Stephanie Dalley
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Stephanie Dalley is a British Assyriologist and historian known for her influential research on ancient Mesopotamia, including a prominent theory that the Hanging Gardens traditionally attributed to Babylon were actually located in Nineveh.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assyriologist
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person ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
Near Eastern studies
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ancient history ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | British School of Archaeology in Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
reinterpretation of classical sources on the Hanging Gardens
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understanding of Mesopotamian mythological texts ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| employer | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Assyriology
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ancient Mesopotamian history ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasRole |
lecturer in Assyriology
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research fellow ⓘ |
| hasTranslated |
Epic of Gilgamesh (Akkadian versions)
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Mesopotamian creation myths NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesopotamian flood stories ⓘ |
| hasWrittenAbout |
Assyria
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Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ Sennacherib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
research on ancient Mesopotamia
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theory that the Hanging Gardens were located in Nineveh ⓘ work on Mesopotamian myths and epics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Mari and Karana: Two Old Babylonian Cities
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Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others NERFINISHED ⓘ The Legacy of Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon: An Elusive World Wonder Traced NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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author ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| placeOfWork | Oriental Institute, University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Akkadian literature
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Babylonian literature ⓘ Hanging Gardens of Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Nineveh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studies |
Akkadian language
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Assyrian royal inscriptions ⓘ Babylonian myths ⓘ cuneiform texts ⓘ |
| theoryProposed |
Hanging Gardens traditionally attributed to Babylon were actually in Nineveh
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Hanging Gardens were constructed by Sennacherib ⓘ |
| usesScript | cuneiform ⓘ |
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