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Hallo, William Wolfgang was born on March 9, 1928 in Kassel, Germany. Son of Rudolf and Gertrude (Rubensohn) Hallo. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1946.
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"Origins" is the first fully comprehensive study of the debt owed by modern western culture to Ancient Near Eastern civilization - a debt touched upon by standard histories of the Ancient Near East but never as systematically investigated as here by William W. Hallo. The author, who has devoted a lifetime to the study of the Ancient Near East, places the emphasis on the way the Ancient Near East continues to shape our Western world. He takes an in-depth look at the ancient origins of many institutions that are most essential to contemporary life - and most often taken for granted. In the exploration of the "first half of history," Hallo shows that modern ideas of urbanism and the formation of capital were first developed between 3000-500 BC and that aspects of 20th-century agriculture, manufacturing and trade go back to ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt and Israel. Special attention is given to the role played by women, arguing that this was an often non-traditional one; for example, women are shown to have been among the first authors in history who are actually known by their names. The scope of the work is vast: Hallo methodically examines a wide range of topics, from the order of the alphabet to the coronation of kings, and from schooling to the calendar. An intriguing touch is provided by sections on games and on the world's oldest cookbooks. This ground-breaking study leaves the reader with a full appreciation of the legacy of the Ancient Near East to modern Western society, in all its aspects. It will be essential reading for researchers and general readers alike who are interested in the cultural history of the West as well as the history of the Ancient Near East.
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(Royal Titles first attested in the pre-Sargonic and Sargo...)
Royal Titles first attested in the pre-Sargonic and Sargonic period. Royal titles in the UR III period and Old Babylonian period.
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Hallo, William Wolfgang was born on March 9, 1928 in Kassel, Germany. Son of Rudolf and Gertrude (Rubensohn) Hallo. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1946.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1950. Candidatus Litterarum Semiticarum, University Leiden, Netherlands, 1951. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1953.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1955. Master of Arts (honorary), Yale University, 1965. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute Religion, 1986.
Research assistant University Chicago Oriental Institute, 1954—1956. From instructor to assistant professor Bible and Semitic languages Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute Religion, Cincinnati, 1956-1962. Assistant professor Assyriology Yale University, 1962—1965, professor Assyriology, 1965-1975, William M. Laffan professor Assyriology and Babylonian literature, 1976—2002, professor emeritus, since 2002.
Curator Babylonian collection, 1963-2001. Master Morse College, 1982-1987. Chairman department Near Eastern languages and civilizations, 1975-1982, 85-89.
Chairman University (now advisory) committee on Judaic Studies, 1979-1984, acting chairman, 1998. Visiting professor Middle Eastern civilization Columbia University, 1970-1971, 80, Jewish Theological Seminary, 1981, 82-83, 2002. Franz Rosenzweig guest professor University Kassel, Germany, 1991.
("Origins" is the first fully comprehensive study of the d...)
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(Royal Titles first attested in the pre-Sargonic and Sargo...)
Member commission Jewish education Union American Hebrew Congregations, 1967-1971. Co-founder, director, member executive committee Association Jewish Studies, 1970-1971, vice president, 1972-1974. Member American Oriental Society (associate editor, 1965-1971, chairman Ancient Near East section 1971-1978, vice president 1987-1988, president 1988-1989), World Union Jewish Studies, Fulbright Association (vice president Connecticut chapter since 2002), Harvard Club (Southern Connecticut), Yale Club (New York City), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Edith Sylvia Pinto, June 22, 1952 (deceased October 10, 1994). Children: Ralph Ethan, Jacqueline Louise. Married Nanette Stahl, October 18, 1998.
