28 May، 2023
A master’s thesis at the College of Archeology discusses (unpublished cuneiform texts from the Iraq Museum – from the modern Sumerian era)
On Sunday, May 28, 2023, the Department of Ancient Iraqi Languages at the College of Archeology/ University of Mosul discussed a master’s thesis entitled (Unpublished cuneiform texts from the Iraqi Museum – from the modern Sumerian era) at Dr. Behnam Abu Al-Suf’s Hall in the college. Part of it was attended by Assistant Professor Dr. Yasser Jaber. Khalil, Assistant Dean for Scientific Affairs, and a number of college teachers, employees, and students.
The study presented by the student (Hanin Yahya Qasim) dealt with the unpublished cuneiform study texts from the era of Ur III (2112-2004 BC) and preserved in the Iraq Museum, in which three kings were mentioned: King Shulgi, King Amar-Sin, and King Shu-Sin.
As the texts of this study (20) dealt with cuneiform texts, they were diverse, including precious materials such as gold and copper, and some about wood, as well as about workers.
The study of this group of texts aims to find out which king it belongs to, and its history is limited to the twenty-seventh year of the reign of King Shulgi to the second year of the reign of King Shu-Sin.
The discussion/ viva committee was chaired by Assistant Professor Dr. Hassanein Haider Abdel Wahed, and the membership of Assistant Professor Dr. Wafa Hadi Zuwaid / University of Baghdad / College of Arts / Department of Archeology and Assistant Professor Dr. Ahmed Maysar Fadel, and under the supervision and membership of Assistant Professor Dr. Shaima Walid Abdel Rahman.
