Near East Section
Vol. XVII / No. 2
By: Samuel Noah Kramer
Background and Purpose: A "Fulbright" in Turkey
Early in September 1951 I came to Istanbul as the first Fulbright Research Scholar appointed by the United States Educational […]
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Vol. XVI / No. 3
By: Louis E. Stern
Louis E. Stern: Collector
Pottery of the 15th century A.D. from Lago de Ajudante, Brazil, interested Mr. Stern. I was attracted by the grace […]
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Vol. XVI / No. 3
By: Franklin C. Watkins
Franklin C. Watkins: Painter
Mr. Watkins liked this bamboo zither from Borneo and said: In the room where all the musical instruments are stored […]
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Vol. XVI / No. 2
By: S. N. K.
Mercy, Wisdom, and Justice: Some New Documents From Nippur
One of the major goals of the new Joint Expedition to Nippur was to recover as many as possible of […]
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Vol. XVI / No. 2
By: F. R. S.
Writing and History: The New Tablets From Nippur
All objects recovered by the archaeologist make a twofold contribution to the general information about the site under excavation. On […]
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Vol. XVI / No. 2
By: D. McC.
Nippur: The Holy City
When I first saw Nippur on a bright fall day in overwhelmed by its size, the dunes of sand covering […]
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Vol. XIV / No. 3
By: C.-J. H.
Warp and Woof
WARP AND WOOF, the University Museum’s current exhibit of historic and contemporary textiles, has a double aim: to spread before […]
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Vol. XIV / No. 1
By: Francis R. Steele
Nippur Today
Plans Laid Forty-nine years ago this May, John Henry Haynes closed the fourth season of work at Nippur, packed his […]
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Vol. XIII / No. 4
By: L. Legrain
Nippur Fifty Years Ago
The seventh of October this year a joint expedition of the University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania and the […]
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Vol. XIII / No. 2
By: Samuel Noah Kramer
Iraqi Excavations During the War Years
THE land now known as Iraq corresponds to much of the territory more commonly known as Mesopotamia, “the land amid […]
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