Imad Samir

Imad Samir holds dual academic positions as a Visiting Scholar at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) in Berlin and a Research Associate at the Department of Ancient Oriental Studies, Friedrich Schiller University Jena.

His research spans critical domains of historical scholarship:

• History of Science with emphasis on Islamic scientific traditions
• Akkadian linguistics and etymological reconstruction
• Cuneiform epigraphy and textual analysis
• Archaeology of Mesopotamia and Syria
• Ancient Near Eastern cultural history

Current work includes translating al-Khazini's 11th-century Balance of Wisdom and contributing to the Etymological Dictionary of Akkadian project. His past scholarship encompasses translating Banū Mūsā's mechanical treatise al-āla allatī tuzammir bi-nafsihā and presenting on Eblaite language classification at Damascus University. He previously taught Akkadian language, Ancient Near Eastern history, and regional archaeology at Damascus University from 2003-2012.