Today Mar Shiprim invites you to Spain, as we spotlight the Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the Universidad de Alcalá. Thanks to Josué J. Justel, who kindly agreed to answer a few questions, we offer you an insight into the Read more…
Dear Mar Shiprim readers, we hope that you have spent a nice and and relaxing summer time, as much as it has been possible. Directly from Jack M. Sasson’s Agade mailing list, here we offer you a list of recent Read more…
Many of us have probably been there recently, to attend the 8th International Congress of Hittitology (2011), the 8th International Congress of the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East (2012) or the 60th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale (2014) – but how Read more…
At the Institute for Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Eberhard Karls Universität Tuebingen, there is a position to be filled as assistant professor, starting October 1, 2020, or as soon as possible. For further details see the German text: ————————————– Am Read more…
At the German Archaeological Institute – Orient Department the position of the Deputy Director is to be filled. Qualified candidates are invited to submit their application in German until 31.07.2020 to the president of the German Archaeological Institute. For further Read more…
Today we have the opportunity to know better the newly-appointed Director of the Netherlands Institute for the Near East (Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten: NINO). Willemijn Waal, who has been appointed for a period of 5 years starting from Read more…
Culled from the Agade mailing list for your convenience, and with Jack M. Sasson’s approval, here is a list of recent publications in the fields of Assyriology and Mesopotamian Archaeology. Please note that this list includes only titles that have Read more…
This time, Mar Shiprim goes “In the Field” and presents to its readers an update on a relevant project which is currently ongoing in the Middle East: “The Mapping Mesopotamian Monuments Project”. In this article, the two authors Matthew Peebles Read more…
A new project started in April 2018 in Japan, with ambitious goals, several active research teams and a rich schedule of events and activities. We are very grateful to Gina Konstantopoulos, who has kindly accepted our invitation to present “The Read more…
Ever since 2018, a new public outreach/digital humanities project is available online: “Digital Hammurabi”. The project has been entirely conceived and shaped – and is actively conducted – by husband and wife Assyriology team, Megan Lewis and Joshua Bowen, whose Read more…