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…
SEAL is an ongoing project which started in 2007. It aims to compile an exhaustive catalogue of Akkadian literary texts from the 3rd and 2nd millennia BCE, so as to enable an efficient study of the entire early Akkadian corpus in all its philological, Read more…
Dear Mar Shiprim readers, we hope that you are all safe and well in these difficult and unprecedented times. As we all adapt to working from home, here is a list of the most recent publications in the fields of Read more…
A new exhibition will open on Saturday, 7th March at Great North Museum: Hancock, Newcastle upon Tyne. This family-friendly event aims to bring to life fascinating stories of ancient Iraq through over 80 items on loan from the British Museum, Read more…