Another challenge: who is this in this 750-year-old Coptic collection of liturgies ⁦Bodleian Libraries⁩ Clue: stands for letter A

Loan agreement 1900 years ago - interest paid in "PASTURING THE CREDITOR'S PIGS for a year, bringing them to the proper roads and pastures and performing all what a good herdsman should." signed by Ares and his wife Bodleian Libraries #ThursdayThoughts #pigs

A golden bird to celebrate the beautiful sunshine on this Friday from a 1000-year-old Byzantine gospel book ⁦Bodleian Libraries⁩ #friyay #fridaymotivation #weekend

HOLIDAY 1778 years ago - visa issued for Aurelia Maeciana by the prefect Bodleian Libraries "Your honor, I would like to sail out of Egypt this month." At the end prefect says OK in Latin ("dimittimus") - enjoy your summers 😎

How to keep a secret safe - advice from 550 years ago Bodleian Libraries Don't try this at home... #ThursdayFeeling #ThursdayWisdom

"In the middle of the journey of my life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost..." Dante Bodleian Libraries #ThursdayFeeling #ThursdayThoughts

Just a nice Π from a 1000-year-old manuscript to brighten your Thursday Bodleian Libraries ENJOY! #ThursdayMotivation #ThursdayInspiration

"Isodoros to Hermolaos - I am sending you 60 walnuts, 5 baskets of figs, 20 pomegranates - AND A PARTRIDGE [in a peartree]" 2270-year-old letter Bodleian Libraries with some familar reference (OK almost...)

"If Christodora dares to do any detriment to my possessions, SHE RECEIVES NOTHING and will be deprived of all the dispositions I made in this will" A strict father bequeathing his htings to his daughter 1490 years ago in his will Bodleian Libraries #FridayHeadlines #fatherhood

GOOD LUCK Wishes read from the stars from about 2000 years ago to mark the #NewYear2025 Happy New Year! Medieval Manuscripts Papyrus 10

#OTD 1815 years ago - Congestion charge paid for a "black female camel having a Y on its right shoulder and another Y on the right side of its jaw" Even the seal survives Bodleian Libraries #thursdayvibes #thursdaymood

NAME THE BEAST on the margin of this 800-year-old Greek liturgical book Bodleian Libraries Share your guesses #WednesdayMotivation #wednesdayfeelings #animalsdoingthings

A strong book curse from ca. 600 years ago in a Greek manuscript Bodleian Libraries "...if anyone dares to steal this book... let him have the curse of all 7 ecumenical councils and of myself the sinful monk Gerasimos of Cyprus" #TuesdayFeeling #tuesdayvibe

Letter to boss about 1500 years ago Bodleian Libraries "I have written many times about this issue to your honour and still haven't achieved anything...." Sounds familiar? #tuesdayvibe #tuesdaymotivations #boss

Two hugging peacocks to form a X in this stunning 1000-year-old Greek manuscript Bodleian Libraries Byzantine initials are stunning! #animals #FridayVibes #FridayFeeling #birds

Women in papyri: 7 figures, 7 lives, 7 stories from Egypt 2000 years ago to mark #InternationalWomensDay Join us meeting Christodora, Maria, Aurelia, Irene and Sarapias and others Bodleian Libraries youtu.be/ynHDUk2Is5A

Just two kissing birds to write Δ in this pocket copy of the liturgy of St. Basil Bodleian Libraries #kissday #WednesdayMotivation

An amazing M from a 1000-year-old Greek manuscript Bodleian Libraries Lions or monsters? #WednesdayMotivation #Lions #animals

Just a shining golden Canon Table in Arabic (yes!) from a 700-year-old manuscript ⁦Bodleian Libraries⁩ to celebrate sunshine today. #fridayfeeling #weekend

Partytime in Egypt 2270 years ago: "at the last party, someone took off all my clothes and stole them, please, Pharaoh, help me investigate their whereabouts to get them back or recieve compensation" Petition to Ptolemy II Medieval Manuscripts Papyrus 2974