Assyrian Heritage Lecture Series
The Assyrian Heritage Lecture Series was established in 2004 by Anobel Odisho to bring together scholars focusing on Neo-Assyrian art, architecture, history, and literature. He worked with the Department of Near Eastern Studies at UC Berkeley and members of the Assyrian community to start the endowed lectures series at UC Berkeley.
Every year, the department invites a world-renowned scholar for a guest lecture. The scholar gives their lecture twice: once for the campus community at UC Berkeley and again for the Assyrian American Association of San Jose. This close collaboration has led to engagement of the Assyrian community with the broader Near Eastern Studies academic community. The Assyrian community has an opportunity to learn Assyrian history from some of the world’s leading archaeologists, art historians, linguists, and scholars, and fosters the exchange of ideas between our communities.
Leadership
I have read cunningly written texts in obscure Sumerian and Akkadian that are difficult to interpret. I have carefully examined inscriptions on stone from before the Deluge.
Shamash grant your wish. What your mouth has said, may your eyes see.
May he open for you the barred path, unclose the road for your footsteps, unlock the mountain for your foot.
I have read cunningly written texts in obscure Sumerian and Akkadian that are difficult to interpret. I have carefully examined inscriptions on stone from before the Deluge.