digitalhammurabi

Patreon Podcast 3

New video plans, upcoming Canadian Atheist interview, and a brief rant about academic publishing!

Bite-Sized Sumerian 01

Not the whole Sumerian language, obviously, but a 3 minute explanation of how the translation process works!

Patreon Podcast 11/1

Updates on "Learn to Read Ancient Sumerian Volume 2", Bahacon, and a whole lot of tangents from your favourite Assyriologists!

Learn to Read Ancient Sumerian Volume 2

New and updated cover, this time with actual Sumerian, instead of Akkadian...oops! I think I'm getting better at this book cover design thing.

Patreon Podcast ep. 1

Updates, current projects, and 30 minutes of us rambling to each other!

Sneak Peek: Learn to Read Ancient Sumerian 2!

The back cover needs work still, but I'm pleased with how it's looking so far!

Interview Suggestions?

Happy September, everyone! We're finally settling into the school semester, which means that I get my workday back again! I'm trying to get back into the habit of releasing videos at least semi-reg...

Questions for upcoming interviews!

Happy Halloween, everyone! 

I'm just popping in to say that we have two interviews coming up - one with Dr. Sophus Helle (November 14th), and one with Annelise Baer (TBD). Sophus will be...

Tired of Hearing About Tyre

Apparently Josh's essay on Tyre has disappeared from Patreon, which is incredibly unhelpful, so I'm reuploading it for those who are interested.

Digital Hammurabi Press newsletter

Just a quick note to say that we now have a newsletter for the Digital Hammurabi Press - I'll use it to send updates about book projects, including progress reports, release dates, and any price ch...

Patreon-only AMA/hangout

Good morning everyone!

We're (finally) starting to emerge from the fog of life with newborns, as the twins are no longer waking every hour at night. Which means that I finally have the headsp...

Etsy shop now LIVE!

Patreons get special, pre-launch access and 10% discount with the code ASSURBANIPAL

Only valid until Wednesday ;)

Production line!

Just a quick look behind the scenes at Digital Hammurabi HQ. I’m currently oiling a Humbaba plaque cut from cedar! I’m really pleased with how it’s turning out, and I have to say that I absol...

Perfectly imperfect mugs

Hey all! 

We recently bought a mug press so that we can offer mugs with my designs on directly, rather than having to go through a printing company like RedBubble. Getting to grips with ...

Humbaba, guardian of the cedar forest!

Wall  plaques featuring the monster’s face were used as protection, and a  number of them survive from antiquity. I used this example from the city  of Ur (plaque dates to approx. ...

Tiamat coloring page

For your enjoyment, and as a thank you for sticking with us for the past year, I’ve made my Tiamat illustration into a coloring page for those who enjoy coloring!

Atheist's Handbook to the Old Testament preview

I'm doing final edits now, and the book should be available to purchase by the first of June! The preview is up on the website, but I'm putting it here as well for your ease of access :)

If ...

Update and Tiamat colouring page!

Happy 2021, and welcome to those of you who joined recently; we're glad to have you on board! 

Unfortunately, due to the on-going pandemic, things are still not as productive in the DH h...

Patreon call scheduling

We've had a couple of people request a Patreon call - we're actually looking at ending this perk for the foreseeable future due to the shitshow that is 2020 and the associated stressors, so if you ...

2020 We're-still-here Update

A quick update from the Hammurabis! 

Our girls are now back at school, but they're attending virtually. This  means that the vast majority of my time is now taken up with supervisin...

New HAPS initiative!

I've been working on this for a little while, along with the rest of the HAPS board members, and we're finally ready to launch! We're all incredibly excited about this, and I can't wait to start ac...

We're still here!

Hello everyone! 

I'm sorry it's been so long since my last post - and I'm sorry that it's been so long since we uploaded an edited video. The majority of our output has shifted to livest...

REVIEW: The Ultimate Guide to Debunking Biblical Slavery by Praise I Am That I Am

New HAPS website launch!

I'm proud to share with you the new H.A.P.S. website! This is intended to be the go-to place for all HAPS news - including applications, fundraising information, blog posts, and award announcements...

HAPS interviews starting soon!

 I hope everyone is staying as healthy and sane as is possible under the  current circumstances! Things are settling into a new normal here, and  we have some great content coming up...

Pausing Patreon billing until May!

First, I want to say how much Josh and I appreciate the support of everyone who contributes to our Patreon. You help us cover things like equipment upgrades and web hosting fees, and we feel truly ...

Patreon hangout!

Come on in!
 

https://zoom.us/j/799143184 

Hangout tomorrow, 10am EST

We've had a request for a hangout tomorrow - if anyone else would like to join in, then I'll post the Zoom link here tomorrow morning!

Enuma Elish, Politics, and Intertextuality

The final video in my intertextuality mini-series! Thank you all for watching, and stay tuned for the next Patron-chosen video looking at sacred prostitution :)

Choose our next video topic!

It's been a while since we've done this, but I'm set to finally wrap up my intertextuality video series at the end of February...so I need a new video topic!

Please vote for your f...