Before Photos IDs were invented - Parties identified in this sales contract @bodleianlibs from 1883 years ago: "Sellers: - Pauetis, 20 y/o with a lentil-shaped mole on his neck - Stotoetis, 50 y/o with a scar on his left shin..." medieval.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/c…

A STRONG WOMAN FROM 1840 years ago - HER OWN WORDS: "women who attained maturity are mistresses of their own persons and can remain with their husbands or not as they chose and not as their father commands!" Petition of Dionysia to the prefect against her father @bodleianlibs

Caption this image from a 600-year-old Italian manuscript @bodleianlibs #FridayFeeling #FridayThoughts #Trapped

HELP to identify this guy on the margin of this Old Testament commentary from 12th-century England ⁦@bodleianlibs⁩

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 @BLMedieval Papyrus 2974

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

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

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

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 @bodleianlibs youtu.be/ynHDUk2Is5A

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

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

A strong book curse from ca. 600 years ago in a Greek manuscript @bodleianlibs "...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

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

#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 @bodleianlibs #thursdayvibes #thursdaymood

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