Soon, scholars and students from all over the world will gather in Mainz to participate in the 66th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale. To get ready for this year’s event, we have interviewed Doris Prechel and Alexander Pruß, who have kindly accepted to talk to us about Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Read more…
Directly from Jack M. Sasson’s Agade mailing list, here we offer you a list of recent publications in the fields of Assyriology and Mesopotamian Archaeology. Please note that this list only includes titles that have been notified between January, 1st and March, 31th 2022. Do write to us, at stefania.ermidoro@iaassyriology.com, Read more…
After some time (due to the pandemic, that has kept many archaeological missions at home for a couple of years), Mar Shiprim is finally back “In the Field”! The Land of Nineveh Archaeological Project has kindly accepted our invitation to present to our readers its most recent and very exciting Read more…
“In the Spotlight”
The Corpus of Akkadian Shuila Prayers Online
Today Mar Shiprim spotlights a one-man undertaking, a work-in-progress that is already a very useful tool for those conducting research into Akkadian prayers. We are grateful to Alan Lenzi, who has agreed to answer some questions about the two websites he has created: the “Corpus of Akkadian Shuila Prayers Online” Read more…
Dear Mar Shiprim readers, happy 2022! May it be full of success, new projects and stimulating readings. To help you with these New Year’s resolutions, here we offer you our list of recent publications in the fields of Assyriology and Mesopotamian Archaeology. Below you can find titles that have been Read more…
In this post, we are very happy to spotlight VANTAM, the Research Center for History and Archaeology of Van Region. This lively institution, funded ca. 60 years ago and constantly evolving, represents a hub of scientific and archaeological explorations in the Van province. Read more about it through the words Read more…
Social networks & ancient Near East: do they match? Indeed, they do! Here we provide you with a brilliant example: Olga V. Popova’s “Smart Babylonia with Olga” is an efficient tool to disseminate knowledge of Assyriology amongst Russian readers and subscribers. Read below, to know more about it! Please tell Read more…
Dear Mar Shiprim readers, we hope that you have spent a nice and relaxing summer time! While we start a new academic year, we are back with a new list of recent publications in the fields of Assyriology and Mesopotamian Archaeology. Please note that this list only includes titles that Read more…
Today we have the opportunity to know better the recently appointed curator of the Ancient Near Eastern collections at the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, RMO). David Kertai, who has taken his position in Leiden in 2020, has kindly accepted to answer our questions about himself, RMO’s past Read more…
Directly from Jack M. Sasson’s Agade mailing list, here we offer you a list of recent publications in the fields of Assyriology and Mesopotamian Archaeology. Please note that this list only includes titles that have been notified between April, 1st and June, 30th 2021. Do write to us, at stefania.ermidoro@iaassyriology.com, Read more…