Vol. 40 / No. 2

By: Steve Tinney

Texts, Tablets, and Teaching: Scribal Education in Nippur and Ur

Besides the justly famous treasures of the so-called Royal Cemetery, the site of Ur also yield­ed up to its excavators […]

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Vol. 56 / No. 3

By: Steve Tinney

New CAAM Labs and Classrooms Open for Fall Semester: From the Deputy Director

When students swipe their Penncards at the blue door and walk down the corridor to the Penn Museum’s newly reopened […]

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Vol. 60 / No. 1

By: Steve Tinney

The Uses of Writing: Inscribed Objects and Texts in the Middle East Galleries

Written texts and inscribed objects are an essential part of the stories told in the Middle East Galleries and feature […]

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Vol. 60 / No. 1

By: Jane Hickman and Steve Tinney

Over a Century of Exploration in the Middle East: From the Editor

The Middle East Galleries, opening on April 21, 2018, celebrate the Penn Museum’s long history of excavation and research in […]

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Vol. 62 / No. 3

By: Steve Tinney, Melissa Smith and Amanda Mitchell-Boyask

From the Co-Interim Directors

Dear Friends, Our gardens are part of the Penn Museum experience. All year, the Warden Garden and Stoner Courtyard invite […]

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