In Memoriam

Erica Reiner

August 4, 1924 December 31, 2005

Former John A. Wilson Professor of Oriental Studies
Portrait of Erica Reiner

Research Projects

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Volumes of the Chicago Assyrian Dictionary

Chicago Assyrian Dictionary

Location:
Middle East, Iraq
Timespan:
1921 – Present

Launched in 1921, the Chicago Assyrian Dictionary is a landmark ISAC research project documenting Akkadian, the earliest known Semitic language. Built by generations of scholars, the CAD records the…