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Now Available: ISACS 16. Pomp, Circumstance, and the Performance of Politics: Acting Politically Correct in the Ancient World

The ISAC Publications department announces that ISACS 16. Pomp, Circumstance, and the Performance of Politics: Acting Politically Correct in the Ancient World, edited by Kathryn R. Morgan, is now available for purchase and download.

Now Available: Back to School in Babylonia and the Adventures of Inanaka and Tuni

The ISAC Publications department announces that Back to School in Babylonia, edited by Susanne Paulus, and The Adventures of Inanaka and Tuni: Learning to Write in Ancient Babylonia are now available for pre-ordering and download.

Postdoctoral Scholar for the 2024—2027 Academic Years

The University of Chicago Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) and the Field Museum of Natural History invite applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar for the 2024—2027 academic years. This is a thirty-six-month, non-renewable appointment. The Scholar will be an integral part of the conservation and exhibition preparation team.

Miriam Frenkel on Norman Golb

The study of Judeo Arabic after the era of the late Prof. Norman Golb: A Lecture given at the 20th conference of the Society of Judeo-Arabic Studies by Miriam Frenkel (Hebrew University), Haifa 2022

Timothy P. Harrison appointed director of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

ISAC welcomes our new Director, Timothy P. Harrison Click here to read more.

Now Available: Mural Decoration in the Theban Necropolis

The ISAC Publications department announces that Mural Decoration in the Theban Necropolis, edited by Betsy M. Bryan and Peter F. Dorman is now available for purchase and download.

Now Available: Where Kingship Descended from Heaven

The ISAC Publications department announces that Where Kingship Descended from Heaven: Studies on Ancient Kish, edited by Karen L. Wilson and Deborah Bekken is now available for purchase and download.

Now Available: The Second Cataract Fortress of Dorginarti

The ISAC Publications department announces that The Second Cataract Fortress of Dorginarti by Lisa Heidorn is now available for purchase and download.