Akkadian & Sumerian Studies

During my first class at undergraduate at the University of Birmingham, I was introduced to the Epic of Gilgameš, and I have been consumed by Assyriology ever since. This led to undergraduate thesis on the Akkadian empire, then an MPhil at Girton College...

Andrew holds a Research Master's degree in Assyriology from Leiden University and bachelor's degrees in Ancient Civilizations (Egypt and the Ancient Near East), English and Creative Writing, and Religious Studies from the University of Iowa. He is a part...

 

Areas of Research: Ur III Period (twenty-first century BCE in southern Mesopotamia), Socioeconomic History, Political Administration and Ideology

Dissertation Title: Social Stratification in Southern Mesopotamia during the Third Dynasty of Ur (ca. 2100...

Area of research: Assyriology and Digital Humanities. I spent an academic year as a traveling fellow in Copenhagen, where I was able to work with the leading specialists in Old Assyrian studies. My research project is inspired by this collaboration with...