{"id":38,"date":"2023-04-18T11:33:50","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T11:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erwindijkstra.nl\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2026-05-09T05:48:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T05:48:17","slug":"assyriology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/erwindijkstra.nl\/?page_id=38&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Assyriology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Other Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erwindijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dijkstra-Erwin-\u2018Herinneringen-aan-het-NINO-Nieuwsbrief-van-het-Nederlands-Instituut-voor-het-Nabije-Oosten-augustus-2024-p.-30.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dijkstra, Erwin, \u2018Herinneringen aan het NINO\u2019, <em>Nieuwsbrief van het Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten<\/em> augustus 2024, p. 30.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erwindijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dijkstra-Erwin.-De-zoektocht-naar-de-Hangende-Tuinen-van-Babylon-Pleyte-Nieuwsbrief-2015-vol.-40-1-p.-10-13.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dijkstra, Erwin, &#8216;De Zoektocht naar de Hangende Tuinen van Babylon&#8217;, <em>Pleyte Nieuwsbrief<\/em> 2015, 40 (1), p. 10-13.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In the Media<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vraaghetleiden.nl\/Articles\/zijn-mythes-over-draken-ontstaan-door-dinosaurus-fossielen%3F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hartog, Friso de, \u2018Draken &amp; Dino\u2019s: Zijn Mythes over Draken Ontstaan door Dinosaurus Fossielen?\u2019, <em>VraagHetLeiden<\/em> 12 June 2025 [Video].<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erwindijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Netherlands-Institute-for-the-Near-East-\u2018Best-BA-and-MA-Thesis-on-the-Ancient-Near-East-2018-Website-The-Netherlands-Institute-for-the-Near-East-4-February-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Netherlands Institute for the Near East, \u2018Best BA and MA Thesis on the Ancient Near East, 2018\u2019, <em>Website The Netherlands Institute for the Near East<\/em> 4 February 2019.<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nino-leiden.nl\/message\/best-ba-and-ma-thesis-on-the-ancient-near-east-2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Conference Lectures<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><strong>2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erwindijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dijkstra-Erwin-\u2018Forests-as-a-Concept-or-Forests-as-an-Encounter-OIKOS-Workshop-Ecocriticism-May-8th-2026.pdf\">Dijkstra, Erwin, &#8216;Forests as a Concept or Forests as an Encounter: Whose Experience of Nature Do We Find in Ancient Stories?&#8217;, <em>lecture at OIKOS Meeting \u2013 Classical Literature: Theory and Context<\/em>s (&#8216;Ecocriticism&#8217;-Workshop, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 8th 2026.)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erwindijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dijkstra-Erwin-\u2018Disaster-Stories.-How-Local-Narratives-May-Have-Influenced-the-Ancient-Reactions-to-Ecological-Calamity-lezing-voor-DUSANE-2026.-Thema-\u2018To-Rise-from-the-Ashes.pdf\">Dijkstra, Erwin, &#8216;Disaster Stories: How Local Narratives May Have Influenced the Ancient Reactions to Ecological Calamity&#8217;, <em>lecture at DUSANE 2026<\/em>. (&#8216;To Rise from the Ashes&#8217;-Theme, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, The Netherlands, April 16th 2026.)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><strong>2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dijkstra, Erwin, &#8216;De Belevenis van Klimaatverandering in het Oude Nabije Oosten&#8217;, lecture at <em>De Week van de Klassieken 2024<\/em>. (&#8216;Mens &amp; Natuur&#8217;-Theme, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, The Netherlands, April 14th 2024.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dijkstra, Erwin, &#8216;De Geheimen van het Soemerisch: Het Ontcijferen van &#8216;s Werelds Oudste Wetsverzameling&#8217;, lecture at <em>The 8th T.W.I.S.T. Students Conference in Linguistics<\/em>. (&#8216;Language Connects Us All&#8217;-Project, Leiden University, The Netherlands, May 20th 2014.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Guest Talks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><strong>2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erwindijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dijkstra-Erwin-\u2018Natuur-Cultuur-en-het-Gilgamesj-Epos-gastles-voor-het-bachelorvak-Oude-Literatuur-24-april-2026-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dijkstra, Erwin, &#8216;Natuur, Cultuur en het Gilgamesj Epos&#8217;, Guest Talk for the bachelor course Oude Literatuur. (Leiden University, The Netherlands, April 24th 2026.)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><strong>2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erwindijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Erwin-Dijkstra-Natuur-Cultuur-en-het-Gilgamesh-Epos-2-mei-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Erwin Dijkstra, &#8216;Natuur, Cultuur en het Gilgamesj Epos&#8217;, Guest Talk for the bachelor course <em>Oude Literatuur<\/em>. (Leiden University, The Netherlands, May 2nd 2025.)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><strong>2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erwindijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Erwin-Dijkstra-Natuur-Cultuur-en-het-Gilgamesh-Epos-19-april-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dijkstra, Erwin, &#8216;Natuur, Cultuur en het Gilgamesj Epos&#8217;, Guest Talk for the bachelor course <em>Oude Literatuur.<\/em> (Leiden University, The Netherlands, April 19th 2024.)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Other Publications \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2024 Dijkstra, Erwin, \u2018Herinneringen aan het NINO\u2019, Nieuwsbrief van het Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten augustus 2024, p. 30. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2015 Dijkstra, Erwin, &#8216;De Zoektocht naar de Hangende Tuinen van Babylon&#8217;, Pleyte &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/erwindijkstra.nl\/?page_id=38&#038;lang=en\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":80,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-38","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Assyriology - Erwin Dijkstra<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/erwindijkstra.nl\/?page_id=38&lang=en\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Assyriology - Erwin Dijkstra\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Other Publications \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2024 Dijkstra, Erwin, \u2018Herinneringen aan het NINO\u2019, Nieuwsbrief van het Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten augustus 2024, p. 30. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2015 Dijkstra, Erwin, &#8216;De Zoektocht naar de Hangende Tuinen van Babylon&#8217;, Pleyte &hellip; 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