Lū šulmu. Researching ancient Mesopotamian medicine and magic. Associate Professor of Assyriology, University of Copenhagen. Member of @DetUngeAkademi
Joined January 2014
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I am extremely proud to announce that my second book entitled The Cuneiform Texts from the Danish Excavations of Ḥamā in Syria (1931-1938) is out now! It is published by @VSelskab, and it can be ordered here👉 gad.dk/the-cuneiform-texts-f…
Will *you* be my new colleague?
The Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies at the University of Copenhagen invites applications for a three-year assistant professorship (non-tenure-track) in Assyriology.
Read more via: employment.ku.dk/faculty/?sh…
I am looking to fill a postdoc position on my research project Understanding Epidemics in Ancient Mesopotamia for a Near or Middle Eastern Archaeologist for 26 months on full time from February 2026. Deadline is 16th of November. Read more and apply at employment.ku.dk/all-vacanci…
Thrilled to announce that I have been awarded a @DFF_raad Sapere Aude starting grant for my new project entitled ”From Catastrophe to Culture: Understanding Epidemics in Ancient Mesopotamia”!
This project will provide the first holistic study of epidemics in ancient Mesopotamia, combining cuneiform texts, archaeology, a metastudy of ancient DNA studies and incorporate epidemiological models. The project will be interdisciplinary and collaborate with @PandemiXCtr
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I am very happy to share that I have taken up the position as Associate Professor in Assyriology at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen!
A cremation burial from Hama in Syria has been shown to include Baltic amber in the same burial that included an amethyst cylinder seal AND an agate bead with cuneiform, which were included in my 2023 monograph as nos. 15-16 (see necklace below)! Link to article in thread below
Excited to share my article in Plague in Antiquity! It explores how ancient Mesopotamian societies tackled epidemics through rituals, early quarantine, and myths. Thanks to Jamieson, @Carolinejanetul, and Hitchcock for editing this fantastic volume! 1/6
Woohoo, I have now begun my migration to the ‘other place’, and you can look me up @panktroels.bsky.social 🥳 I will keep my account here open, though it may become increasingly inactive in the future!
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Very successfully concluded the first Mesopotamian Medicine Seminar in Copenhagen, exploring new directions for the field together with this wonderful group of researcher (Elyze Zomer, Eric Schmidtchen, Frank Simons, and Ulla Koch)! Thank you so much for an excellent workshop!
Tübingen! Tomorrow is the day where I will go mano a mano 🤜🤛 with Esarhaddon(’s correspondence), and revisit some of the evidence for - and hypotheses surrounding - his chronic sickness🤒🤕
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Happy day!🥳 My monograph The Cuneiform Texts from the Danish Excavations of Ḥamā in Syria (1931-1938) can now be downloaded with open access FOR FREE via the following link ➡️ publ.royalacademy.dk/books/7…
Very excited to participate in this gathering in late September/early October in Tübingen! This time I will talk about Esarhaddon, his health, and medicine at the Neo-Assyrian court
⚗️🔮🪐 Are you interested in ancient science?
The conference 'Observing Nature, Interpreting Signs' will explore the latest research in ancient medicine, divination, alchemy, astronomy, and astrology.
📅 30/09–01/10
📍Tübingen and Online
👉 Details: scientific-papyri-from-ancie…
Are you a PhD student in Denmark, come and participate in this great opportunity to discuss experiences of how to navigate academia following a PhD!
Journal of Cuneiform Studies has an exciting new study by George and Taniguchi, which deals with Old Babylonian eclipses of the moon (journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10…). The New York Times recently had a feature on this, in which I also appear in a modest role
nytimes.com/2024/08/24/scien…
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Big news! Together with eight bright minds, I can now officially announce that I have become a very proud member of The Young Academy @DetUngeAkademi - a scientific academy for young talented researchers in Denmark! youngacademy.dk/da/velkommen…
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Tuesday I proudly graduated from the Academy of Science Communication, a course, dissemination effort, and network for researchers, offered by @VSelskab and focused on improving the communication skills of researchers and enable them to actively step into the public limelight🥳
I am super excited about this volume - not least because I myself have a lengthy contribution in there providing a broad overview of the cuneiform evidence for epidemics!
Have you ever imagined spending the night in the city of Ur?
It is available now for everyone. #archaeology.
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Satan is trending on X, which reminds me of a warm summer day in Berlin. There I was, minding my own business, reading a cuneiform tablet at the Vorderasiatisches Museum. And suddenly this guy pops up, completely overlooked for over a century 👻😵
