"Roots of Literacy in the Ancient Near East" Lecture Series

Thursday, November 5, 2009
4 p.m.

David Owen will give a talk on "Life and Death on the Estate of a Princess in 21st Century BCE Mesopotamia." Owen is the Bernard and Jane Schapiro Professor of Ancient Near Eastern and Judaic Studies and curator of tablet collections for the Cornell University Near Eastern studies department's Jonathan and Jeannette Rosen Ancient Near Eastern Studies Seminar, in conjunction with the American Institute of Archaeology, Tucson chapter.

The "Roots of Literacy in the Ancient Near East" lecture series coincides with the "Writings out of Time: The University of Arizona's Cuneiform Collection" exhibit on display at the UA Main Library Special Collections gallery.

Special Collections is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Audience: All, Small (1-50)

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