OF RABID DOGS, HUNCHBACKED OXEN, AND INFERTILE GOATS IN ANCIENT BABYLONIA: STUDIES PRESENTED TO WU YUHONG ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY

OF RABID DOGS, HUNCHBACKED OXEN, AND INFERTILE GOATS IN ANCIENT BABYLONIA: STUDIES PRESENTED TO WU YUHONG ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY 

edited by Sven Günther, Wayne Horowitz, and Magnus Widell 

Changchun 2021
Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations

Supplements to the Journal of Ancient Civilizations (ISSN: 1004-9371), vol. 7

The complete Festschrift for Wu Yuhong on the sad occasion of the death on 6 February 2023 The Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations (IHAC) at Northeast Normal University, Changchun, is deeply moved to convey the sad news of the passing of its colleague and former director Prof Wu Yuhong on 6 February 2023. As a dedicated researcher and teacher, Yuhong has built and substantially shaped modern Chinese Assyriology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies by educating the next two generations of Chinese Assyriologists, with many of them today holding key-positions at institutions for higher education in China. His broad international experience and research network made it possible to build long-lasting connections with renowned institutions, for the advantage of dozens of students, who over the years, have been able to conduct their studies around the world. His excellence in research is reflected in an impressive number of publications, both in Chinese and English, particularly focusing on the Ur III period. As professor at and ultimately as director of IHAC he worked hard that this unique institute, which was the first to offer study programs in Assyriology, Egyptology, and Classics in whole China and every year invites 4–5 international visiting professors to closely work with students and scholars, and its Journal of Ancient Civilizations (JAC) become a point of reference in the fields worldwide. For celebrating his 70th birthday, academic friends and colleagues published a Festschrift in 2021 with appreciations, a list of publications, and 15 contributions, which all till last hoped to deliver in person to him and has been now made available open access on the sad occasion of his death. Letters of condolence may be directed to the institute’s address (Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations, Northeast Normal University, 5268 Renmin Street, 130024 Changchun, Jilin Province, China) or electronically to svenguenther@nenu.edu.cn.