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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The study of the ancient civilization and language of Assyria.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The science of Assyrian antiquities; that branch of knowledge which includes the history, language, etc., of ancient Assyria.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The science or study of the antiquities, language, etc., of ancient Assyria.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative form of
assyriology .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun archeology of the ancient Assyrians
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Examples
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The Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative is an ongoing international effort between Assyriology experts and museum curators from all over the world.
Archive 2008-02-01 2008
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This library is designed for serious cuneiform researchers as well as researchers from other disciplines, although tools are being created to open access to non-Assyriology specialists.
Archive 2008-02-01 2008
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She married Aaron Rosmarin, also a scholar, and the pair moved to New York-where when she could not find a job teaching Assyriology, the Weiss-Rosmarins created the School of the Jewish Woman.
Personal Information for Trude Weiss-Rosmarin Jewish Women's Archive 2010
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She married Aaron Rosmarin, also a scholar, and the pair moved to New York-where when she could not find a job teaching Assyriology, the Weiss-Rosmarins created the School of the Jewish Woman.
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The Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative is an ongoing international effort between Assyriology experts and museum curators from all over the world.
Creating, Managing & Pres. Dig. Assets: Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative 2008
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After a year reading history at King's College, London, W. J. Martin persuaded him that study of the biblical world and its languages would be more valuable to the church and biblical studies, so he turned to Hebrew and Assyriology.
Donald Wiseman was key figure at Tyndale House | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2010
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This library is designed for serious cuneiform researchers as well as researchers from other disciplines, although tools are being created to open access to non-Assyriology specialists.
Creating, Managing & Pres. Dig. Assets: Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative 2008
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For archeologists like Matt Stolper, Professor of Assyriology at the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago, each tablet is a priceless treasure -- a small window into Persepolis, the capitol of ancient Persia.
Trita Parsi: Obama and the Persian Treasures in Chicago 2009
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When Weiss-Rosmarin was unsuccessful in finding a teaching position in Assyriology, she and her husband established the School of the Jewish Woman on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in October 1933.
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TEHRAN -- Piotr Steinkeller, professor of Assyriology in Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations of Harvard University, believes that the prehistoric site of Jiroft is the lost ancient city of Marhashi.
Jiroft Back in the News Jan 2008
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