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Assyriology

American  
[uh-seer-ee-ol-uh-jee] / əˌsɪər iˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

  1. the study of the history, language, etc., of the ancient Assyrians.


Assyriology British  
/ əˌsɪrɪˈɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the study of the culture, history, and archaeological remains of ancient Assyria

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of Assyriology

First recorded in 1820–30; Assyri(a) + -o- + -logy

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"Using our AI-supported platform, we managed to identify 30 other manuscripts that belong to the rediscovered hymn -- a process that would formerly have taken decades," said Jiménez, who teaches at LMU's Institute of Assyriology.

From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025

Dr. Arboll, now a professor of Assyriology at the university, said, “When I heard that, I knew she was a keeper.”

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2024

Dr. Arboll, in turn, had been looking for a partner that shared his interest in Assyriology, the study of Mesopotamian languages and the sources written in them.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2024

There were precursors to Hammurabi's laws, explains Dr Frances Reynolds, Assyriology expert at Oxford University, but the stele and 130,000 clay tablet documents from the period establish the king as a "fantastic administrator".

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2012

Thanks to their efforts, the new science of Assyriology came into being, and before long the message of the Assyrian books had ceased to be an enigma.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

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