82. IAA prize winners 2025

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 Journal of Cuneiform Studies 77: 97-121.Runner-up: Andrew Pottorf, for “un-il₂ (“Menials”) as a Serflike Social Stratum during the Ur III Period,” Journal of Ancient Near Eastern History 12/1: 83-113. Jon and Andrew join us to talk about their prize-winning research. 2:00 What is a zipa incantation?2:54 amulets and tablets3:55 practical magic5:27 main argument6:29 structures8:13 place in research9:10 what's next11:42 status groups in Ur III15:52 state of research20:52 the "people"22:30 how to become UN.IL226:59 social security?28:50 place in research30:43 what's nextMusic by Ruba HillawiWebsite: http://wedgepod.orgYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSM7ZlAAgOXv4fbTDRyrWgwEmail: [email protected]: http://Patreon.com/WedgePod