Dear Mar Shiprim readers, This month we thank Prof. Mathieu Ossendrijver for sharing updates from the ZODIAC project funded by the European Research Council and hosted at Freie Universität Berlin. The ZODIAC project’s interdisciplinary approach seeks to develop an updated account of the emergence and cross-cultural impact of zodiacal astral Read more…
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Bryn Mawr College Department of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology Visiting Assistant Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology (Western Asia) Applications received by April 11, 2025 will receive full consideration. Review of applications will begin on April 11, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled. The Department Read more…
Arabic translator and editor for the Nahrein Network’s Kish Project The Nahrein Network at UCL is recruiting a paid translator and editor to review and correct Arabic translations drafted by our Kish Project team and to undertake new Arabic translations. The work-from home position runs from April to August 2025. Read more…
The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University seeks applications for a half-time Lecturer in Assyriology. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2025. The position is for one year, half-time (0.5 FTE). Please submit application materials through the ARIeS portal (https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/14733 ). Applications must Read more…
Dear Mar Shiprim readers, See below for new titles in Assyriology and related fields shared through the Agade mailing list between October 1st and December 31st, 2024. Please get in touch with any corrections or additions via marshiprim@iaassyriology.com. With best wishes, Pavla Rosenstein Read more…
Description The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures and the Department of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago invites applications for Postdoctoral Researcher at the Rank of Instructor at the Tablet Collection. The Tablet Collection houses over 6,000 inscribed objects from Mesopotamia, including many tablets from its Read more…
Dear Mar Shiprim readers, Happy New Year! To kick off 2025 we invite you to take a look at Mar Shiprim’s newly established YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MarShiprim. Sit back and relax as Eric Cline and Glynnis Fawkes kindly join us to discuss their collaborative adaptation of 1177 B.C. The Year Civilization Read more…
Dear Mar Shiprim readers, See below new titles in Assyriology and related fields shared through the Agade mailing list between July 1st and September 30, 2024. Please get in touch with any corrections or suggestions via marshiprim@iaassyriology.com. With best wishes, Pavla Rosenstein Mar Shiprim Editor List of Publications: July Read more…
Dear Mar Shiprim readers, This month we thank Jaafar Jotheri, Professor of Geoarchaeology at the University of Al-Qadisiyah, for taking the time to share his thoughts on the past, present and future of Archaeology and Assyriology in Iraq. With warm wishes, Pavla Rosenstein Mar Shiprim Editor In the Spotlight Read more…