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2017 International Meeting

Berlin, Germany

Meeting Begins8/7/2017
Meeting Ends8/11/2017

Call for Papers Opens: 11/9/2016
Call for Papers Closes: 2/21/2017

Requirements for Participation

Israel in the Ancient Near East (EABS)


Program Unit Type: Section
Accepting Papers? Yes

Call For Papers: Shared Mythologems in the Ancient Near East Since the beginning of the study of the ancient Near East, parallel traits in mythological texts have been in the focus of scholarly attention. With more and more material available and more differentiation in the methodological tools, the study of mythologems is changing and requires an interdisciplinary approach. The chairs invite papers on all aspects of mythologems shared between different cultures of the ancient Near East (including Mesopotamia, Egypt, Hatti, Ugarit, West-Semitic and ancient Israel) and the study of their ways of transmission and borrowing. Additionally, there will be a joint session with ‘Judaeans in the Persian Empire’ on Continuity and Innovation in First Millennium Imperial Rule: The first three empires of the first millennium BCE are often treated together in discussions of Near Eastern Empire, with practices and cultures from one used to explain the others. But how similar or different in practice were the Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Persian forms of rule? We invite papers which compare the three empires on specific topics for a joint session discussing these issues. Other papers addressing topics covered under the rubric ‘Israel in the ancient Near East’ are also welcome. Please note that abstracts longer than 250 words will not be accepted.

Program Unit Chairs

Noga Ayali-Darshan
Anna Elise Zernecke

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