Akkadica was first published in 1977 as the bimonthly journal of the Fondation Assyriologique / Assyriologische Stichting Georges Dossin, named in honour of the eminent Assyriologist Georges Dossin (1896-1983), widely regarded as the founding figure of Belgian Assyriology. The foundation—later renamed the Assyriological Centre Georges Dossin—was established in his honour by his students: Jean-Robert Kupper (1920-2009) of the University of Liège, André Finet (1921-2007) of the Free University of Brussels, Léon De Meyer (1928-2006) of Ghent University, and Denyse Homès-Fredericq (1934- ) of the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels.
In its early decades, Akkadica published excavation reports, editions of cuneiform texts, and scholarly studies on the history and cultures of Mesopotamia. In addition, the journal served as a forum for the international Assyriological community by reporting on ongoing projects, academic events, newly published research, and professional announcements.
From 2001 onwards, Akkadica shifted its focus exclusively to peer-reviewed scholarly articles and has since been published biannually. During this period, the journal was edited by Léon De Meyer and Denyse Homès-Fredericq; following De Meyer’s death in 2006, Michel Tanret joined the editorial team as editor. Since 2009, Akkadica has held the A1 quality label awarded by Thomson Reuters (now Clarivate Analytics) and has been indexed in the Arts & Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI).
In 2026, Akkadica entered a new phase as a diamond open-access journal, freely available online with no publication or reading fees. The journal is now published by a Ghent University–based editorial team, led by Katrien De Graef (Editor-in-Chief), with Gustav Ryberg Smidt and Mirko Surdi as Assistant Editors, and supported by an international editorial board of leading scholars in the archaeology, history, and languages of Western Asia.
[n.b. Vol, 116 ff. are currently available online]
Volume 145 • Issue 2 • 2024
Articles
A new granary inscription of king Argišti I and a new Urartiab form alda/bi
- Kenan Isik
Volume 145 • Issue 2 • 2024 • 171–178
An exemplar of the standard version of Tu-ta-ti (CBS 7078)
- Youngjae Lee
Volume 145 • Issue 2 • 2024 • 93–106
Forced real estate sales in Babylonia - ca. 2000 - 1600 BCE
- Howard Farber
Volume 145 • Issue 2 • 2024 • 107–115
Linear style seals, glyptic networks, and cultural interconnections amidst Late Bronze Age Eastern Mediterranean turmoil: Some observtions on a cylinder seal fromPyla-Kokkinokremos
- Joachim Bretschneider
- Alexander Donald
- Jan Driessen
Volume 145 • Issue 2 • 2024 • 201–227
Seals on heels. The sealing practice of female economic actors in Old Babylonian Sippar
- Prof. Katrien De Graef
- Charlotte Virgils
Volume 145 • Issue 2 • 2024 • 117–169
When did the king bow and kneel in the Hittite festivals ?
- Hajime Yamamoto
Volume 145 • Issue 2 • 2024 • 179–200
Book review
Review of Calini, I., Tell Masaīkh/Kar-Assurnasirpal. Horizons céramiques dans les cultures de la vallée du Moyen Euphrate à l'Âgedu Fer III
- Stefano Anastasio
Volume 145 • Issue 2 • 2024 • 229–230
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