List of publications Culled from the Agade mailing list for your convenience, here is a list of recent publications in the fields of Assyriology and Mesopotamian Archeology. Please do write to us, at stefania.ermidoro@iaassyriology.com, if we have overlooked a publication or if anything should be added to the list. **March, Read more
Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale 64 It is our pleasure to thank and congratulate the organizers of the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale for a highly successful meeting! A few months ago, in the third week of July 2018, scholars from near and far convened in the heart of the Austrian Alps, at Read more
At the RAI in Innsbruck last summer we announced that Sophus Helle was retiring from his role as Editor of Mar Shiprim. Since taking on the role in summer 2016, Sophus breathed new life into our newsletter. He published a rich portfolio of stories that gave us news from around Read more
The department of Ancient History and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the University of Innsbruck is honored to host the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, which will take place in Innsbruck, July 16th through 20th, 2018. This year’s theme is “The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East.” The program includes Read more
As Cécile Michel notes in her interview, the IAA ‘must encourage its members to increase their contacts with a wider public by any means’. Often, philologists feel limited in the means of outreach available to them, and experience a lack of enthusiasm from the wider public. In this paper, originally Read more
It is our pleasure to thank and congratulate the organizers of this year’s Rencontre Assyriology Internationale for a highly successful 63rd installment of the annual meeting! In late July, scholars from near and far convened to enjoy the medieval charm of Marburg, participate in stimulating discussions, and meet a delegation Read more
At the General Meeting of the IAA in 2017, the winners of three IAA prizes were announced: the IAA Dissertation Prize, the IAA Prize for the Best First Article Written After the PhD, and the IAA Subsidy for Cuneiform Studies. The winner and runner-up of the IAA Dissertation Prize will Read more
The University of Hamburg has not had a full professorial chair in Assyriology since 1999. But now, Cécile Michel and her PhD-student Wiebke Beyer are breathing new life into cuneiform studies in Hamburg. As President of the IAA, Michel shares her thought on the joys, potentials, and challenges of the Read more
The spotlight falls on the University of Helsinki, where Saana Svärd and Aleksi Sahala tells us about a major new research centre, automated word analysis, a passion for methodology, a macabre motto, and the transformation of Assyriology in Finland. The students have always been wonderful and smart. I think it’s Read more
Ahmed Kamil Mohammed, Expert at the Iraq Museum (currently Director), reports on the latest news in the struggle to protect, preserve, and rebuild ancient Iraqi heritage. The year 2017 has seen many and varied activities as part of this project: everything from visits by international scholars, meetings with UNESCO, and Read more