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A Response To Hector Avalos, The End Of Biblical Studies, Alan Lenzi
A Response To Hector Avalos, The End Of Biblical Studies, Alan Lenzi
Alan Lenzi
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Assyriology At The Liberal Arts College: A Report From The Field, Alan Lenzi
Assyriology At The Liberal Arts College: A Report From The Field, Alan Lenzi
Alan Lenzi
There is an ideal in American Assyriology that active scholars will work at a research university, where they will teach Akkadian and/or Sumerian and lead philological seminars on selected texts from their sub-specialty. Although such an Assyriologist may teach an undergraduate course or two each year, their most important pedagogical efforts will be directed at graduate students. The reality of the academic job market makes this career path available to relatively few scholars. Those who remain in academia often find employment teaching undergraduates in a department of history, religious studies, art history, or comparative literature. The present paper shares my …
A Six-Column Babylonian Tablet Of Ludlul Bēl Nēmeqi And The Reconstruction Of Tablet Iv, Alan Lenzi, Amar Annus
A Six-Column Babylonian Tablet Of Ludlul Bēl Nēmeqi And The Reconstruction Of Tablet Iv, Alan Lenzi, Amar Annus
Alan Lenzi
The article presents a discussion of the reconstruction of Tablet IV of the six-column Babylonian tablet of Ludlul B̄el N̄emeqi, owned by the British Museum and being rebuilt in 2011. Comments are given describing the provenance of the artifacts as well as their significance in containing a complete text of an ancient Babylonian wisdom poem. Several diagrams are presented mapping the fragments along with transcriptions of the inscriptions found on the tablet. Extensive footnotes are included outlining the grammar and translation of the texts.
Peter Dubovsky, Hezekiah And The Assyrian Spies: Reconstruction Of The Neo-Assyrian Intelligence Services And Its Significance For 2 Kings 18–19, Alan Lenzi
Alan Lenzi
A review of the book "Hezekiah and the Assyrian Spies: Reconstruction of the Neo-Assyrian Intelligence Services and Its Significance for 2 Kings 18-19," which is part of the Biblica et Orientalia series 49, by Peter Dubovský is presented.
Mark Smith, God In Translation: Deities In Cross-Cultural Discourse In The Biblical World, Alan Lenzi
Mark Smith, God In Translation: Deities In Cross-Cultural Discourse In The Biblical World, Alan Lenzi
Alan Lenzi
The article reviews the book "God in Translation: Deities in Cross-Cultural Discourse in the Biblical World," by Mark S. Smith.