QSB books (Coptic & Coptic Church)

Books on the Coptic Church and the Coptic language (classmark QSB) have been returned from off-site storage and are temporarily located in Room C3 of the Library (Teaching and Research Support Office). If you need to consult them, please come to Room C3 during office hours (9-5) or make a request to Mary Seeley (ms28@soas.ac.uk)

Please note that L.QSB ("large size") books remain off-site

Diplomacy in the Ancient Near East

On September 7th, the USA returned to Iraq 100s of historic objects that had "found their way" to America over the last 10 years, including a headless statue of King Enmetena of Lagash, looted from Baghdad Museum in 2003 and returned to the Iraqi ambassador in 2006

For the full story, go to the History News Network (HNN) website

To read more about King Enmetena and diplomacy in the ancient Near East, try Amanda Podany's book "Brotherhood of kings : how international relations shaped the ancient Near East" at QB327 / 733075

New from SOAS Research Online

Daniel Schwemmer's "Gauging the Influence of Babylonian magic ..."  (full details below) is newly available from SOAS Research Online


Schwemer, Daniel 'Gauging the Influence of Babylonian Magic: the Reception of Mesopotamian Traditions in Hittite Ritual Practice.' In: Cancik-Kirschbaum, Eva and Klinger, Jörg and Müller, Gerfrid, (eds.), Proceedings of: Internationales Symposium “Normierung und Emanzipation: Bausteine für eine Kulturgeschichte des 2. Jts. v. Chr. im Alten Orient”, Berlin 29.–30. Januar 2010. FU Berlin. (Submitted)

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This blog will contain information about and resources for the Ancient Near East collection at SOAS Library.

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