Lū šulmu. Researching ancient Mesopotamian medicine and magic. Associate Professor of Assyriology, University of Copenhagen. Member of @DetUngeAkademi
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I am extremely proud to announce that my second book entitled The Cuneiform Texts from the Danish Excavations of Ḥamā in Syria (1931-1938) is out now! It is published by @VSelskab, and it can be ordered here👉 gad.dk/the-cuneiform-texts-f…
Will *you* be my new colleague?
The Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies at the University of Copenhagen invites applications for a three-year assistant professorship (non-tenure-track) in Assyriology.
Read more via: employment.ku.dk/faculty/?sh…
I am looking to fill a postdoc position on my research project Understanding Epidemics in Ancient Mesopotamia for a Near or Middle Eastern Archaeologist for 26 months on full time from February 2026. Deadline is 16th of November. Read more and apply at employment.ku.dk/all-vacanci…
Thrilled to announce that I have been awarded a @DFF_raad Sapere Aude starting grant for my new project entitled ”From Catastrophe to Culture: Understanding Epidemics in Ancient Mesopotamia”!
By reconstructing the earliest epidemic timeline in the ancient Middle East, the project aims to provide a new perspective on how humans have lived with widespread disease since the dawn of history.
I am very happy to share that I have taken up the position as Associate Professor in Assyriology at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen!
A cremation burial from Hama in Syria has been shown to include Baltic amber in the same burial that included an amethyst cylinder seal AND an agate bead with cuneiform, which were included in my 2023 monograph as nos. 15-16 (see necklace below)! Link to article in thread below
Excited to share my article in Plague in Antiquity! It explores how ancient Mesopotamian societies tackled epidemics through rituals, early quarantine, and myths. Thanks to Jamieson, @Carolinejanetul, and Hitchcock for editing this fantastic volume! 1/6
The Erra Epic – known from the first millennium BCE – framed warfare, destruction, and epidemics as cosmic chaos. This narrative helped people in ancient Mesopotamia understand and ritualize such crises, attempting to prevent their manifestation. 5/6
6/6 You can read the article with open access here: academia.edu/127258093/Revis…
Woohoo, I have now begun my migration to the ‘other place’, and you can look me up @panktroels.bsky.social 🥳 I will keep my account here open, though it may become increasingly inactive in the future!
Very successfully concluded the first Mesopotamian Medicine Seminar in Copenhagen, exploring new directions for the field together with this wonderful group of researcher (Elyze Zomer, Eric Schmidtchen, Frank Simons, and Ulla Koch)! Thank you so much for an excellent workshop!
Tübingen! Tomorrow is the day where I will go mano a mano 🤜🤛 with Esarhaddon(’s correspondence), and revisit some of the evidence for - and hypotheses surrounding - his chronic sickness🤒🤕
Happy day!🥳 My monograph The Cuneiform Texts from the Danish Excavations of Ḥamā in Syria (1931-1938) can now be downloaded with open access FOR FREE via the following link ➡️ publ.royalacademy.dk/books/7…