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• 75. Moudhy Al-Rashid: Engaging interest in Mesopotamia

  Moudhy talks about the different kinds of outreach work she has done. How does she excite interest in material that is very unfamiliar for most people? What works well? She discusses the different audiences and formats, the various approaches and possibilities. 2:18  why Mesopotamia?4:45  attracting interest8:11  overcoming the unfamiliar11:19  reliable history versus pseudo-history13:10  radio and podcasts17:06  scale and detail19:47  different audiences22:03  images23:52  what didn't work25:55  favourite fact27:17  new book33:30  what's next?Between Two RiversMoudhy's BlueskyOn the Spot: Moudhy Al-Rashid Feb 2019The Stylus is Mightier than the Sword Feb 2020You're Dead to Me--Cuneiform: the world’s first writing systemYou're Dead to Me--The Ancient BabyloniansWriting and rewriting history Feb 2025The Rest is History  RIHC: Mesopotamian Mythology, Cyrus the Great, and The First MuseumMusic by Ruba HillawiWebsite: http://wedgepod.orgYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSM7ZlAAgOXv4fbTDRyrWgwEmail: [email protected]: http://Patreon.com/WedgePod

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• 74. Michael Danti and John MacGinnis. Nimrud: post-conflict archaeology in the heartland of Assyria

  The Mosul region is the focus of renewed activity by local and foreign teams. Archaeology there inevitably works differently now. Michael and John talk about the Iraq Heritage Stabilization Program, including conservation and reconstruction work, excavation, and capacity building. 2:34Iraq Heritage Stabilization Program3:39 Nimrud and Nineveh8:29why those sites? Who sets the goals?12:56exhibition and online resources13:47conservation and reconstruction18:08long term commitment20:06the dig team22:38latest results from Nimrud31:26kudurru34:46architectural remains37:01inscriptions39:34publication, research, collaboration42:51working in Mosul region45:52engaging communities50:26what's next?https://www.penn.museum/about/press-room/press-releases/preserving-assyriahttps://www.penn.museum/calendar/423/the-deep-digMichael's Academia pageJohn's Academia pageMusic by Ruba HillawiWebsite: http://wedgepod.orgYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSM7ZlAAgOXv4fbTDRyrWgwEmail: [email protected]: http://Patreon.com/WedgePod

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• 73. Zoltán Niederreiter, Erika Roboz: Kingdom of Gods and Demons

  Zoltán and Erika introduce us to their exhibition about gods and demons. This exhibition, and the extensive catalogue that accompanies it, are major landmarks in Hungarian assyriology. What is it about, how did it become a reality, and what impact will it have?2:40 the exhibition8:11 key objects10:47 why this topic, and why now?12:56 reaction15:15 preparing an exhibition21:19 about the displays23:19 significance for Hungary24:52 the museum's own collection27:45 favourite objecthttps://www.mfab.hu/exhibitions/kingdom-of-gods-and-demons-mesopotamia-1000-500-bce/Music by Ruba HillawiWebsite: http://wedgepod.orgYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSM7ZlAAgOXv4fbTDRyrWgwEmail: [email protected]: http://Patreon.com/WedgePod

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• 72. Christopher Jones: Court politics in the Neo-Assyrian empire

  Christopher discusses new ideas around the murder of King Sennacherib. Who really killed him and why? Was it a coup? Where was Esarhaddon and why wasn't he in Nineveh? [Much of this first section of the episode was published as part of Episode 71.  8:03-10:30 is not found there. And everything from 25:19 is also new] Next he addresses the question of how the kings of this dynasty ran their empire. What does social network analysis reveal about how they coped with information flow? Who was influential and why did that change? 2:09 prize winner3:09 regicide8:04 motives for murder10:21 what's new?15:21 who was involved?19:13 a coup22:24 propaganda25:20 dissertation27:54 how the empire functioned32:30 new power structures36:16 rise and fall of the scholars38:38 why reform?40:42 Ashurbanipal's relationship with scholars(hip)46:10 where tablets were found51:56 interpreting palace reliefsMusic by Ruba HillawiWebsite: http://wedgepod.orgYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSM7ZlAAgOXv4fbTDRyrWgwEmail: [email protected]: http://Patreon.com/WedgePod

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• 71. 2024 IAA Prize winners

   This is a special episode presenting the prize-winning research of three early career scholars: William McGrath, Alessia Pilloni, and Christopher Jones. What prizes did they win, and what was their research about? We hear about the latest news from Isin II period history, astrology in the Late Babylonian period, and a military coup in the Neo-Assyrian period. 1:24 William McGrath2:10 dissertation6:08 key conclusions9:10 publication plans10:48 what's next?13:45 Alessia Pilloni14:27 horoscopes20:03 star signs22:37 two technical terms identified26:51 wider context29:10 Christopher Jones30:45 whodunnit35:59 new evidence41:54 purge45:48 coup theoryMusic by Ruba HillawiWebsite: http://wedgepod.orgYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSM7ZlAAgOXv4fbTDRyrWgwEmail: [email protected]: http://Patreon.com/WedgePod

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