The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East
Proceedings held at the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale and the 12th Melammu Symposium, University of Innsbruck, July 16-20, 2018
edited by Robert Rollinger, Irene Madreiter, Martin Lang and Cinzia Pappi
English summary: In July 2018 the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale (RAI) and the 12th Melammu Symposium were held together in Innsbruck. The topic of the conference, “The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East”, represented one of the main scientific objectives of the Melammu Project and aimed to investigate the continuity, transformation, diffusion and legacy of Ancient Near Eastern cultures from the third millennium BCE until the rise of Islam and beyond. The conference, hosting more than 200 papers, was a unique opportunity to discuss various aspects of the main theme, as well as other topics related to organized workshops. The forty papers and two keynotes in this volume provide an excellent selection of the lively discussions that took place during the conference. German description: Im Juli 2018 fand in Innsbruck der 64. Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale (RAI) zusammen mit dem 12. Melammu Symposium zum Thema “The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East”, dem zentralen Anliegen des Melammu-Projekts, statt. Ziel war es, Kontinuitat und Wandel sowie Ausdehnung und Nachleben altorientalischer Kulturen vom 3. Jahrtausend v. Chr. bis zum Aufstieg des Islam und daruber hinaus zu ergrunden. Uber 200 Vortrage und weitere themenspezifische Workshops boten den Besuchern der Konferenz die einzigartige Gelegenheit, uber unterschiedliche Aspekte des Hauptthemas zu diskutieren. Die 40 Einzelbeitrage und zwei Keynotes des vorliegenden Bandes sind eine reprasentative Auswahl der lebhaften Diskussionen, die wahrend der Konferenz stattfanden.
- Edited by Martin Lang
- Edited by Irene Madreiter
- Edited by Cinzia Pappi
- Edited by Robert Rollinger
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