NEWS and Upcoming events
Next Event:
Wednesday, February 29
5:00 pm, 254 Barrows
"Towards Infinity and Beyond: Big Universe, Little Universe in the Ancient Near East"
Wayne Horowitz, Hebrew University
Ancient Mesopotamians lived their lives in a complex urban environment in a universe that was governed by rules and regulations that were believed to have been set in place by the gods. Within this framework, Mesopotamian scholars produced cuneiform texts which at times hint at notions of infinity that may be compared to popular modern ideas on this subject: infinite time, infinite space, infinite stars, and even a sense of theoretical mathematical infinity. This lecture will present the evidence for an Ancient Near Eastern sense of the infinite, and open a dialogue between modern and ancient understandings of the term.
Upcoming Events:
March 13: TBD
Nathaniel Shelly, Columbia University
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What is the Memory and identity working group?
The Memory and Identity Working Group of the Department of Near Eastern Studies of the University of California, Berkeley exists to foster scholarship and encourage dialogue across the department's diverse traditions.
The working group revolves around the concept of Memory and Identity, a theoretical approach to understanding the formation of history and culture evidenced in texts, film, and other media.
The Memory and Identity Working Group is sponsored by the Doreen B. Townsend Center for the Humanities and the Department of Near Eastern Studies of the University of California, Berkeley.
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