Mesopotamian Deities: An Electronic Resource for the Study of Mesopotamian

Description

Assyriology is the study of ancient Mesopotamian history and culture through textual and material sources. Its recent integration into the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge offers new challenges. Brisch, recently appointed to a 3-year Lectureship in Assyriology, is committed to opening up the subject to archaeology students lacking specialist knowledge of the discipline or training in ancient languages. Mesopotamian literature and religion are almost impenetrable for nonspecialists as a well grounded and reliable knowledge of the main deities, their functions and characteristics, is required. Yet spending too much time on covering the basics alienates subject-specialist students.This project seeks to further the integration of Assyriology into the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge by addressing a clear student need for reliable online resources on a key aspect of ancient Mesopotamian culture. The project aims to integrate e-learning with traditional methods of classroom education.

Lead;

Dr Nicole Brisch

Collaborators;

Dr Eleanor Robson, Reader in Ancient Middle Eastern Science,
Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University
of Cambridge
Dr Graham Cunningham, Senior Research Associate,
Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University
of Cambridge
Dr Augusta McMahon, Senior Lecturer in Archaeology,
Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge
Mr. David I. Redhouse, Computer Officer,
Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge

Contact(s)

Dr Nicole Brisch (nmb42@cam.ac.uk)

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