Did you know that the Ancient Near East can be found also.. in Kentucky? Learn everything about it in this new contribution, sent to us by Christy Spurlock – to whom we are indeed very grateful! She nicely shows us how Universities and Museums can cooperate to create activitites that Read more…
As every Assyriologist now, July is the month of the Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale! This year we will finally meet again in Mainz, thanks to our hosts: the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main. We are grateful to the RAI organizers, who have sent Read more…
Dear Mar Shiprim readers, while we head into the summer months, 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 have been notified by Jack M. Sasson’s Agade mailing list between April, Read more…
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…