What’s New
Jun 16, 2008
The Oriental Institute Research Archives Acquisitions List—May 2008 is now available in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) format.
Oriental Institute Job Posting: Assistant Professor of Egyptology
The Oriental Institute and the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations of the University of Chicago invite applications for a tenure-track position of Assistant Professor in Egyptology with a starting date in Fall 2009.
Candidates must have competence in all stages of the Egyptian language. In addition, they should have a research interest and focus on Egyptian social or economic history or art history. Candidates with pre-New Kingdom research interest and focus are especially encouraged to apply.
The successful candidate must have the Ph.D. completed before the appointment begins.
Please submit a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, and a list of three (3) referees (including e-mail addresses whenever possible) before November 30, 2008, to:
Chair, Egyptology Search Committee
The Oriental Institute
1155 East 58th St.
Chicago, IL 60637 USA
Tel. (USA) 773-834-8098
Fax: (USA) 773-702-9853
email: oi-administration@uchicago.edu
No additional materials should be submitted at this time.
Inquiries and electronic submissions may be sent by e-mail to oi-administration@uchicago.edu with subject heading “Egyptology Search.”
The University of Chicago is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
May 14, 2008
The Oriental Institute Research Archives Acquisitions List—April 2008 is now available in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) format.
With the permission of the author, The Oriental Institute Research Archives announces the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) publication of: Sociolinguistics of the Luvian Language: A Dissertation Presented to The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations by Ilya Yakubovich. The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, The University of Chicago, June 2008
May 6, 2008
A revised version of Robert Ritner’s November 2007 article, Ptolemy IX (Soter II) at Thebes, correcting several typos and now including four photographs, is now available for downloading in the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.
April 29, 2008
As part of its Electronic Publications Initiative, the Oriental Institute Publications Office announces the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) publication of the remaining 21 volumes of The Chicago Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)
- Volume 1, A, part 1
- Volume 1, A, part 2
- Volume 2, B
- Volume 3, D
- Volume 4, E
- Volume 5, G
- Volume 6, H [Het]
- Volume 7, I/J
- Volume 8, K
- Volume 9, L (revised version)
- Volume 10, M, part 1
- Volume 10, M, part 2
- Volume 11, N, part 1
- Volume 11, N, part 2
- Volume 13, Q
- Volume 15, S
- Volume 16, S [Tsade]
- Volume 17, S [Shin], part 1
- Volume 17, S [Shin], part 2
- Volume 17, S [Shin], part 3
- Volume 21, Z
As part of its Electronic Publications Initiative, the Oriental Institute Publications Office announces the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) publication of one additional volume of The Chicago Hittite Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CHD)
- Volume L-N (four fascicles in one pdf file)
April 25, 2008
The Oriental Institute Publications Office announces the reprinting of four volumes of The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD):
- Volume 8, K
- Volume 9, L
- Volume 11, N, part 1/2
- Volume 17, S [shin], part 3
April 14, 2008
New article by Robert Ritner:
April 8, 2008
New article by Norman Golb:
April 4, 2008
The Oriental Institute Publications Office announces two new print publications:
- SAOC 62. Proceedings of the 51st Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, Held at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, July 18–22, 2005. 2008.
- OIMP 28. Catastrophe! The Looting and Destruction of Iraq’s Past. Geoff Emberling and Katharyn Hanson, eds. 2008.
As part of its Electronic Publications Initiative, the Oriental Institute Publications Office announces the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) publication of:
- SAOC 62. Proceedings of the 51st Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, Held at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, July 18–22, 2005. 2008.
- OIMP 28. Catastrophe! The Looting and Destruction of Iraq’s Past. Geoff Emberling and Katharyn Hanson, eds. 2008.
February 28, 2008
The Oriental Institute Publications Office announces two new print publications:
- OIS 4. Religion and Power: Divine Kingship in the Ancient World and Beyond. Nicole Brisch, ed., 2008.
- OIS 2. Margins of Writing, Origins of Cultures. Seth L. Sanders, ed. 2007 (second printing).
As part of its Electronic Publications Initiative, the Oriental Institute Publications Office announces the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) publication of:
- OIS 4. Religion and Power: Divine Kingship in the Ancient World and Beyond. Nicole Brisch, ed., 2008.
- OIS 2. Margins of Writing, Origins of Cultures. Seth L. Sanders, ed. 2007 (second printing).
February 19, 2008
Special Exhibit
The Oriental Institute Museum of the University of Chicago will present an exhibit “Catastrophe! The Looting and Destruction of Iraq’s Past ” in Chicago from April 10 to December 31, 2008. The opening date, April 10, marks the fifth anniversary of the looting of the Iraq National Museum in Baghdad.
January 2, 2008
As part of its Electronic Publications Initiative, the Oriental Institute Publications Office announces the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) publication of:
- The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, Volume P.
- The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, Volume R.
Revised: June 16, 2008