C. J. Crisostomo, E. A. Escobar, T. Tanaka, and N. Veldhuis, “The Scaffolding of Our Thoughts”

Lorenzo Verderame

doi:10.33137/aestimatio.v2i2.39091

Authors

Lorenzo Verderame “Sapienza” Università di Roma

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33137/aestimatio.v2i2.39091

Keywords:

Mesopotamia, Assyria, Divination, Astrology, Horoscopes

Abstract

The volume under review collects 20 essays dedicated by different scholars to Francesca Rochberg, a professor of Assyriology and renowned expert on ancient Mesopotamian celestial divination. Most of the essays deal with Assyriology and discuss cuneiform sources.

Reviewed by: Lorenzo Verderame,

Published Online (2022-07-31)
Copyright © 2022 by Lorenzo Verderame

Article PDF Link: https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/aestimatio/article/view/39091/29780

Corresponding Author: Lorenzo Verderame,
“Sapienza” Università di Roma
E-Mail: lorenzo.verderame@uniroma1.it

Author Biography

Lorenzo Verderame, “Sapienza” Università di Roma

Lorenzo Verderame is professor of Assyriology at “Sapienza” University of Rome. His main research interests are divination and third millennium administrative texts, as well as other major topics in Mesopotamian literature, religions, and material culture. He is author of seven books, including the edition of the first six chapters of the astrological series Enūma Anu Enlil (2002).

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