College of Archaeology

The master’s thesis in Archeology entitled (Personal Status in Ancient and Modern Iraqi Laws – A Comparative Study) was defended at the Department of Ancient Iraqi Languages at the College of Archeology at the University of Mosul on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, and in Dr. Behnam Abu Al-Sof’s hall in the college.
Part of the viva was attended by Mr. Ali Obaid Shalgham, Chairman of the General Authority for Antiquities and Heritage, Mr. Rawid Muwaffaq Al-Laila, Director of the Nineveh Antiquities and Heritage Inspectorate, Professor Dr. Yasmine Abdel Karim Muhammad Ali, Dean of the College of Archaeology, Assistant Professor Dr. Yasser Jaber Khalil, Assistant Dean of the College for Scientific Affairs, and Assistant Lecturer Khalis Abdel Karim Farman, Assistant Dean for Scientific Affairs. Administrative staff, heads of scientific departments, and a number of college academic staff.
The thesis submitted by the student (Sabreen Khalaf Salal) dealt with the texts of law known to history, as the laws of ancient Iraq were considered among the achievements of the Iraqi civilization whose horizons reached most parts of the globe. These laws were applied in Mesopotamia in particular and some countries that were under the authority of The state at that time, which reflected the development of ancient Iraqi society in various aspects of life. These laws were a constitution followed by the peoples and civilizations that emerged after that.
The thesis dealt with the issues addressed by Iraqi laws, what is known as personal status, which relate to issues of engagement, marriage, divorce, adoption, and inheritance, and devoted legal articles to them that addressed most of their problems, with a comparison of what was stated in those laws with modern Iraqi laws.
The thesis aims to try to give a complete and detailed picture of personal status in ancient and modern Iraqi laws, as Arab and even foreign research on these topics in particular, or ancient Iraqi laws in general, is still restricted and specific and does not meet the requirements of revealing the truth about the authentic legal heritage that had contributed to Formation of the first and greatest civilization in the history of the ancient world. The viva committee was chaired by Assistant Professor Dr. Amin Abdel Nafie Amin, and the membership of Assistant Professor Dr. Aziz Muhammad Amin from Saladin University / College of Arts / Department of Archaeology, and Assistant Professor Dr. Taha Saleh Khalaf from the University of Mosul / College of Law / Department of Private Law, and under the supervision and membership of Assistant Professor Dr. Nadia Khairuddin Aziz from the University of Mosul / College of Law / Department of Private Law and Assistant Professor Dr. Hassanein Haider Abdel Wahed.