Hayim Tadmor
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Hayim Tadmor (November 18, 1923, Harbin
, China
–December 11, 2005, Jerusalem, Israel
) was a leading Israeli Assyriologist
, and a profound influence on many students and scholars of the Ancient Near East throughout the world. A superb teacher and inspiring lecturer, his multilingual wit was known in many countries. As a student of Benno Landsberger
and Sidney Smith
, his knowledge was grounded in immediate knowledge and experience that went back to the earliest years of Assyriology.
Harbin
Harbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
–December 11, 2005, Jerusalem, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
) was a leading Israeli Assyriologist
Assyriology
Assyriology is the archaeological, historical, and linguistic study of ancient Mesopotamia and the related cultures that used cuneiform writing. The field covers the Akkadian sister-cultures of Assyria and Babylonia, together with their cultural predecessor; Sumer...
, and a profound influence on many students and scholars of the Ancient Near East throughout the world. A superb teacher and inspiring lecturer, his multilingual wit was known in many countries. As a student of Benno Landsberger
Benno Landsberger
Benno Landsberger was one of the most important German Assyriologists.- Early life and education :...
and Sidney Smith
Sidney Smith
Sidney Smith may refer to:*Sir William Sidney Smith , British admiral, always known as Sir Sidney Smith*Sidney Smith , lawyer and politician in Upper Canada*Sidney Irving Smith , American zoologist...
, his knowledge was grounded in immediate knowledge and experience that went back to the earliest years of Assyriology.
Books
- The Inscriptions of Tiglath-pileser III, King of Assyria: Critical Edition with Introduction, Translations and Commentary, Jerusalem: The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1994 (second printing with Addenda et Corrigenda 2007).
Further reading
- Israel Ef'al and Nadav Na'aman (eds.),Royal Assyrian Inscriptions: History, Historiography and Ideology. A Conference in Honour of Hayim Tadmor on the Occasion of His Eightieth Birthday. Jerusalem: the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 2009 (With the exception of one article, the collection is in Hebrew).
External links
- Hurowitz, Avigdor; Tigay, Jeffrey H. "Hayim Tadmor, 1923–2005: [Obituary]" at the American Academy of Jewish Research site.