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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Wari ginsa tiriha tikwalal tital’t aree iRoomyi daman wa w’Arabi daman wa ir’ikaab haay shagaamiin. Aat taana timuhimmi rabakaat diraasaatiida shanhata.

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Some types, particularly circular crushing devices with a hole, are usually associated with later Roman and Arab period gold-mining. We need many further studies on these important objects.

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

بعض الأنواع، خصوصًا أدوات السحق الدائرية المثقوبة، مرتبطة عادةً بفترة التعدين الذهبي الرومانية والعربية اللاحقة. نحتاج إلى العديد من الدراسات الإضافية حول هذه الأشياء المهمة.

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Y’ulama een ijinsaay waasti darrarabyaan, w’umir isinyaab iiktiyeenaada taru uhabir uhaay takaakw iiktyeenaayda. Jinsaab gwadib een baree ihanaaga t’iiteeb idaman iMasri ish’iyaani doorii haay shagaamin (2000 umiilaadi dabaay) wa har’ii wa.

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Scholars have tried to group these into types, based on the age and technology of the macroliths. Some types like these curved ones are used from ancient Egyptian times (c. 2000 BCE) and onwards.

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

حاول العلماء تصنيف هذه الأنواع، بناءً على عمر وتكنولوجيا المكروليث. بعض الأنواع مثل هذه المقوسة كانت مستخدمة منذ العصور المصرية القديمة (حوالي 2000 قبل الميلاد) وما بعدها.

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

#Eetbaay. Marcroliths ( y’awi iwawinneet tabu) Eetbaay kastiyoo bararta. Abreet udamm’raay manaajmeeb itmariin, jiniska agriisoo udimm’raayt sin’akooy wa huugtii wa tishiishboobiit saraad hooy ibari.

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

#Atbai. Macroliths (large stone tools) are scattered all over the Atbai. Commonly found at goldmines, each type has a different surface perfectly suited for crushing and grinding gold ore. #Sudan #archaeology

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

# أيتباي. المكروليث (الأدوات الحجرية الكبيرة) منتشرة في جميع أنحاء الأيتباي. توجد عادةً في مناجم الذهب، ولكل نوع سطح مختلف يناسب تمامًا سحق وطحن خام الذهب. #السودان

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

3/3 في شرق السودان تهطل أمطار على الساحل في الشتاء ، وتتلقى الصحراء الداخلية أمطار الصيف والخريف. يذكر المؤرخ العربي ابن حوقل أن البجا اتبعت نمط الحركة هذا منذ القرن العاشر، مما جعل الحركة الموسمية البدوية جزءا دائما من ثقافة البجا.

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

2/3 كلما كانت الظروف أكثر جفافا ، زادت تكرار التنقل. في بعض الأحيان في المناطق شديدة الخصوبة ، تكون التنقلات الصغيرة جدا مقيدة للغاية ، ويمكن للبدو أن يستقروا من وقت لآخر لزراعة المحاصيل أو العثور على عمل في المدن.

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

1/3 #ايتباي. متى وأين وكيف كان ينتقل البدو؟ يتحرك البدو لأسباب عديدة ، ولكن الأكثر شيوعا هو الحفاظ على حياة وصحة قطعانهم و والوصول إلى المراعي والمياه المختلفة . #السودان.

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

3/3 Suudaaneeb umahiib uubri ugunbiib wiyaab eeymi, w’alliiwa tusabboo wa umhagaayeeb gw’een. Ibn hoogal iyadni umu’arrikh w’Arabi tubhaawyi oon oobeer ugarin utamnaay beeriin diyaabu, tuut tuna ubeer tubdhaayeeti sifa ibaangaadneeb iha.

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

3/3 In eastern Sudan there are rains on the coast in winter, and the interior desert receives summer and autumn rains. The historian Ibn Hawqal mentions that the Beja followed this movement pattern back in the 10th century, making nomadic seasonal movements an enduring part of the Beja culture.

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

2/3 Udamaan dimma kaab ikatyeebka rabaka beer beereen. Door gaal aree imhiinan idaayikaab udawil beer daayikaab ikati. Ibarri inda shalik door bibeerayni dayni been oodoor dir’aat shagameen, taru isuugaayeeb dhadhbeen.

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

2/3 The drier the conditions, the more frequent the movement. Sometimes in extremely fertile areas movements are very small is very restricted, and nomads could even settle for time to time to grow crops or find employment in towns.

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

1/3 #Eetbaay. Naador wa nan mhiin wa kak, ibarri inda beeriin? Ibarri inda, gwidaat yaakwyaateeda beereen. Uubeer dehaay ikatyeet tinaateeb turabakaat ureewiitoo shidehanooy wa ureewyoo delhiiwaa ya. Eebree wa ookwraayw a ikatimneet toona.

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

1/3 #Atbai. When, where, and how did nomads move? Nomads move for many reasons, but the most common is to keep their herd alive and healthy, accessing different pastures and water. #sudan #archaeology #nomads (Bidhaawyeet/Beja translation below)

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

It was an honour and a privilege to meet the Zaghawa Sudanese community in Sydney at Iftar and learn more about their culture. Thanks to Musab Abdulkarim for the invitation. Wishing for peace in Sudan at this difficult time #Sudan #KeepEyesOnSudan

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Some ancient goldmines in the Eastern Desert are hard to spot, just tiny lumps or small excavations. This one at Gebel Rafit is a lot more obvious! a huge chunk (20x17x 10m) of the hill has been removed, exposing a vein of quartz for processing. #Nubia #Sudan #Egyptology #gold

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Last week Michael Zellmann-Rohrer & I taught a summer school on ancient Sudanese languages (Old Nubian+Meroitic) - 1st time teaching Meroitic for me, super fun class and a first in Aus (+s.hemisphere?). Hope to teach it again in the future. #sudan #archaeology

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

3/3 We know this is an ancient practice because ancient papyri speak of branding camels with letter-like shapes. In one case the king of the Blemmyes, Kharakhen, even signed his name with a camel brand!

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

3/3 Hinin uun uuslif sh’ya silif ikatyeet toona nikteen, tiburdia tish’ya tikamti almi iharfa t’iiteet alaamaatee iiktiinaay hadiideen. Door gaalnaay ibileemyi malik Keharaaykehan oosmoo kaamtiit alaamaatii widhaabu.

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

3/3 نحن نعلم أن هذه ممارسة قديمة لأن البرديات القديمة تتحدث عن وضع العلامات الوسمية على الابل بأشكال تشبه الحروف. حتى ان ملك البليميين ، كهرايكهن، في إحدى الحالات وقع اسمه بعلامة وسم للإبل! #الاثار #السودان

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

2/3 The rock art wusum reflect the past and present practice of branding camels with distinctive marks on different parts of the camel, demonstrating which tribe owns the camel. There are hundreds of different symbols in the repertoire!

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

2/3 Y’aweeyeeda iheen inagsha , suur wa t’aa wa iheeb ooslif, teekamteeda alaamaat gatka tooraaw baat’iit igriisoo mhiin id’neet, tugabiila tikamteet kina haay titookkiin. Gwidaat alaama teen bateesoo y’aweeyeeda katabt iheen.

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

2/3 تعكس الرسوم الصخرية الممارسات السابقة والحالية المتمثلة في وضع علامات مميزة على الإبل على أجزاء مختلفة من الإبل، مما يدل على القبيلة التي تمتلك الإبل. هناك المئات من الرموز المختلفة في السجل.

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

1/3 #Atbai Field. Wusum symbols or camel brands are one of the most important finds in the rock art record of Eastern Sudan, often appearing near important wells or passes.

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

1/3 # Eetbaay. Tu’iibaab. Tikamteet alaama w’awayda kwhamaat, Suudaneeb umahiib (Eetbaayeeb), y’aweeyeeda iheent ingshaayeeb hooy alya kaata. Oodoor urabakaab, aat ti’alaama, tireeti gadmwa isallaayi gadmwa laween.

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

1/3 ايتباي # العمل الميدان. تعد رموز الوسوم أو علامات الابل واحدة من أهم الاكتشافات في سجل الرسوم الصخرية في شرق السودان ، وغالبا ما تظهر بالقرب من الآبار أو الدروب المهمة. Bidhaawyeet and English below

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

New paper out! "Rock art of the Eastern Desert of Sudan: A State of the Art", cataloguing the diverse rock art sites from the region: poj.peeters-leuven.be/content.php?.... Thank you to the team at Archeo-Nil & Dorian Vanhulle. #Archaeology #Sudan #Egyptology

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

In Qatar this week we taught at a cultural heritage and field-mapping workshop as part of a program run by Sudan-Norway Academic Cooperation&UniBergen+Doha Institute. This will assist our great colleagues in directing local heritage projects in Sudan, particular in the East. #archaeology #sudan

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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

For those who didn't know me from twitter, hello! I originally joined as a way to promote my blog, Papyrus Stories. Here's a brief list of some posts, showing the range of contributions. 1. All time most viewed post (ca. 27k views): Spell to attract a woman. papyrus-stories.com/2020/02/14/s...

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Spell to Attract a Woman

Jennifer Cromwell “For a woman’s love: a really effective charm.You should write these things on a tin sheet.” So begins the text of a Coptic magical spell from the 6th/7th century. The …

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Thanks to the fantastic @tjderrick.bsky.social errick.bsky.social, Marcus Arruzza&MacqMuseum for filming a great educational video on glass artefacts. It will be used in workshops in Eastern Sudan & translated into Arabic, assisting the programs of the Atbai Survey Project. #archaeology #Sudan

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Was an absolute pleasure to meet a leader of the Sudanese-Australian & Zaghawa community here in Sydney yesterday, Dr Musab Abdulkarim. We discussed Sudanese history & heritage, nomadism, the Atbai survey project and the current situation in Sudan. #Sudan #Sydney #australia

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Julien Cooper @juliencooper.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

An interview with the Director of Sudan Museums regarding the recent looting: theconversation.com/sudans-natio... - by myself & Richard Bott (Macquarie)

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