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Ashurbanipal's Library conference at the British Museum: July 20th. Amazing line-up of lectures. Book now to participate: britishmuseum.org/events/lib…
Curator of Ancient Levant and Syria
@britishmuseum Full-time, Permanent.
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 11th February 2024 bmrecruit.ciphr-irecruit.com…
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VACANCY: Assistant Keeper, Curator of the Ancient Middle East.
The post-holder will play a pivotal role in all aspects of the curation, teaching, research, digitisation & public outreach on these internationally renowned collections Apply by 10 Nov 2023 ashmolean.org/vacancies
ALT Fragment of a stone relief depicting a procession of figures and animals, with palm trees behind. It comes from Ninevah and dates to around 700 BCE.
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Here are still images from the video for the Assyrian king standing in from a god (possible Ashur)
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We are now inviting applications for our University & Museum Engagement Grants. The grants are designed to support public engagement projects that promote a greater understanding of Iraq's history, society & culture.
Deadline: 1 October
Info & to apply: bit.ly/45TjwnJ
How did doctors in ancient Iraq keep the king of Assyria in good health? Find out at a free study day @britishmuseum this Saturday 8 July 2023, Stevenson Lecture Theatre - “Medicine in ancient Iraq: healthcare fit for a king”, book online to secure a place.
ARWA art history Zoom lecture this Friday (30 June):
From Girsu to Ur: Tracing the circulation of Old Babylonian terracottas in South Iraq
Sarah Graff, @metmuseum
15.00 BST (London)
16:00 CET (Rome, Paris, Berlin)
10:00 (New York)
arwa-international.org
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''I did not have anybody to feed them. Therefore I have sold my daughter.' ... These are the words of a mother named Ku’e recorded in a sale contract.' (@P_T_Collins) the-tls.co.uk/articles/weave…
ARWA art history Zoom lecture this Friday (23 June):
Beyond Impressions: Neo-Assyrian cylinder seals as experiential object
Kiersten Neumann, ISAC
15.00 BST (London)
16:00 CET (Rome, Paris, Berlin)
10:00 (New York)
arwa-international.org
ARWA art history Zoom lecture this Friday (16 June):
Dismantling hierarchical models in Neo-Assyrian visual culture
Glynnis Maynard, Cambridge University
15.00 BST (London)
16:00 CET (Rome, Paris, Berlin)
10:00 (New York)
arwa-international.org
New Approaches to Ancient West Asian Glazed Bricks
free Zoom talk this Friday, June 9, by Dr Helen Gries, Vorderasiatisches Museum Berlin.
10am New York; 3pm London; 4pm Berlin.
Link: us02web.zoom.us/j/8169663752…
Meeting ID: 816 9663 7525
Passcode: 515614
The Annual Vladimir G Lukonin Memorial Lecture @britishmuseum
Persian and Greek arts in the world of the Scythian warriors of Asia
Join Professor Henri-Paul Francfort as he explores the art of the Eastern steppe of Eurasia.
Friday 16 June 6pm, free at the British Museum
Looking forward to the second ARWA art history lecture. Michael Seymour @metmuseum on The Prince: Biographies in an Assyrian Relief Fragment.
This Friday 15:00 (London), 16:00 (Rome, Paris, Berlin), 10:00 (New York) on Zoom - same link as last week or DM or email me for details
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Discovery of 4,500-year-old palace in Iraq may hold key to ancient civilisation theguardian.com/science/2023…
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Please join us virtually on 16-17 November 2022 for our upcoming conference: Ur 1922-2022
This international conference marks the centenary of Sir Leonard Woolley’s first season of excavations at the city of Ur in 1922.
Free to attend - register here: airmeet.com/e/bed7cfe0-4971-…
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This is such an exciting opportunity for any curious Iraqi and Kurdish friends... Serious funding and opportunities available via th @NahreinNetwork. ✨
Here's an upcoming Q&A with info: – at Iraq
📌 Sign up for our upcoming Research Grant Awards Webinar, with a live Q&A (in English, Arabic & Kurdish)
Join us on 7th Oct with Prof @Eleanor_Robson, Dr @RozhenKM Mohammed-Amin & Dr @Mehiyar Kathem
Register Now ⬇️
ucl.zoom.us/meeting/register…
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Join us on Wednesday 9th November, 6pm, in-person @BritishAcademy_ and online for our upcoming lecture:
Prof Dirk Wicke 'On Nimrud Bowls and Nimrud Ivories'
To attend in-person register here: bisi.ac.uk/content/lecture-3…
To attend via Zoom register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
