Publications

Waerzeggers, C., “Babylonian Entrepreneurs”, in: B. Jacobs and R. Rollinger (eds.), A Companion to the Achaemenid Persian Empire, Vol. 2 (Hoboken, NJ 2021), 993–1004.

Waerzeggers, C., “Digital Prosopography of Babylonia: New Horizons“, in: C.W. Hess and F. Manuelli (eds.), Bridging the Gap: Disciplines, Times, and Spaces in Dialogue. Volume 1: Sessions 1, 2, and 5 from the Conference Broadening Horizons 6 held at the Freie Universität Berlin, 24-28 June 2019 (Oxford 2021), 81-96.

Waerzeggers, C., “The Day Before Cyrus Entered Babylon“, in: U. Gabbay and Sh. Gordin (eds.), Individuals and Institutions in the Ancient Near East: A Tribute to Ran Zadok (Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Records 27,  Berlin 2021), 79–88.

Waerzeggers, C., “An Unfinished Duplicate of a Marriage Contract from the Reign of Darius I“, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 2021/119.

Waerzeggers, C., “Writing History Under Empire: The Babylonian Chronicle Reconsidered“, Journal of Ancient Near Eastern History 8/1-2 (2021), 279-317.

Martins, I., “Palavra e Imagem: o papel de António de Gouveia e do séc. XVII na redescoberta de Persépolis e da escrita cuneiforme“, in: L.B. Martínez and J.-L. Montero Fenollós (eds.), El Próximo Oriente antíguo y el Egipto faraónico en España y Portugal. Viajeros, pioneiros, coleccionistas, instituciones y recepción (Barcino Monographica Orientalia 13; Barcelona, Ediciones de la Universitat de Barcelona, 2020), 29–47.

Waerzeggers, C., “Priestly Courses and the Administration of Time in Neo-Babylonian Temples”, in: T. Ganzel and S.E. Holtz (eds.), Contextualizing Jewish Temples (Leiden and Boston 2020), 23–48.

Waerzeggers, C., “Changing Marriage Practices in Babylonia from the Late Assyrian to the Persian Period“, Journal of Ancient Near Eastern History 7/2 (2020), 101–131.

Groß, M., At the Heart of an Empire: The Royal Household in the Neo-Assyrian Period (Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta, 292; Leuven, Paris, and Bristol 2020).

Groß, M., “‘The total of the crown prince’s revenues’: Record-keeping in the Neo-Assyrian palaces”, in: A. Jördens and U. Yiftach (eds.), Accounts and Bookkeeping in the Ancient World (Legal Documents in Ancient Societies 8; Wiesbaden 2020), 36–50.

Wijnsma, U.Z., ““And in the fourth year Egypt rebelled …” The Chronology of and Sources for Egypt’s Second Revolt (ca. 487-484 BC)“, Journal of Ancient History 7/1 (2019), 32-61.

Groß, M., “Der königliche Hof in neuassyrischer Zeit”, in: D. Wicke (ed.), Der Palast im antiken und islamischen Orient. 9. Internationales Colloquium der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft 30. März – 1. April 2016, Frankfurt am Main (Colloquien der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft 9; Wiesbaden 2019), 61–71.

Groß, M. and D. Kertai, “Becoming Empire: Neo-Assyrian palaces and the creation of courtly culture”, Journal of Ancient History 7/1 (2019), 1–31.

Wijnsma, U.Z., “Slechte pers: nadruk op Griekse bronnen vervormde geschiedenis Perzische Rijk“, Kleio 3 (2019), 24-27.

Waerzeggers, C., “Manuscript and archive: who wrote and read Babylonian chronicles?“, in: S. Fink and R. Rollinger (eds.), Conceptualizing Past, Present and Future: Proceedings of the Ninth Symposium of the Melammu Project held in Helsinki / Tartu, May 18-24, 2015 (Münster 2018), 335-346.

Waerzeggers, C., “Introduction: Debating Xerxes’ Rule in Babylonia”, in: C. Waerzeggers and M. Seire (eds.), Xerxes and Babylonia: The Cuneiform Evidence (Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 277; Leuven, Paris, and Bristol 2018), 1-18.

Waerzeggers, C., “The Network of Resistance: Archives and Political Action in Babylonia before 484 BCE”, in: C. Waerzeggers and M. Seire (eds.), Xerxes and Babylonia: The Cuneiform Evidence (Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 277; Leuven, Paris, and Bristol 2018), 89-133.

Waerzeggers, C. and M. Seire (eds.), Xerxes and Babylonia: The Cuneiform Evidence (Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 277; Leuven, Paris, and Bristol 2018).

Waerzeggers, C., “Licht op de Babylonische Ballingschap“, Met Andere Woorden 37/1 (2018), 46-55.

Wijnsma, U.Z., “‘Persianism’: een overbodig -isme? Bespreking van: Persianism in Antiquity, geredigeerd door Rolf Strootman en Miguel John Versluys“, Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis 131/2 (2018), 353-355.

Wijnsma, U.Z., “The Worst Revolt of the Bisitun Crisis: A Chronological Reconstruction of the Egyptian Revolt under Petubastis IV“, Journal of Near Eastern Studies 77/2 (2018), 157-173.

Groß, M., “Craftsmen in the Neo-Assyrian Empire“, in: A. Garcia-Ventura (ed.), What’s in a Name? Terminology related to the Work Force and Job Categories in the Ancient Near East (Münster 2018), 369-395.

Waerzeggers, C., “De wilde jeugd der assyriologie“, Oratie uitgesproken door Prof.dr. C. Waerzeggers bij de aanvaarding van het ambt van hoogleraar in de Assyriologie aan de Universiteit Leiden op vrijdag 1 december 2017.

Wijnsma, U.Z., “”The Revolt of Babylon” Revisited: The Value of Pap. Amherst 63’s Literary Tale within its Contemporary Context”, Hortus Orientalis 1 (Leiden 2017), 29-58.

Waerzeggers, C., “Herodotus, Xerxes en de Babylonische opstanden van 484 v.Chr.“, Phoenix 63/2 (2017), 48-61.

Waerzeggers, C., “Collations of CUSAS 28“, NABU 2017/3 (2017), 154-158.

Waerzeggers, C., “The Prayer of Nabonidus in the Light of Hellenistic Babylonian Literature”, in: M. Popović, M. Schoonover, and M. Vandenberghe (eds), Jewish Cultural Encounters in the Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern World (Leiden 2017), 64-75. Preview

Book reviews

Martins, I., “Review of Karlsson 2017, Alterity in Ancient Assyrian Propaganda”, Bibliotheca Orientalis 78/1-2, 154-156.

Groß, M., “Review of Yamada (ed.) 2018, Neo-Assyrian Sources in Context. Thematic Studies of Texts, History, and Culture”, Bibliotheca Orientalis 77/1–2 (2020), 110–114. 

Peut, L. van de, “Review of Beckman: The babilili-ritual from Hattusa (CTH 718)“, Bibliotheca Orientalis 75/3-4 (2018).

Wijnsma, U.Z., “Review Jacobs, Henkelman and Stolper (eds.) 2017, Die Verwaltung im Achämenidenreich / Administration in the Achaemenid Empire“, Sehepunkte 18/7-8 (2018).

Poster presentations

Waerzeggers, C., M. Seire and M. Groß, PROSOBAB. Prosopography of Babylonia (c. 620–330 BCE): an online database, Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale (Innsbruck 2018).

Blog posts

Dos Santos Martins, I., “Say eqīdu!” click-clack!, Archives in Context, 5-6-2020.

Groß, M., The revival of the Sippar tablets in the Böhl Collection and the stories they tell, Persia and Babylonia, 21-04-2020.

Waerzeggers, C., 100 jaar assyriologie in Leiden, Persia and Babylonia, 11-03-2020.

Seire, M., Gephi Guidelines for Cuneiform Archives. Part 5: Transforming a 2-mode Network into a 1-mode Network, Archives in Context, 28-01-2020.

Seire, M., Gephi Guidelines for Cuneiform Archives. Part 4: Data Import for a 2-mode Network, Archives in Context, 28-01-2020.

Seire, M., Gephi Guidelines for Cuneiform Archives. Part 3: Data Preparation for Gephi, Archives in Context, 28-01-2020.

Seire, M., Gephi Guidelines for Cuneiform Archives. Part 2: Cleaning your Dataset, Archives in Context, 28-01-2020.

Seire, M., Gephi Guidelines for Cuneiform Archives. Part 1: Acquiring a Dataset via Prosobab, Archives in Context, 28-01-2020.

Wijnsma, U.Z, A seal is worth a thousand words, Archives in Context, 22-10-2019.

Waerzeggers, C., Launch of “Prosobab” — Our online prosopographical database of Babylonia (620-330 BCE), Persia and Babylonia, 5-7-2019.

Vanderstraeten, E., Traders, Travellers, Treasure hunters and the birth of Near Eastern Archaeology, Archives in Context, 18-6-2019.

Wijnsma, U.Z., The historical importance of the Bisitun Inscription, Archives in Context, 1-6-2019.

Dos Santos Martins, I., Metal, Object, Measure and Cash. Silver in First Millennium BCE Babylonia, Archives in Context, 17-5-2019.

Wijnsma, U.Z., From Iran with Love, Persia and Babylonia, 16-5-2019.

Dos Santos Martins, I., Finding Sepharvaim and Its Tablets: Hormuzd Rassam’s Crowning Achievement, Archives in Context, 9-5-2019.

Peut, L. van de, Tappašar and the death of her husband, Archives in Context, 11-4-2019.

Seire, M., The Egibi/Nūr-Sîn archive, Archives in Context, 4-4-2019.

Vanderstraeten, E., Game of the Thrones: conspiracy, treason and murder in Neo-Assyrian times, Persia and Babylonia, 29-3-2019.

Wijnsma, U.Z., Een film maken over het Perzische Rijk, Faces of Science, 19-12-2018.

Groß, M., ‘Archives in Context’ – An outreach initiative of the Persia & Babylonia project, Persia and Babylonia, 5-12-2018

Dos Santos Martins, I., Ancient Archival Practices, Archives in Context, 29-11-2018.

Giessler, J., 3D Scanning a Tablet: The Maštuk Family in Leiden, Archives in Context, 29-11-2018.

Groß, M., A Pending Silver Payment: The Cuneiform Tablet LB 1709, Archives in Context, 29-11-2018.

Seire, M., Social Network Analysis and Cuneiform Archives, Archives in Context, 29-11-2018.

Peut, L. van de, The de Liagre Böhl Collection, Archives in Context, 29-11-2018.

Peut, L. van de, Great Adventures of a Small Clay Tablet: LB 1326, Archives in Context, 29-11-2018.

Vanderstraeten, E., The Hunt for Cuneiform Tablets: 19th Century Illicit Digs at Borsippa, Archives in Context, 29-11-2018.

Wijnsma, U.Z., How Did Ancient Documents Survive the Test of Time?, Archives in Context, 29-11-2018.

Dos Santos Martins, I., Libraries and Archives: Solo or Ensemble?, Archives in Context, 29-11-2018.

Dos Santos Martins, I., Of Museums, Foxes… and Cuneiform, Persia and Babylonia, 28-10-2018.

Dos Santos Martins, I., Iran in Assen… An “intentional” exhibition, Persia and Babylonia, 11-9-2018.

Vanderstraeten, E., An Ancient Near Eastern Scholarly Hub in the Capital of the Alps, Persia and Babylonia, 14-8-2018.

Beek, N. van de, 3D scanning and the future of clay tablets, Persia and Babylonia, 31-7-2018.

Peut, L. van de, Getting to know the Babylonians: Tappašar and the death of her husband, Persia and Babylonia, 5-7-2018.

Beek, N. van de and M. Seire, Onomastics Training Week in Venice: Names, Names, Names, Persia and Babylonia, 12-6-2018.

Wijnsma, U.Z., Een Egyptische mummie in Iran?, Faces of Science, 1-5-2018.

Wijnsma, U.Z., Architecture, Archaeology, and Iraqi Palaces – An Interview with Dr. David Kertai, Persia and Babylonia, 20-3-2018.

Dos Santos Martins, I., António de Gouveia and the Fascination with Persepolis, Persia and Babylonia, 3-2-2018.

Wijnsma, U.Z., Een web van waarschijnlijkheid, Faces of Science, 25-1-2018.

Wijnsma, U.Z., Waarom een moordzaak op mijn historische onderzoek lijkt, Faces of Science, 19-1-2018.

Groß, M., Across the Ocean – A trip to the USA in the service of Assyriology, Persia and Babylonia, 9-1-2018.

Wijnsma, U.Z., Heleen Sancisi-Weerdenburg, Faces of Science, 21-12-2017.

Wijnsma, U.Z., Assyriology: an Alice in Wonderland house, Persia and Babylonia, 7-12-2017.

Seire, M., Mesopotamia in Marburg: The 63rd Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, Persia and Babylonia, 14-11-2017.

Wijnsma, U.Z., Gamend door het oude Egypte, Faces of Science, 27-10-2017.

Wijnsma, U.Z., Zieke koningen en CSI in de oudheid, Faces of Science, 11-10-2017.

Wijnsma, U.Z., Gamen voor de wetenschap, Faces of Science, 7-9-2017.

Wijnsma, U.Z., De (zogenaamde) eerste mensenrechtenverklaring ter wereld, Faces of Science, 6-7-2017.

Wijnsma, U.Z., Ode aan de kleine wetenschap, Faces of Science, 22-6-2017.

Other contributions to website

Waerzeggers, C., Ezida prebendaries’ texts, Achemenet , 01-07-2021.

Waerzeggers, C., Texts of Marduk-remanni, Achemenet , 02-04-2021.

Video tutorials