One of the earliest projects associated with ISAC is the Egyptian Expedition that was led by James Henry Breasted for two seasons: the winters of 1905–1906 and 1906–1907. The purpose of the project…
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…
The Epigraphic Survey records, publishes, and conserves the hieroglyphic reliefs and inscriptions of ancient Egyptian monuments, thereby preserving their textual, iconographic, and architectural…
The Chicago Hittite Dictionary opens access to the earliest preserved Indo-European language. Written in cuneiform on clay tablets from ancient Anatolia, Hittite preserves a remarkable record of…
The Chicago Demotic Dictionary opens a vital archive of ancient Egyptian life by making the language of everyday documents, literature, science, and religion accessible to the world.
The Tayinat Archaeological Project (TAP) is a multi-disciplinary project investigating the historical development of urban institutions and the rise of early state-ordered societies in the ancient…
The Nippur Tablet Project researches, digitizes, and publishes inscribed materials from ISAC’s excavations at Nippur, reconnecting tablets with their archaeological contexts and supporting new…
The Khentika Project was launched in July 2025. It focuses on the mastaba of Khentika, located in the Teti Cemetery at Saqqara. The tomb belongs to a vizier who served Pharaohs Teti and Pepy I across…
