Dorota Dzierzbicka
Biographic Data
| ID | 4045927 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dorota Dzierzbicka |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dorota |
| FAMILY NAME | Dzierzbicka |
| SIGNATURE | DZIERZBICKA D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1172-5889 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
I resided in Dongola, amongst the Nubians and Muslims, on my own.’ The sixteenth-century account of Ethiopian monk Takla ’Alfā in context
Stranded in Dongola
The paper offers a re-edition of a valuable first-hand account concerning sixteenth-century Sudan, recorded in Gǝʿǝz by the Ethiopian monk Takla ʾAlfā during his stay at Dongola in 1596. Notably, Takla ʾAlfā was the only known Ethiopian visitor to post-medieval Dongola to leave an account of his visit. The colophon, MS Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vat. et. 44, 71v–76v, is preceded by hymns composed by the monk and offers insights…
Old Dongola
Old Dongola
Radiocarbon Dates From the Monastery on Kom H in Old Dongola (Sudan) and the Chronology of Medieval Nubian Pottery
The paper presents and discusses a series of radiocarbon ( 14 C) dates from a medieval Nubian monastery found on Kom H of Old Dongola, the capital of the kingdom of Makuria located in modern-day Sudan. The monastery was founded in the 6th–7th century AD and although it probably ceased to function in the 14th century, the site remained occupied until the beginning of the 15th century. The investigated courtyard of the monastery was in use from the…
Courtyard A at the Monastery on Kom H in Dongola
This type of church, quite unusual for Nubian church architecture, was probably transplanted
Local Amphora Stoppers from Old Dongola as Sources in the Study of Toponyms
45 stoppers was recovered from the fill of the palace latrine (SWN.B.I.15), which was contemporary and adjacent to the spaces that yielded the material discussed in this paper.These finds, as well as other stoppers from Dongola, were the object of studies of Anna Jaklewicz presented in the form of an unpublished Ma thesis defended at the University of Warsaw in 2003.The latrine deposit also yielded empty amphorae imported from Egypt and Palestine…
The Missing Link
Prosopography of Greek rhetors and sophists of the Roman Empire
This volume - the first project of its kind in the field - collates c. 1200 biographical entries on Greek sophists and rhetors who flourished in the Roman Empire from the first to the seventh century AD. Ancient Greek sophists, the masters of speech and teachers of rhetoric, constituted one of the most important and interesting intellectual circles of the ancient world. The prosopography provides comprehensive information on sophists and their ac…
The Missing Link
Local Amphora Stoppers from Old Dongola as Sources in the Study of Toponyms
45 stoppers was recovered from the fill of the palace latrine (SWN.B.I.15), which was contemporary and adjacent to the spaces that yielded the material discussed in this paper.These finds, as well as other stoppers from Dongola, were the object of studies of Anna Jaklewicz presented in the form of an unpublished Ma thesis defended at the University of Warsaw in 2003.The latrine deposit also yielded empty amphorae imported from Egypt and Palestine…
Courtyard A at the Monastery on Kom H in Dongola
This type of church, quite unusual for Nubian church architecture, was probably transplanted
Old Dongola
Radiocarbon Dates From the Monastery on Kom H in Old Dongola (Sudan) and the Chronology of Medieval Nubian Pottery
The paper presents and discusses a series of radiocarbon ( 14 C) dates from a medieval Nubian monastery found on Kom H of Old Dongola, the capital of the kingdom of Makuria located in modern-day Sudan. The monastery was founded in the 6th–7th century AD and although it probably ceased to function in the 14th century, the site remained occupied until the beginning of the 15th century. The investigated courtyard of the monastery was in use from the…
Old Dongola
Prosopography of Greek rhetors and sophists of the Roman Empire
This volume - the first project of its kind in the field - collates c. 1200 biographical entries on Greek sophists and rhetors who flourished in the Roman Empire from the first to the seventh century AD. Ancient Greek sophists, the masters of speech and teachers of rhetoric, constituted one of the most important and interesting intellectual circles of the ancient world. The prosopography provides comprehensive information on sophists and their ac…
I resided in Dongola, amongst the Nubians and Muslims, on my own.’ The sixteenth-century account of Ethiopian monk Takla ’Alfā in context
Stranded in Dongola
The paper offers a re-edition of a valuable first-hand account concerning sixteenth-century Sudan, recorded in Gǝʿǝz by the Ethiopian monk Takla ʾAlfā during his stay at Dongola in 1596. Notably, Takla ʾAlfā was the only known Ethiopian visitor to post-medieval Dongola to leave an account of his visit. The colophon, MS Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vat. et. 44, 71v–76v, is preceded by hymns composed by the monk and offers insights…
Ancient history (5 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · History (5 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (4 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Classics (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (3 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (2 works)