The Near Eastern Studies 2023 Samuel Iwry Lecture will be presented by Elaine James of Princeton Theological Seminary, 'Aesthetics and the Hebrew Bible: The Recycled Tabernacle.' Abstract: The Tabernacle texts (Exodus 25–31; 35–40) constitute the Hebrew Bible’s central example of exemplary creativity. The ritual space will be shiny with precious metals, colorful with woven fabrics […]
Join us for a museum chat presented by Michael Chapin, Postdoctoral Fellow, and Lucas Freire, graduate student.
Three NES students present their research: Alison Wilkinson, “An Unpublished Letter of Agreement from the Liverpool World Museum: O. LWM 55.82.100” Jay Weimar, “Passover, Bulls, Rabbis, and 1 Esdras: Evidence for Multiple Compositional Layers in 2 Chronicles 35:7–9” Laurel Poolman, “Empires, Sheep, and Shepherds: Animal Subsistence at Three Neo-Assyrian Provincial Centers”
The Near Eastern Studies Department is pleased to welcome Jana Mynářová for a Department Lecture.
University no meeting day We encourage everyone to observe the no-meeting days (focus days) we have set for the school this year.
Three NES students present their research: Mason Wilkes, “Houses, Neighborhoods, Complaints: An Emergent Topic in Sumerian Proverb Collection 2.” Jay Weimar, “Slobbering Seer or Sympathetic Rain Magic? Insights on the Biblical NṬP-Prophecy from Ancient South Arabian Texts.” Richard Essam, “The Prisms of House F”
The Near Eastern Studies Department is pleased to welcome Alex de Voogt of Drew University for a department lecture titled ‘The Meroitic Script: Five discussions within the history of writing systems’.
JHU KSAS Fall Recess 2023 Per JHU KSAS Academic Calendar 2023-2024 https://registrar.jhu.edu/academic-calendar/
University no meeting day We encourage everyone to observe the no-meeting days (focus days) we have set for the school this year.
Early Closure Schedule: Faculty and staff of the Krieger School may leave at noon on the following dates to get an early start on holiday breaks. As usual, if there are priority projects that need to get done, supervisors have the discretion to allow staff to use this time on another more convenient day. 2023 […]
The Department of History of Art Seminar Series Presents: Marian Feldman, Professor and Chair of History of Art. Work in Progress Talk, 'Remembering and Forgetting in Ancient Mesopotamia: Ziggurats, Royal Sculpture, and the Shaping of the Akkadian Empire during the Ur III Period (c. 2100-2000 BCE).'