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Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Near Eastern Studies

• Affiliation(s)

  • Near Eastern Studies

• Education

  • B.A., Northwestern University 1966
  • Ph.D., Yale University 1973

• Awards

  • D. Lit. (Honoris Causa)

• Grants

  • American Schools of Oriental Research, NEH, ACLS, Fulbright Commission, International Research and Exchanges Board, School of American Research, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, Salus Mundi Foundation

• Selected Publications:

• Books

  • (2005) Myths of the Archaic State
  • (1991) Old Babylonian Texts in Oxford
  • (1986) Old Babylonian Texts in Istanbul
  • (1981) Explaining Trade in Ancient Western Asia
  • (1977) Economic Role of the Crown