{"id":4447,"date":"2026-05-25T10:30:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T10:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancientirannews.com\/en\/?p=4447"},"modified":"2026-05-25T11:48:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T11:48:16","slug":"leiden-summer-school-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ancientirannews.com\/en\/leiden-summer-school-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Leiden Summer School 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4447\" class=\"elementor elementor-4447\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceadcd0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ceadcd0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca0059 ahura-dark-mode-filter-texts-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ca0059\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Leiden University will host its <em>Summer School in Languages and Linguistics<\/em> from 6 to 17 July 2026 in Leiden. Registration remains open until 11 May 2026. The program offers intensive courses in linguistics, ancient languages, and textual traditions from across Eurasia and the Near East.<\/p><p>Among this year\u2019s offerings, two main sections are directly connected to Iranian Studies:<\/p><p><strong>Iranian Studies Section<\/strong><\/p><p>The Iranian Studies section includes four specialized courses on ancient and Middle Iranian languages and texts:<\/p><ul><li><em>Introduction to Christian Sogdian<\/em> and <em>Middle Persian Religious Texts<\/em>, both taught by Desmond Durkin-Meisterernst of Freie Universit\u00e4t Berlin, focusing on Sogdian Christian literature and Middle Persian religious traditions.<\/li><li><em>Avestan Language and Literature: Introduction and Text Reading in Comparative and Historical Perspective<\/em>, taught by Velizar Sadovski from the Austrian Academy of Sciences, covering Avestan within a comparative-historical linguistic framework.<\/li><li><em>Introduction to Old Khotanese<\/em>, taught by Federico Dragoni of Leiden University, introducing one of the key Eastern Iranian languages.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Papyrology Section with Sasanian Documents<\/strong><\/p><p>A second major Iran-related component is the course <em>Introduction to Papyrology (1200 BCE\u2013800 CE)<\/em>, which examines documentary traditions from ancient Egypt through the early Islamic period.<\/p><p>This course explores a wide range of scripts and languages, including Hieratic, Aramaic, Demotic, Coptic, Greek, Arabic, and Middle Persian. A particular focus is placed on documents connected to the Sasanian occupation of Egypt in the early seventh century CE.<\/p><p>In this course, the following two sessions are related to Ancient Iran:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Aramaic Papyri from Achaemenid Egypt (Margaretha Folmer)<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Sasanian Papyri (Nima Asefi)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>All courses are offered in hybrid format, allowing both on-campus and online participation. Successful participants receive official certificates and ECTS credits. Registration is open until 11 May 2026 via the official Leiden University Summer School website.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>more information:<\/p><p><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.universiteitleiden.nl\/en\/education\/study-programmes\/summer-schools\/summer-school-in-languages-and-linguistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.universiteitleiden.nl\/en\/education\/study-programmes\/summer-schools\/summer-school-in-languages-and-linguistics<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sws_supernormalaction\"><button on=\"tap:superwebshare-lightbox\" class=\"superwebshare_normal_button1 superwebshare-button-lg superwebshare-button-default superwebshare_prompt superwebshare_button_svg\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color: #BD3854;\" ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"superwebshare-svg\"  fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M789.86,323.67c91.79,0,164.25-72.46,164.25-164.25S881.64,0,789.86,0S625.6,72.46,625.6,164.25c0,4.83,0,14.49,0,24.15L306.76,371.98c-24.15-24.15-57.97-33.82-96.62-33.82c-91.79,0-164.25,72.46-164.25,164.25s72.46,164.25,164.25,164.25c38.65,0,72.46-14.49,96.62-33.82L625.6,821.26c0,9.66,0,14.49,0,19.32c0,86.96,72.46,159.42,159.42,159.42s159.42-72.46,159.42-159.42s-67.63-159.42-154.59-159.42c-33.82,0-67.63,9.66-96.62,33.82L374.4,526.57c0-9.66,0-19.32,0-24.15s0-14.49,0-24.15l318.84-188.41C717.39,314.01,751.21,323.67,789.86,323.67z\" \/><\/svg><span>Share<\/span><\/button><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leiden University will host its Summer School in Languages and Linguistics from 6 to 17 July 2026 in Leiden. 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