Martha T. Roth
Martha Tobi Roth (* 1952 ) is an American ancient orientalist and professor at the Oriental Institute of Chicago .
Roth studied at Case Western Reserve University , where she received her bachelor's degree in 1974. It was then in 1975 at the University of Pennsylvania for PhD doctorate. After a year as a "Research Associate" she became an Associate Professor at the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago , where she has taught since then and edited the Chicago Assyrian Dictionary, among other things . Her research focus is on cuneiform law . She also currently serves as the Dean of the Humanities Faculty at the University of Chicago.
Publications (selection)
- Law collections from Mesopotamia and Asia Minor (= Writings from the ancient World 6). Scholars Press, Atlanta GA 1995, ISBN 0-7885-0104-6 (2nd edition, ibid 1997, ISBN 0-7885-0378-2 ).
- Babylonian marriage agreements. 7th - 3rd centuries BC (= Old Orient and Old Testament 222). Kevelaer et al., Butzon & Bercker et al. 1989, ISBN 3-7666-9636-X .
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Roth, Martha T. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Roth, Martha Tobi (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Assyriologist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1952 |