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Edward Chiera (August 5, 1885 – June 20, 1933) was an Italian-American archaeologist, Assyriologist, and scholar of religions and linguistics. Born in Rome, Italy, in 1885, Chiera trained as a theologian at the Crozer Theological Seminary (B.D. 1911, Th.M. 1912). He completed his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D. 1913). He was faculty of the University of Pennsylvania until 1927, at which time he joined the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.
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| dbo:abstract | Edward Chiera (August 5, 1885 – June 20, 1933) was an Italian-American archaeologist, Assyriologist, and scholar of religions and linguistics. Born in Rome, Italy, in 1885, Chiera trained as a theologian at the Crozer Theological Seminary (B.D. 1911, Th.M. 1912). He completed his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D. 1913). He was faculty of the University of Pennsylvania until 1927, at which time he joined the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Chiera was Annual Professor of the American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) at Baghdad in 1924 – 1925. At that time he conducted archaeological excavations in ancient Nuzi, near Kirkuk, Iraq, at the invitation of Gertrude Bell and sponsored by the Iraq Museum. His discovery and deciphering of the Nuzi Tablets was an important archaeological result. He traveled to Istanbul in 1924 and copied some fifty pieces of inscribed clay tablets from the Nippur collection. In the years that followed, he copied and translated more than two hundred literary tablets, among which Istanbul #2461 containing the oldest known love song and others with some of the Gilgamesh poems. This work gave scholars important new insights into Sumerian history and literature. A pre-eminent scholar of ancient cuneiform languages, Chiera became Editor of the Chicago Assyrian Dictionary Project, a monumental work which had been started in 1921, and eventually took 85 years to complete. He was a close associate of the director and founder of the Oriental Institute, James Henry Breasted. Chiera also acted as a curator of the Museum of the Oriental Institute, and made significant acquisitions for its collections, in addition to his own discoveries. Chiera led Oriental Institute excavations at Khorsabad, near Mosul, Iraq in 1928 - 1929, again with great success. The site of the ancient palace of King Sargon II was excavated. Valuable works of Assyrian art were recovered, including a colossal Lamassu which had guarded the entrance to the palace. He continued as field director of ASOR in 1931, in a joint expedition of ASOR and Harvard University. He was instrumental in the development of plans for the ASOR, for the Iraq Museum, and in the careers of other noted archaeologists. (en) Edward Chiera (Roma, 5 agosto 1885 – Chicago, 20 giugno 1933) è stato un archeologo italiano naturalizzato statunitense. Nato a Roma nel 1885, Chiera si formò come teologo al Crozer Theological Seminary (B.D. 1911, Th.M. 1912). Completò il dottorato all'Università della Pennsylvania nel 1913, dove rimase come insegnante fino al 1927, quando lasciò l'università ed entrò a far parte dell'Oriental Institute dell'Università di Chicago. Chiera fu Annual Professor all'American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) a Baghdad tra il 1924 e il 1925. Durante quel periodo condusse scavi archeologici nell'antica Nuzi, vicino a Kirkuk, Iraq, su invito di Gertrude Bell e sponsorizzato dal Museo nazionale iracheno. La sua scoperta e decifrazione delle Tavolette di Nuzi furono importanti successi archeologici. Preminente studioso di linguaggi cuneiformi, Chiera divenne responsabile del Progetto , un monumentale progetto che iniziò nel 1921 per finire ben 85 anni dopo. Chiera fu inoltre curatore del Museo dell'Oriental Institute, per il quale arricchì le collezioni con importanti acquisizioni e con i frutti delle sue scoperte. Chiera diresse gli scavi dell'Oriental Institute a Khorsabad, vicino a Mosul, in Iraq tra il 1928 e il 1929 sempre con estremo successo: venne scavato il sito dell'antico palazzo di Sargon II. Vennero ritrovati importanti reperti assiri, compresa la statua di un colossale Lamassu posto di guardia all'entrata del palazzo. Continuò come direttore di scavo per l'ASOR nel 1931, in una spedizione congiunta tra ASOR e Università di Harvard. (it) |
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| rdfs:comment | Edward Chiera (August 5, 1885 – June 20, 1933) was an Italian-American archaeologist, Assyriologist, and scholar of religions and linguistics. Born in Rome, Italy, in 1885, Chiera trained as a theologian at the Crozer Theological Seminary (B.D. 1911, Th.M. 1912). He completed his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D. 1913). He was faculty of the University of Pennsylvania until 1927, at which time he joined the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. (en) Edward Chiera (Roma, 5 agosto 1885 – Chicago, 20 giugno 1933) è stato un archeologo italiano naturalizzato statunitense. Nato a Roma nel 1885, Chiera si formò come teologo al Crozer Theological Seminary (B.D. 1911, Th.M. 1912). Completò il dottorato all'Università della Pennsylvania nel 1913, dove rimase come insegnante fino al 1927, quando lasciò l'università ed entrò a far parte dell'Oriental Institute dell'Università di Chicago. (it) |
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