Today I learned:
(1) Cambridge University Library has posted the oldest known #Samaritan Pentateuch manuscript online,
(2) Samaritan manuscript script looks crazy but is really regular, &
(3) with squinting at the Samaritan script Wikipedia page, I can read Samaritan!

https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-ADD-01846/287
#HebrewBible #SamaritanPentateuch
#manuscript_digitization

Hebrew Manuscripts : Samaritan Pentateuch

The Samaritan Pentateuch contains the text of the Torah, the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, written in the consonantal

Cambridge Digital Library

Using Data to Discover and Explore the Stories of Enslaved People - JSTOR Daily

https://daily.jstor.org/discover-and-explore-stories-of-enslaved-people-using-data/
“Through the combined developments in optical character recognition (#OCR), #manuscript_digitization, #databasing, and #metadata, the #digital_archive of #slavery has grown to be just as significant as the manuscript, oral, and #archeological #archives. We have access to a wide and growing array of critical digital projects…”

Using Data to Discover and Explore the Stories of Enslaved People - JSTOR Daily

Enslaved: Peoples of the Historical Slave Trade brings together datasets from multiple sources in a single free website that anyone can use.

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