Department of Near Eastern Studies

Michael Kozuh, the Jane Dickson Lanier Professor of History at Auburn University, presents a public lecture titled "'The People of Sumer and Akkad Had Become Like Corpses': Nabonidus, Cyrus, and Babylonian Political Institutions in 539 B.C.E." The lecture will take place in Gilman Hall 130G on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at 5:30 pm.

The 2023 ANSHE Lecture will be presented by Dr. Joseph Lam, Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The lecture is titled "Theorizing Multilingualism in Late Bronze Age Ritual Texts from Syria and Anatolia." The lecture will take place in Gilman Hall Room 50 with […]

Prof. Theodore J. Lewis, the Blum-Iwry Professor of Near Eastern Studies at Johns Hopkins, will present the Tenth Annual Hyvernat Lecture at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Mar. 21st. The lecture title is “Representations of Israelite Divinity: From the Physical to the Abstract” and will take place in Caldwell Auditorium at 5pm with […]

Dr. Christian Leitz, Professor of Egyptology and Director of the Institute of Egyptology at the University of Tübingen, presents a lecture titled "The Temple of the Lion-Goddess Repit in Athribis." There will be a reception immediately following the lecture in the Gilman Atrium. Abstract: Athribis lies on the west bank of the Nile about 15 […]

Dr. Daniela Mendel-Leitz, Egyptologist and Epigrapher of the Athribis Temple Project, presents a lecture titled "The Bull Sarcophagi of Tell Abu-Yasin" in Gilman 130G. Abstract: In 1937 the Egyptian Antiquities Service undertook a survey in the area of Horbeit north of Zagazig in the province of Sharqiyeh. A preliminary report published only one year later […]

Dr. Anne Goddeeris, Post-Doctoral Researcher and Teaching Assistant of Assyriology in the Department of Languages and Cultures of the University of Ghent, will present a lecture titled “Samsuiluna and his multi-headed monster. What did a crisis look like in the 18th century BCE?” The lecture will take place in Gilman 130G.

The primary topic of this professionalization seminar is JHU Mentorship Commitments of Faculty Advisors and PhD Students as outlined in Appendix 2 of the Graduate Student Handbook.

Dr. Jacob Lauinger presents his research "On Envelopes and Everyday Work" Sanchita Balachandran presents her research "Can Ancient Objects Do Modern Racist Work? Excavating the History of the Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum, 1882-1930" This event is closed to the public.

Karlene Shippelhoute presents her research: "Tablet Shape and Wear Patterns as an Indicator of Archival Storage Practices at Amarna." Mike Chapin presents his research: "The Neo-Assyrian 'Name Book' (5R 44) in its Scribal Context." Marc Flores presents his research: "Human and Non-Human Encounters in Gilgamesh and Huwawa A and Lugalbanda II." This event is closed […]