Jimmy Daccache

Jimmy Daccache is a Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies at Yale University and a researcher affiliated with the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). He holds a PhD from Paris IV Sorbonne (2013), specializing in Northwest Semitic religions, culture, and history through epigraphic and textual approaches. His postdoctoral work (2011–2016) focused on preparing critical editions of Syriac medical texts under the ERC-funded 'Floriental' project. He has been involved in epigraphic missions in Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, and Turkey, contributing to the study of Phoenician and Syriac inscriptions.

• Joined the French-Syrian Syriac Epigraphy Mission (since 2008) and Ugaritic Mission (since 2009).
• Participated in projects cataloging Syriac manuscripts in Lebanon and Cypriot Phoenician inscriptions.

His research emphasizes translation, religious practices, and multiculturalism in the Ancient Near East. Notable publications include analyses of Syriac graffiti, Phoenician epigraphy, and the transregional cult of the deity Rašap. He collaborates extensively with institutions like the Louvre and the National Museum of Beirut.