ERC Advanced Grant · 2023
Mesopotamian Orality and the Anthropology of Writing
This project seeks to understand the interplay between writing and orality in Ancient Mesopotamia (c. 3400 BCE – AD 100): what was written down, what circulated only in the oral realm, aThis project seeks to understand the interplay between writing and orality in Ancient Mesopotamia (c. 3400 BCE – AD 100): what was written down, what circulated only in the oral realm, and why. The result will be a cohesive model of orality and writing in Ancient Mesopotamia, which will in turn shed light on ancient societies with less documentation, enabling a much-needed ‘leap forward’ in the study of ancient writing and orality beyond Mesopotamia alone. It will also open up a new sub-field within…
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