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Book of the Dead: Becoming God in Ancient Egypt

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The First 100 Years: Anatolian Studies at Chicago

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Oriental Institute News & Notes, Issue 236, Winter 2018, Now Available

The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago announces the online publication of News & Notes, Issue 236, Winter 2018. You may download a complimentary PDF of the issue at the following link: Oriental Institute News & Notes 236 (2018).

Posted on Thursday, December 21, 2017

Conference on the Connected Iron Age

The Franke Institute for the Humanities will host a conference about "The Connected Iron Age: Interregional Networks in the Eastern Mediterranean, 900-600 BCE" on Friday-Saturday, January 12-13, 2018, from 9:00am-5:00pm.

Posted on Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Register for Winter Courses Now

The Oriental Institute course offerings for winter 2017 are open for registration. Courses include Intensive Sahidic Coptic Grammar; Ancient Egyptian Crimes, Lawsuits, and Trials; East Meets West: Arts of the Silk Road in Central Asia; and Sandal Making 101 - Ancient Style Workshop.

Posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2017