Congratulations! Winner of the second IAA Dissertation Prize At the 64th Rencontre in Innsbruck, the Board announced the name of the second IAA Dissertation Prize, given to the best PhD dissertation written in the fields of Assyriology or Mesopotamian Archaeology. In 2018, the prize was given to Jana Matuszak, for Read more…
The University Press of Colorado offers members of the International Association for Assyriology an exclusive 50% discount on the cloth version of the recently published volume Imperial Peripheries in the Neo-Assyrian Period (edited by Craig W. Tyson and Virginia R. Herrmann, 2019). More details on this publication can be found at the Read more…
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…