In this research the ideas of the Mesopotamian people with respect to the origin and development of the cosmos, of the gods and of mankind will be studied on the basis of relevant Sumerian myths and other texts and with Read more
Cette thèse a pour but de mener une étude sur les habitudes alimentaires des Anciens, notamment sur la façon dont ils se procuraient les ressources nécessaires à leur alimentation ; leurs techniques de stockage et de conservation ; les pratiques Read more
Studies of Assyrian history and royal ideology generally focus on the great kings of the Neo-Assyrian period. This thesis aims to elucidate the political history and ideological principles of a lesser Assyrian monarch, Adad-nirari III. The first part of the Read more
This study is a focused analysis of Hurrian orthographic influences on the language of the Akkadian dialect of Nuzi, particularly in the expression of stop consonants. Texts examined are those known to belong to scribes of the first generation and Read more
This dissertation involves the edition, translation, and explanation of medical commentaries pertaining to the Diagnostic Series SA.GIG, along with selected commentaries on the therapeutic texts. It examines how canonical descriptions of medical signs may have been interpreted in actual diagnostic Read more
‘Cartography in the Ancient Near East’ is an Arts and Humanities Research Council funded PhD project which aims to provide a complete survey of mapping throughout Mesopotamian history, under the supervision of Dr Alasdair Livingstone at the University of Birmingham.
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The search for a successor for Bert van der Spek, Professor of Ancient Mediterranean and West Asian History at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is now open. The position will be a part-time (80{518531fadeb811ae8faec8ba5977a8511c844f925d504d488b0d90b6c297e400}) tenured position, full professor, or tenure track Read more
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago invites applications for the Oriental Institute’s Annual Post-Doctoral Fellow Conference program for the 2014–2016 academic years. This is a twenty-four-month, non-renewable appointment. During the first year of the appointment, the Post-Doctoral Fellow Read more
The Oriental Institute and the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations of the University of Chicago invite applications for three (3) open-rank tenure-track, or tenured, faculty positions in Assyriology, with preference for junior or mid-career candidates. The earliest date appointments are Read more