This dissertation will comprise a systematic study of the royal family of the Ur III Dynasty. The first part of the study will identify membership in the family, by both blood and marriage, interrelationships among members, and the various roles Read more
It is the aim to combine the results of the excavations of the 19th and 20th centuries in the Ekur-Temple of Nippur. Unpublished materials as plans, sketches, photos etc. will be added to and combined with the published material. The Read more
This study aims to give new insight in the Kassite settlement of the ancient city of Babylon. Main sources besides the previous publications of the German excavation team (1899-1917) are the original documentation material and the recovered small finds. The Read more
The core research question of this thesis is to what extent is the professional, purity-based hierarchy of the Neo-Babylonian priesthood reflected in the priests’ social interaction outside of the institutional context of the temple. Using archives of priestly families from Read more
My doctorate concerns the Sumerian administrative documents of the Ur III period of Ancient Mesopotamia, particularly those from Tell Drehem. I hope to investigate the relationships between the Ur III administration and those regions on, or beyond, its ‘borders’. This Read more
This project seeks to investigate significant literary, historical and religious issues in this poem, including the diachronic nature of the cult of Erra/Nergal, his relationship to his vizier Ishum, the personality of the Seven/Sebetti, the status of Marduk (especially with Read more
This study investigates Martin Noth’s conclusion about the Deuteronomistic History (DH) that the people of Israel had committed apostasy, ceased to obey the law code of YHWH, and thus lost their land. Scholars have challenged Noth’s hypothesis and even the Read more
The aim of this research is to explore and elucidate the “Dark Age” showing how this “Assyrian Pax” was an important factor in the development of antique civilization. It will be elucidated how the new Assyrian order was the historical Read more
The aim of this research is to make a systematic study of Nisaba (a goddess of grain and writing) in ancient Mesopotamia, considering document genres and worship places, and historical transition of her worship and character.