About the Author

Walther Sallaberger teaches Assyriology (Akkadian and Sumerian) at the University of Munchen. He has published on the culture and history of Mesopotamia, especially the early periods. Ingo Schrakamp is Assistant Professor, Institute of Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, at the Freie Universitat Berlin. His main research interests are devoted to the Sumerian and Akkadian documentation of third millennium Mesopotamia.