Staff

Helsinki Staff

Director and Editor-in-Chief

Simo Parpola

 

The Project staff in Helsinki coordinates the activities of the project and

  • maintains the CNA database;
  • for the SAA series:
    • collects and edits the manuscripts from the corps of editors,
    • prepares the computer-generated glossaries and indices,
    • does the typesetting, layout and proofreading of the volumes,
    • supervises the production of the volumes by the University of Helsinki Press;
  • for the SAAS series:
    • evaluates for acceptance the manuscripts submitted by authors,
    • does the typesetting, layout and proofreading of the volumes,
    • publishes the volumes through a contract printer;
  • for the SAACT series:
    • evaluates for acceptance the manuscripts submitted by authors,
    • prepares the computer-generated glossaries and indices,
    • does the typesetting, layout and proofreading of the volumes,
    • publishes the volumes through a contract printer;
  • for PNA:
    • collects and distributes the raw data to the contributors,
    • coordinates the input of the linguistic consultants and the biography authors,
    • edits and organizes the finished articles,
    • does the typesetting, layout and proofreading of the volumes,
    • publishes the volumes through a contract printer;
  • does research and teaching on topics relating to the Assyrian Empire and Assyriology in general.

Advisory Committee

  • John A. Brinkman, University of Chicago
  • Veysel Donbaz, Istanbul Archaeological Museum
  • Abdulillah Fadhil†, Baghdad University
  • A. Kirk Grayson, University of Toronto
  • Wolfgang Röllig, University of Tübingen

Editorial Committee

  • Frederick Mario Fales, University of Padova
  • Simo Parpola, University of Helsinki
  • J. Nicholas Postgate, Cambridge University
  • Julian Reade, British Museum
  • Robert Whiting, University of Helsinki

Corps of Editors

  • Steven Cole • University of Helsinki • Letters
  • Karlheinz Deller† • University of Heidelberg • rituals
  • Manfried Dietrich • University of Münster • Babylonian letters
  • Frederick Mario Fales • University of Padova • administrative texts
  • Grant Frame • University of Pennsylvania • Babylonian Letters
  • Andreas Fuchs • University of Tübingen • letters
  • Hermann Hunger • University of Vienna • astrological reports
  • Laura Kataja • University of Helsinki • grants
  • Theodore Kwasman • University of Köln • legal texts
  • Giovanni B. Lanfranchi • University of Padova • Assyrian letters
  • Alasdair Livingstone • University of Birmingham • literary texts
  • Mikko Luukko • University of Helsinki • letters
  • Peter Machinist • Harvard University • Assyrian letters
  • Raija Mattila • University of Helsinki • legal texts
  • Simo Parpola • University of Helsinki • letters, treaties, legal texts, rituals and prophecies
  • Olof Pedersén • Uppsala University • Assur texts
  • J. Nicholas Postgate • Cambridge University • administrative texts
  • Julian Reade • British Museum • illustrations
  • Fran Reynolds • Oxford University • Babylonian letters
  • Ivan Starr • Wayne State University, Detroit • queries and extispicy reports
  • Greta Van Buylaere • letters
  • Kazuko Watanabe • Seishin University, Tokyo • treaties
  • Robert Whiting • University of Helsinki • letters, grants