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This episode discusses the 2025 prize winners of the International Association for Assyriology, highlighting their contributions to the fields of Assyriology and Mesopotamian Archaeology.

International Association for Assyriology awards prizes to early career scholars annually. The for 2025 awards went to: Best PhD dissertation in the field of Assyriology and Mesopotamian Archaeology: Adeline Reynaud, for “Les diagrammes mathématiques paléo-babyloniens : catalogue, propriétés matérielles, rôles dans les raisonnements” Best article in Assyriology and Mesopotamian Archaeology: Laureate: Jon Beltz, for “Everyday Magic? Four Sumerian zi…pa₃ Incantations on Amulets,” in...

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