College of Archaeology

The Department of Archaeology at the College of Archaeology at the University of Mosul discussed on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, in Dr. Behnam Abu Al-Soph’s hall in the college, the master’s thesis entitled (Gifts exchanged between the kings of Assyria and ancient Egypt in the light of cuneiform texts and archaeological excavations), part of the viva was attended by Assistant Professor Dr. Yasmine Abdel Karim Muhammad Ali. The Dean of the College and a number of College professors and students and those interested in this topic. The study presented by the researcher (Faten Mashallah Hamed) dealt with the gifts exchanged between the kings of Assyria and ancient Egypt in the light of cuneiform texts and archaeological excavations. The thesis touched on the importance of Assyrian-Egyptian relations, which were built on respect and understanding and date back to the middle of the fourth millennium BC, although the beginning of the Mesopotamian-Egyptian relationship dates back to an ancient period starting from the Biblical era (3200-2800 BC). The thesis shed light on the concept of the gift, as (the term gift and its concomitants in the Akkadian language) (and the concomitant implied meanings denoting the gift) and (the term gift in the Egyptian language) were a reference to the most important terms and words denoting the gift. The thesis aims to shed light on (the types of gifts exchanged between the two civilizations), and this is what was indicated in the cuneiform texts and Egyptian writings, and to explain the importance of those initiatives that were reinforced by the gifts discovered in Assyrian sites, such as the royal tombs and wells in the Kalkh of Nimrud, (Tell of the Prophet Yunus), and (Humaydat). ) From gold, bronze and ivory finds. And the Assyrian gifts that were discovered in Egyptian sites, such as the site of (the Cemetery of Al-Toud) (and Tanis/San Al-Hajar).

The discussion committee was chaired by Professor Dr. Abdul Rahim Hanoun Attia from the University of Maysan / College of Education / Department of History, and the membership of Assistant Professor Dr. Sanaa Hassoun Younis and Assistant Professor Dr. Moaz Habash Khadr, and under the supervision and membership of Professor Dr. Zuhair Diaa Al-Din Saeed.