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Fritz Rudolf Kraus in Istanbul (1937-1949) and the Development of Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Turkey 24 Jun 2010
Fritz Rudolf Kraus (1910-1991), professor of Assyriology at Leiden University from 1953 until his retirement in 1980, was born in Spremberg in eastern Germany. He was the son of a Jewish textile manufacturer who had married the daughter of family of Protestant farmers. Kraus studied Oriental languages, obtained his doctorate in 1935 but two years later he felt forced to leave his native country where, as a ‘half-Jew’ under the Nazi regime, he was barred from an academic career. He moved to Istanbul where his ‘Doktorvater’ and mentor Benno Landsberger had arranged a job for him at the Archeological Museum as cataloguer of its huge collection of cuneiform texts. Later he also taught classes at Istanbul University. During the twelve years he was to stay in Turkey, he remained in contact with Landsberger, who had been appointed professor in Ankara, with other colleagues, and, in the first place, with his family in Spremberg. Every fortnight he sent a detailed message home, describing his daily life, the curious aspects of Turkish culture, his homesickness, and his frustrations as a foreigner in an environment alien to the strict values of his native Prussia. Shortly before his death Kraus donated a large collection of his letters to the library of Leiden University. This article explores the content of the letters written by Kraus during his Istanbul period. Particular attention is paid to his work and his contribution to the establishment of Assyriology as an academic discipline in Turkey. Kraus wrote well and had a good eye for bizarre details as will be clear from a few letters quoted in extenso.

Nineteenth Dynasty Stelae and the Merits of Hieroglyphic Palaeography 24 Jun 2010
This review article discusses the present state, potential, and aims of hieroglyphic palaeography, mainly on the basis of an evaluation of Jan Moje’s analysis of Nineteenth Dynasty private stelae. Rather than being a mere auxiliary instrument that helps to establish the date and provenance of inscribed monuments and objects, meticulous palaeographic analysis offers insights into the organisation and methods of the makers of hieroglyphic texts.

Algemeen 24 Jun 2010
VAN DE MIEROOP, M. - The Eastern Mediterranean in the Age of Ramesses II. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, 2007.

Faraonisch Egypte 24 Jun 2010
HANNIG, R. - Zur Paläographie der Särge aus Assiut. (Hildesheimer Ägyptologische Beiträge 47). Gerstenberg Verlag, Hildesheim, 2006. KURTH, D. - Einführung ins Ptolemaïsche. Eine Grammatik mit Zeichenliste und Übungsstücken. Backe Verlag, Hützel, 2007. HOFFMANN, F., QUACK, J.F. - Anthologie der demotischen Literatur. (Enführungen und Quellentexte zur Ägyptologie 4). LIT Verlag, Münster, 2007. TÖRÖK, L. - Between Two Worlds. The Frontier Region between Ancient Nubia and Egypt, ca. 3700 BC - 500 AD. (Probleme der Ägyptologie 29). Brill Academic Publishers, Leiden, 2008. BARDINET, T. - Relations économiques et pressions militaires en Méditerranée orientale et en Libye au temps des pharaons. Histoire des importations égyptiennes des résines et des conifères du Liban et de la Libye depuis l'époque archaïque jusqu'à l'époque ptolémaïque. (Études et Mémoires d'Égyptologie 7). Cybèle, Paris, 2008. VERMEERSCH, P. (ed.) - A Holocene Prehistoric Sequence in the Egyptian Red Sea Area. The Tree Shelter. (Egyptian Prehistoric Monographs 7). Leuven University Press, Leuven, 2008. CODY, M.E. (ed.) - Egyptian Art. Selected Writings of Bernard V. Bothmer. Oxford University Press, New York, 2004. LLOYD, A.B., SPENCER, A.J., EL-KHOULY, A. - Saqqara Tombs III: The Mastaba of Neferseshemptah. (Archaeological Survey Memoir 41). Egypt Exploration Society, London, 2008. ROSE, P.J. - The Eighteenth Dynasty Pottery Corpus from Amarna. (Excavation Memoir 83). Egypt Exploration Society, London, 2007. JANSSEN, R., JANSSEN, J.J. - Growing Up and Getting Old in Ancient Egypt. Golden House Publications, London, 2007. PHILIP-STÉPHAN, A. - Dire le droit en Égypte pharaonique. Contribution à l'étude des structures et mécanismes juridictionnels jusqu'au Nouvel Empire. (Connaissance de l'Égypte Ancienne 9). Éditions Safran, Bruxelles, 2008. Korte aankondigingen: Les sarcophages égyptiens. (Égypte Afrique & Orient 48). Khéops, Paris, 2007. Ta-Mery. Jaarlijks magazine voor de vrienden van het oude Egypte. Huis van Horus & Mehen, Amsterdam, 2008.

Grieks-Romeins Egypte 24 Jun 2010
MAHNKE, C. - Alexandrinische Mosaikglaseinlagen. Die Typologie, Systematik und Herstellung von Gesichterdarstellungen in der Ptolemaïschen Glaskunst. (PHILIPPIKA. Marburger altertumskundliche Abhandlungen 22). Verlag Otto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, 2008. PASEK, S. - Hawara. Eine ägyptische Siedlung in hellenistischer Zeit. 1. Teil: Die Siedlung Hawara. 2. Teil: Die demotischen und griechischen Papyri. (Altertumswissenschaften/Archäologie 1-2). Frank & Timme GmBH, Berlin, 2007.

Christelijk Egypte 24 Jun 2010
BOUD'HORS, A., GASCOU, J., VAILLANCOURT, D. (éds.) - Études Coptes IX. Onzième journée d'études (Strassbourg, 12-14 juin 2003). (Cahiers de la Bibliothèque Copte 14). De Boccard, Paris, 2006. BOUD'HORS, A., VAILLANCOURT, D. (éds.) - Huitième congrès international d'études coptes (Paris 2004). Bilans et perspectives 2000-2004. (Cahiers de la Bibliothèque Copte 15). De Boccard, Paris, 2006. AUFRÈRE, S., BOSSON, N. (éds.) - Elementa Linguae Copticae. Grammaire inédite du XVIIe siècle par Guillaume Bonjour. (Cahiers d'Orientalisme 24). Patrick Cramer Éditeur, Genève, 2005. HEURTEL, C. - Les inscriptions coptes et grecques du temple d'Hathor à Deir-el-Médîna suivies de la publication des notes manuscrites de François Daumas (1946-1947). (Bibliothèque d'études coptes). Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale du Caire, Cairo, 2004.

Soedanees Nubië 25 Jun 2010
GODLEWSKI, W. et al. (eds.) - Between the Cataracts. Proceedings of the 11th Conference for Nubian Studies, Warsaw University, 27 August - 2 September 2006. Part one: Main Papers. (Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean Supplement Series 2, part 1). Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, Warszawa, 2008.

Assyriologie 24 Jun 2010
DAHL, J. - The Ruling Family of Ur III Umma. A Prosopographical Analysis of an Elite Family in Southern Iraq 4000 Years Ago. (PIHANS 108). Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten, Leiden 2007. VEENHOF, K.R. - Letters in the Louvre. Transliterated and Translated. (Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift und Übersetzung 14). Brill Academic Publishers, Leiden, 2005. RÖLLIG, W. - Land- und Viehwirtschaft am unteren Habur in mittelassyrischer Zeit. (Berichte der Ausgrabung Tall Šēḫ Ḥamad / Dūr Katlimmu 9, Texte 3). Verlag Otto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, 2008. JUSTEL, J.J. - La posición jurídica de la mujer en Siria durante el Bronce Final. Estudio de las estrategias familiares y de la mujer como sujeto y objeto de derecho. (Próximo Oriente Antiguo 4). Instituto Estudios Islámicos y del Oriente Próximo, Zaragoza, 2008. ZAWADZKI, S. - Garments of the Gods. Studies on the Textile Industry and the Pantheon of Sippar According to the Texts from the Ebabbar Archive. (Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 218). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen, 2006. Korte aankondiging: LUUKO, M., SVÄRD, S., MATTILA, R. - Of God(s), Trees, Kings, and Scholars. Neo-Assyrian and Related Studies in Honour of Simo Parpola. (Studia Orientalia 106). Finnish Oriental Society, Helsinki, 2009.

Perzië 28 Jun 2010
BRIANT, P., HENKELMAN, W.F.M., STOLPER, M.W. (éds.) - L'archive des Fortifications de Persépolis. État des questions et perspectives de recherches. Actes du colloque organisé au Collège de France par la «Chaire d'histoire et civilisation du monde achéménide et de l'empire d'Alexandre» et le «Réseau international d'études et de recherches achéménides» (GDR 2538 CNRS), 3-4 novembre 2006. (Persika 12). De Boccard, Paris, 2008. HENKELMAN, W.F.M. - The Other Gods Who Are. Studies in Elamite-Iranian Acculturation Based on the Persepolis Fortification Texts. (Achaemenid History 14). Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten, Leiden, 2008. Korte aankondiging: LENFANT, D. - Les Histoires perses de Dinon et d'Héraclide. Fragments édités, traduits et commentés. (Persika 13). De Boccard, Paris, 2009.

Hettitologie 28 Jun 2010
HOFFNER, H.A., MELCHERT, H.C. - A Grammar of the Hittite Language. Part 1: Reference Grammar. Part 2: Tutorial. (Languages of the Ancient Near East 1). Eisenbrauns, Winona Lake, 2008. HAAS, V. - Hethitische Orakel, Vorzeichen und Abwehrstrategien. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin & New York, 2008. TAGGER-COHEN, A. - Hittite Priesthood. (Texte der Hethiter 26). Universitätsverlag Winter, Heidelberg, 2006.

Oude Testament 28 Jun 2010
LENZI, A. - Secrecy and the Gods. Secret Knowledge in Ancient Mesopotamia and Biblical Israel. (State Archives of Assyria Studies 19). State Archives of Assyria Project, Helsinki, 2008. WAGNER, Th., VIEWEGER, D., ERLEMANN, K. (Hrsg.) - Kontexte. Biographische und forschungsgeschichtliche Schnittpunkte der alttestamentlichen Wissenschaft. Festschrift für Hans Jochen Boecker zum 80. Geburtstag. Neukirchner Verlag, Neukirchen-Vluyn, 2008. PAZ, S. - Drums, Women, and Goddesses. Drumming and Gender in Iron Age II Israel. (Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 232). Academic Press Fribourg, Fribourg, 2007. GOSHEN-GOTTSTEIN, M.H., TALMON, S. - The Book of Ezekiel. The Magness Press, Jerusalem, 2004.

Aramaica 28 Jun 2010
GZELLA, H., FOLMER, M.L. (eds.) - Aramaic in its Historical and Linguistic Setting. (Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission 50). Verlag Otto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, 2008.

Judaica 28 Jun 2010
DIMANT, D., KRATZ, R.G. (eds.) - The Dynamics of Exegesis and Language at Qumran. (Forschungen zum Alten Testament, 2. Reihe 35). Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, 2009. WECHSLER, M.G. - The Arabic Translation and Commentary of Yefet ben 'Eli the Karaite on the Book of Esther. Edition, Translation, and Introduction. (Études sur le Judaïsme Médiéval 36; Karaite Texts and Studies 1). Brill Academic Publishers, Leiden, 2008. Iberia judaica. Anuario de la AHEH. Vol. I: Los judíos de al-Andalus / The Jews in al-Andalus. Asociación Hispana de Estudios Hebraicos, Alcobendas, 2009.

Archeologie 28 Jun 2010
TUNCA, Ö., McMAHON, A., BAGHDO, A. - Chagar Bazar (Syrie) II. Les vestiges «post-akkadiens» du chantier D et études diverses. (Publications de la Mission archéologique de l'Université de Liège en Syrie). Peeters, Leuven, 2007. WARTKE, R.-B. - Sam'al. Ein aramäischer Stadtstaat des 10. bis 8. Jhs. v. Chr. und die Geschichte seiner Erforschung. Verlag Phillipp von Zabern, Mainz am Rhein, 2005. KÜHNE, H., CZICHON, R.M., KREPPNER, F.J. (eds.) - Proceedings of the 4th International Congress of the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East. Volume 1: The Reconstruction of Environment: Natural Resources and Human Interrelations through Time; Art History: Visual Communication. Verlag Otto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, 2008. KÜHNE, H., CZICHON, R.M., KREPPNER, F.J. (eds.) - Proceedings of the 4th International Congress of the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East. Volume 2: Social and Cultural Transformation: the Archaeology of Transitional Periods and Dark Ages. Verlag Otto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, 2008. GANDULLA, B. - Los hebreos en el gran Canaán, del Bronce Antiguo al Bronce Tardío. Editorial Canaàn, Buenos Aires, 2005.

Arabisch 28 Jun 2010
ANGHELESCU, N., GRIGORE, G. (eds.) - Arabic Linguistics. (Romano-arabica 3). Editura Universitatii din Bucaresti, Bucharest, 2004. CARTER, M.G. - Sībawayhi. (Makers of Islamic Civilization 2). I.B. Tauris, London & New York, 2004. AYOUB, G., LENTIN, J. (éds.) - Linguistique arabe. (Cahiers de linguistique de l'INALCO 5). Publications Langues O', Paris, 2008. MARAZKA, I., POURJAVADY, R., SCHMIDTKE, S. (eds.) - Samaw'al al-Maghibī's (d. 570/1175) Ifḥām al-yahūd. The Early Recension. (Abhandlungen für die Kunde des Morgenlandes 57,2). Verlag Otto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, 2006. KANAZI, G.J. - 'Abd al Mu'īn ibn Aḥmad, widely known as Ibn al-Bakkā' al-Balkhī: The Ghawānī al-Ashwāq fī Ma'ānī al-'Ushshāq. A Treatise on the Concept of Love in Classical and Medieval Arabic Heritage. (Codices Arabici Antiqui 9). Verlag Otto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, 2008.

Persica 28 Jun 2010
GYSELEN, R. (ed.) - Sources pour l'histoire et la géographie du monde iranien (224-710). (Res Orientales 18). Groupe pour l'étude de la civilisation du Moyen-Orient, Bures-sur-Yvette, 2009. THACKSTON, W.M. - The Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di: Bilingual English and Persian Edition with Vocabulary. IBEX Publishers, Bethesda, 2008. WÜRSCH, R. - Niẓāmīs Schatzkammer der Geheimnisse. Eine Untersuchung zu Mahzan ul-asrār. (Literaturen im Kontext, Arabisch-Persisch-Türkisch 21). Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, Wiesbaden, 2005.

Turks 28 Jun 2010
VAN DEN BOOGERT, M.H. (ed.) - Ottoman Izmir. Studies in Honour of Alexander H. de Groot. (PIHANS 107). Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten, Leiden, 2007. ARSLAN-SÖZÜDOGRU, H. - Müneccimbasi als Historiker. Arabische Historiographie bei einem osmanischen Universalgelehrten des 17. Jahrhunderts: Gāmi' ad-duwal (Teiledition 982/1574-1082/1672). (Islamkundliche Untersuchungen 289). Klaus Schwarz Verlag, Berlin, 2009.

Islam 28 Jun 2010
WALKER, P.E. - Orations of the Fatimid Caliphs. Festival Sermons of the Ismaili Imams. An Edition of the Arabic Texts and English Translation of Fatimid khuṭbas. I.B. Tauris, London & New York, 2009. KARAMUSTUFA, A.T. - Sufism. The Formative Period. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 2007. SCHIFFER, S. - Die Darstellung des Islams in der Presse. Sprache, Bilder, Suggestionen. Eine Auswahl von Techniken und Beispielen. (Bibliotheca Academica, Reihe Orientalistik 10). Ergon Verlag, Würzburg, 2005. HOFFMANN-RUF, M. - Scheich Muhsin bin Zahran al-'Abri. Tribale Macht im Oman des 19. Jahrhunderts. (Islamkundliche Untersuchungen 283). Klaus Schwarz Verlag, Berlin, 2008.

Varia 28 Jun 2010
SCHMITT, H.H., VOGT, E. (Hrsg.) - Lexikon des Hellenismus. Verlag Otto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, 2005.

Ontvangen boeken 28 Jun 2010
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