Dr Basima talks about her new research on a Late Babylonian economic archive from Shatir. She explains about her teaching, and incorporating tablet handling sessions at the Iraq Museum.

2:03 an Achaemenid archive
7:15 confiscated tablets
9:53 locating ancient Shatir
11:39 publication plans
15:00 teaching at Baghdad University
21:06 how did Basima become interested?
23:51 thoughts about the future

Music by Ruba Hillawi

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