September 2010Inside the Institute  New Database for OI Records
Thanks to funding from the University of Chicago and a generous grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Oriental Institute will begin the process of installing a new integrated computer database (IDB) that will eventually merge all OI records into one searchable database. Follow the link for more information on how the IDB will benefit OI Members and the public: oi.uchicago.edu/research/idb/ Back to top
Museum News  New Exhibit opens September 28!
Visible Language: Inventions of Writing in the Ancient Middle East and Beyond
oi.uchicago.edu/museum/special/writing/
Members, be the first to see our new special exhibit before it opens to the public! RSVP for the Members' Preview on September 27: oi.uchicago.edu/getinvolved/member/events/20100927_visiblelanguage.html
Ancient Writing Techniques Video: Cuneiform and Hieroglyphs
Watch OI scholars practice ancient writing techniques! This video is part of our new speical exhibit Visible Language, opening to the public on September 28.
http://mindonline.uchicago.edu/media/humanities/oi/writing/looping1_512k.mov Back to top
Research  New photos from Tell Zeidan!
Director Gil Stein just returned from 5 weeks of excavation at Tell Zeidan in Syria. See what he and the team uncovered this season at the 7,000 year old site.
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Events and Lectures  Events
Hyde Park Jazz Festival
Saturday, September 25
2:15 - 4:45 PM
Free and open to the Public
Jazz enthusiasts! As part of the fourth annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival the Oriental Institute will be featuring several big names in local jazz: 2:15 - 2:45 PM
Jazz flutist Steve Flowers and keyboard artist Roger Harris will perform amidst the awe-inspiring colossal sculpture of the Museum's Persian Gallery
3:00 - 4:00 PM
The Charlie Johnson Quartet will delight jazz lovers with a mix of great jazz and a dash of funk and blues.
4:15 - 4:45
Steve Flowers and Roger Harris will perform once more in the Persian Gallery. The Hyde Park Jazz Festival will also be presenting back-to-back jazz for music lovers of all ages at other cultural venues throughout Hyde Park. For more information visit http://hydeparkjazzfestival.org Lectures Update on Tomb 63 in the Valley of the Kings
Otto Schaden
Saturday, September 11 - 5 PM
Free and open to the Public
This lecture on Ancient Egypt is sponsored by the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE)
http://www.arcechicago.com/
The Libyan Anarchy: Egypt and Nubia in the Era from Solomon to Assurbanipal
Robert K. Ritner
Wednesday, October 6 - 7 PM
Free and open to the Public
This lecture is part of the Oriental Institute Members' Lecture Series and is sponsored by OI Members
oi.uchicago.edu/getinvolved/member/events/20101006_libiananarchy.html Back to top
OI Education Fall Adult Education Courses start in October!
Register now for the following courses:
Sex, Drugs, & Rock 'n' Roll: A Lively Introduction to the Ancient Near East -- Begins October 9
Images for Eternity: An Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Art -- Begins October 13
Correspondence Course: Hieroglyphs by Mail -- Begins October 25, Registration Deadline: October 15
Registration is now open for these exciting adult education courses. Register online or call 773-702-9507.
oi.uchicago.edu/calendar
Sundays - 2 PM
Sunday Films
Join us for select film screenings on Sundays in Breasted Hall.
oi.uchicago.edu/calendar Online Course Survey
We would love to hear from you! Please respond to our brief survey about online adult education courses here:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZBQ9FCV Back to top
Members' Corner Members' Preview
Visible Language: Inventions of Writing in the Ancient Middle East and Beyond
September 27, 6 PM
Dont forget to RSVP for the exclusive Members-only preview of our newest special exhibit, Visible Language.
oi.uchicago.edu/getinvolved/member/events/20100927_visiblelanguage.html
To RSVP e-mail Meghan Winston at meghanwinston@uchicago.edu. New Members' Lecture Videos Online!
Two new video recordings from the 2009-2010 Members' Lecture Series are now available online:
Gil Stein - Exploring the Roots of Mesopotamian Civilization: Excavations at Tell Zeidan, Syria
Mark Kenoyer - Meluhha: the Indus Civilization and Its Contacts with Mesopotamia
oi.uchicago.edu/getinvolved/member/events/recordings.html Back to top
Teacher Talk Online Course Survey
We would like to offer more professional development opportunities for educators and we need your input!
Please respond to our brief survey about online courses:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZBQ9FCV Back to top
Spotlilght on the Suq  Sandstone Coasters
Set of 4 identical sandstone coasters from our collection
$19.50
oi.uchicago.edu/order/suq/ Back to top
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