From the Banks of the Euphrates: Studies in Honor of Alice Louise SlotskyMicah Ross Although Near Eastern languages and the history of the exact sciences are known for being obscure and deliberately arcane to general audiences, Alice Slotsky has paradoxically established her legacy by exposing these topics to a wider audience. As a visiting professor at Brown University, Slotsky has taught more students than any previous Assyriologist and successfully brought this discipline to a wider audience than previously imagined possible. This volume, with articles written by former students, as well as colleagues, pays tribute to her broad interests. |
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Remarks on Strassmaier Cambyses 400 | 9 |
Ancient Chronologys Alpha and Egyptian | 35 |
Assyriology and English Literature | 55 |
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