Jared Lowell Miller
Jared Lowell Miller (* 1969 in Kelowna ) is a Canadian ancient orientalist .
Life
From 1987 to 1993 he studied English literature (major), theology and German at the Ambassador College , with a focus on linguistics, literary criticism and English literature of the 18th and 19th centuries and from 1995 to 1996 at Tel Aviv University , Lowy School for Overseas Students: Study course for the Middle East, Hebrew language courses, archeology of the Middle East. From 1996 to 1999 he obtained a master's degree in archeology and ancient oriental cultures (summa cum laude) at Tel Aviv University. The title of the master's thesis was The Expeditions of Hattusili I to the Eastern Frontiers: A Study in the Historical Geography and Internal Chronology of the Great King's Campaigns with the supervisor Itamar Singer . From 1999 to 2003 he completed his doctorate in ancient oriental studies (summa cum laude) at the University of Würzburg . The title of the doctoral thesis was Studies in the Origins, Development and Interpretation of the Kizzuwatna Rituals, evaluated opus eximium with the supervisors Gernot Wilhelm and Jörg Klinger . In 2003 he was a part-time research assistant at the Chair of Oriental Philology. From 2003 to 2008 he was a research assistant at the Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz . From 2004 to 2008 he was visiting lecturer at the University of Mainz , Institute for Egyptology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies. Since 2008 he has been teaching as a professor for ancient oriental studies with a focus on ancient Anatolian studies at the University of Munich .
His main research interests are the history of Anatolia , Syria and northern Mesopotamia in the 2nd millennium, the history of religion and Hittite political and administrative documents.
Fonts (selection)
- Studies in the origins, development and interpretation of the Kizzuwatna rituals . Wiesbaden 2004, ISBN 3-447-05058-6 .
- Cuneiform texts from Boghazköi. Texts from the district of the Great Temple, V . Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-7861-2519-8 .
- Cuneiform texts from Boghazköi. Texts of historical content . Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-7861-2539-2 .
- Cuneiform texts from Boghazköi. Texts from the District of the Great Temple, VIII . Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-7861-2565-5 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Jared Lowell Miller in the catalog of the German National Library
- Prof. Dr. Jared Lowell Miller
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Miller, Jared Lowell |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ancient orientalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kelowna |