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- ↑ "Petra Sijpesteijn".
- ↑ https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/petra-sijpesteijn#tab-1
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190410182339/https://www.nporadio1.nl/de-kennis-van-nu/onderwerpen/331987-arabist-papyroloog-petra-sijpesteijn
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- ↑ https://www.oeaw.ac.at/en/news/oeaw-waehlt-34-neue-mitglieder
- ↑ https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/jah/html#editorial
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