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Gary Beckman

Scholar of the Hittite language, Hittite religion and ancient Near Eastern history, associated with the University of Michigan.

Angell Hall at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 8 March 2022. Institutional context for Gary Beckman, who joined Michigan in 1992; not a portrait or identification of his office
Angell Hall at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 8 March 2022. Institutional context for Gary Beckman, who joined Michigan in 1992; not a portrait or identification of his officeChris Rycroft / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · CC BYLicense · Image source

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Gary Beckman studies ancient Near Eastern history and languages. He trained in Hittite language, literature and history at Yale and joined the University of Michigan in 1992. [1]

His research includes Hittite religion, society and diplomacy. His 1982 article The Anatolian Myth of IlluyankaIlluyankaThe serpent opposed by the storm god in two Hittite narratives preserved in CTH 321.Glossary · Click to read the explanation is used to read the two serpent stories and their ritualRitualAn organised or distinguished practice meaningful to a community; it may leave traces, but its form alone does not reveal an associated doctrine.Glossary · Click to read the explanation setting. [2]

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  1. University of Michigan — Gary Beckman Education and research biography. Return to the text ↑
  2. Gary Beckman, The Anatolian Myth of Illuyanka (1982) The two versions and their ritual setting. Return to the text ↑

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