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Joshua Jeffers is a Lecturer in Akkadian and Biblical Hebrew at the University of Pennsylvania, affiliated with the School of Arts & Sciences and the Babylonian Section of the Penn Museum. He specializes in Assyriology and the linguistic study of ancient Near Eastern languages.
His research centers on the critical edition and analysis of Neo-Assyrian royal inscriptions, particularly those of King Ashurbanipal. His work contributes to the understanding of Akkadian language, cuneiform epigraphy, and the political and religious history of ancient Mesopotamia.
Jeffers has co-authored a three-part comprehensive edition of The Royal Inscriptions of Ashurbanipal, providing updated and reliable translations and commentaries. These publications represent significant scholarly contributions to Assyriology, focusing on historical documentation, philology, and textual reconstruction.
He maintains an active academic presence with regular office hours at the Penn Museum and communicates through his institutional email. No scientific awards are currently listed.
He advises students in ancient languages and Near Eastern studies, though specific advisees are not named. His scholarly work is closely tied to the Babylonian Section, where he engages with cuneiform collections and contributes to ongoing research in Mesopotamian studies.
