you to post that to Ex-Libris! 🧨
He’s a Connecticut/national treasure! I knew him when I worked at Wesleyan!
October 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
He’s a Connecticut/national treasure! I knew him when I worked at Wesleyan!