Assyria 1995

Hannu Salmi (hansalmi@utu.fi)
Mon, 07 Aug 1995 05:54:04 -0700 (PDT)


Date: Mon, 07 Aug 1995 05:54:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: Hannu Salmi <hansalmi@utu.fi>
To: h-verkko@sara.cc.utu.fi
Subject: Assyria 1995

Lähetin muutama päivä sitten tietoja Helsingissä järjestettävästä Assyria-symposiumista. Tässä vielä yksityiskohtaisempi ohjelma.

ASSYRIA, 1995

10th Anniversary Symposium of the Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project Helsinki, September 7-11, 1995 _________________________________________________________________ PROGRAM _________________________________________________________________ Thursday, September 7 Morning (Chairman: P. GARELLI) 10:00 ò Opening of the Symposium (Porthania) 10:15-14:15 ò Public Lectures on the Assyrian Empire (Porthania) 10:15 ò J.A. BRINKMAN, Unfolding the Drama of the Assyrian Empire 11:15 ò A.K. GRAYSON, Assyrian Studies: A History 12:15 ò D. STRONACH, Urban Nineveh: New Perspectives from the Last Imperial Capital of the Assyrian World 13:15 ò H. TADMOR, ôPropaganda,ö Literature, Historiography: Cracking the Code of the Assyrian Royal Inscriptions Lunch Afternoon (Chairman: K. DELLER) 15:30-17:00 ò Scholarly Papers (Porthania) 15:30 ò S. COLE, The Destruction of Orchards and Gardens in Assyrian Warfare 16:00 ò I. EPHÆAL, Siege of Cities in the Queries to Shamash 16:30 ò B. PONGRATZ-LEISTEN, The Interplay of Military Strategy and Cultic Practice in Assyrian Politics 17:00-18:00 ò Anniversary Celebration (Grand Hall of the University) P. GARELLI, The Finnish Contribution to Assyrian Studies A.R. GEORGE, Assyria and the Emergence of the Western World 18:00-20:00 ò Reception Hosted by the Rector of the University _________________________________________________________________ Friday, September 8 Morning (Chairman: H. TADMOR) 9:00-10:00 ò Scholarly Papers (Porthania) 9:00 ò B.N. PORTER, The Relative Status of Marduk and Nabû in Babylonia in the Late Neo-Assyrian Period, as Seen through Assyrian Eyes 9:30 ò E. WEISSERT, Perpetuating Heroic Deeds in Peaceful Times: The Date of AshurbanipalÆs Lion Hunt Coffee 10:15-13:45 ò Public Lectures on Assyrian Culture (Porthania) 10:15 ò E. LEICHTY, Divination, Magic, and Astrology in the Assyrian Royal Court 11:15 ò I. WINTER, Art in Empire: The Visual Dimensions of Assyrian Royal Ideology 12:15 ò I. GRUENWALD, ôIs Simo Parpola Crazy?ö An Answer from the Perspective of the Study of Jewish Mysticism 12:45 ò A. LIVINGSTONE, New Dimensions in the Study of Assyrian Religion Lunch Afternoon (Chairman: D. STRONACH) 15:00-17:00 ò Scholarly Papers (Porthania) 15:00 ò G. BUNNENS, The Assyrians at Til Barsip 15:30 ò S. GITIN, The NA Empire and Its Periphery: Philistine Ekron, a Case Study 16:00 ò H. KÜHNE, Dur-Katlimmu and Assyria Proper 16:30 ò B. PARKER, The Neo-Assyrian Period in the Upper Tigris River Valley 17:00 ò Departure to the Science Center, Heureka 18:00 ò E. KLENGEL, The Vorderasiatisches Museum in Berlin and Its Assyrian Collection 18:45 ò Opening of the Exhibition ôNineveh / 612 BCö A.D. KILMER, The Lively Art of Music-Making in Ancient Assyria 19:00 ò Reception Hosted by the Science Center _________________________________________________________________ Saturday, September 9 Morning (Chairman: M. DANDAMAYEV) 9:00-13:00 ò Scholarly Papers (Porthania) 9:00 ò K. DELLER, The City of Assur after Assurnasirpal II moved the Capital to Nimrud until its Destruction 9:30 ò V. DONBAZ, Some Selective Neo-Assyrian Texts; Istanbul and Elsewhere 10:00 ò E. KLENGEL, The Sealings on Neo-Assyrian Tablets from Assur. A Comparative Study 10:30 ò J. RENGER, The Assur-Project of DOG and the Vorderasiatisches Museum Coffee 11:30 ò J.M. RUSSELL, SennacheribÆs Palace without Rival Revisited: Excavations at Nineveh and in the British Museum Archives 12:00 ò K. VEENHOF, Administration of Justice according to OA Texts 12:30 ò S. ZAWADZKI, The Question of the KingÆs Eponymate in the Latter Half of the 8th û 7th Centuries BC Lunch Afternoon 14:15-18:00 ò Workshops 1 and 2 (Department of Asian and African Studies) 14:15 ò Historical Geography of Assyria (Chairman: S. PARPOLA) Coffee 16:15 ò Chronology of PC Eponyms (Chairman: R. WHITING) 18:00-20:00 ò Reception Hosted by the Project _________________________________________________________________ Sunday, September 10 10:00-17:00 ò Excursion by Sea to the Medieval City of Porvoo _________________________________________________________________ Monday, September 11 Morning (Chairman: V. DONBAZ) 9:00-13:00 ò Scholarly Papers (Porthania) 9:00 ò P. GARELLI, The Dynamic Force of Assyria 9:30 ò G. FRAME, Ashur in Babylonia 10:00 ò W. RÖLLIG, Historical Geography of Northern Syria from MA to NA Time 10:30 ò P. MACHINIST, The Fall of Assyria in Comparative Perspective, Ancient and Modern Coffee 11:00 ò M. DANDAMAYEV, Assyrian Traditions during Achaemenid Times 11:30 ò R. MATTILA, The Assyrian Magnates 12:00 ò K. KESSLER, Problems of the Assyrian Communication System 12:30 ò A. MILLARD, Observations from the Assyrian Eponym Sources Lunch Afternoon 14:15-18:00 ò Workshops 3 and 4 (Department of Asian and African Studies) 14:15 ò Creation and Management of Electronic Cuneiform Data Bases (Chairman: D. OWEN) R. ENGLUND, Graphic Representation and Storage of Cuneiform Databases S. TINNEY, Computer Databases and Lexicography; The Sumerian Dictionary Project Coffee 16:15 ò Desiderata in the Study of Assyrian Economy and Society (Chairman: K. VEENHOF) 18:00 ò Closing of the Symposium (Officers Club, Katajanokka) _________________________________________________________________ [Symposium General Information] [ôNineveh 612 BCö] [Beginning of File] [CNA Home Page]