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Vol. 11 No. 1 (2026): Volume 11 Issue 1

Volume 11 Issue 1

Published: 01-01-2026

Contents


Article
(Technical Institute of Antiquities and Museums in Syria as Model)

Mayassa Younes Deeb

Vocational and technical education is one of the fundamental pillars for building a healthy society and for achieving and supporting the principles of sustainable development. This type of...

DOI: 10.33899/aarj.v11i1.60234

Unpublished Terracotta Animal Figurines from the City of Girsu

Karrar Amer Atiyah, Yasmine Abdulkarim Mohammed Ali Mohammed Ali

The study of terracotta animal dolls in Mesopotamia is one of the important artistic topics that gave us valuable information from a technical point of view, especially the knowledge of animals...

DOI: 10.33899/aarj.v11i1.60329

Pages: 3-18
The planning and Architecture of the Ziyada House in Mosul during the Ottoman Period

Mohammed Khdhur Mahmood Alaboo

This study, entitled The Design and Architecture of the Ziyada House in Mosul during the Ottoman Period, addresses one of the most significant types of Islamic architecture - a cornerstone of...

DOI: 10.33899/aarj.v11i1.60339

Pages: 19-42
The Cross in the Arts of the Egyptian civilization

Zahraa Hussein Kareem , Mohammed Kamel Rokan

The Egyptian civilization began in ancient times and passed through various historical eras. Initially, Egyptian art was simple, consisting of symbolic and pictorial shapes representing the...

DOI: 10.33899/aarj.v11i1.60237

Cuneiform Text from Neo-Sargonic Period

Asseel Hamzah Turki , Khalid Salim Ismael, Walaa Sadik Abd Ali

This study presents a newly identified cuneiform tablet from the Sargonic period, currently preserved in the Iraq Museum under the registration number (IM.203815). The text is an economic...

DOI: 10.33899/aarj.v11i1.60350

Pages: 43-52
Unpublished administrative texts of Ur III (confiscated)

Nael Hammod Ogla Al-Rekabi

The research deals with unpublished administrative cuneiform texts from the era of Ur III (2012-2004 BC), in which some of the administrative tasks of officials and officials who worked during...

DOI: 10.33899/aarj.v11i1.60287

Mar-Issar, the deputy of king Aššur-Aḫi-Iddina in Babylon (680-669 B.C)

Reem M. S. Al-Hadeedi

This article aims to study the character of Mar-Issar, one of most prominent political and administrative figures during the reign of king Aššur-Aḫi-Iddina (680-669 B.C.) and who held the...

DOI: 10.33899/aarj.v11i1.60351

Pages: 53-74
The Economic and Cultural Importance of Nomadic Groups in Ancient Sudan: The Nomads of the Meroitic Period as a Case Study (350 BC - 350 AD)

Ammar Awad Muhammad Abdullah

The center of Kush civilization _ in the middle Nile valley_ shifted during the ancient history of the Sudan from the north to the south. Beginning with Kerma south to the third cataract area...

DOI: 10.33899/aarj.v11i1.60288

Unpublished Clay Tablets from the Iraqi Museum

Laith Yas Khudair Al-Samarrai

This research deals with the publication and study of six previously unpublished Terracotta tablets currently kept in the Iraqi Museum in Baghdad, all of which are confiscated pieces...

DOI: 10.33899/aarj.v11i1.60289

Cultural Influences between Egypt and Syria in the Middle Bronze (2000 – 1500 B.C)

Ali Abdul Haq Al-Lazqani

The ancient East was a focal point for the convergence and interaction of civilizations, making it difficult to precisely determine the achievements of each people. They left behind a rich...

DOI: 10.33899/aarj.v11i1.60290

Pages: 115-138
Al-Abbasiya and Al-Fil: Two Irrigation Canals – A Study in Light of Archaeological Surveys

Ghassan Salih Ahmed Al-Hamedha

The study sheds light on two ancient irrigation canals on the Lower Zab tributary known as Al-Abbasiya and Al-Fil. The study deals with the supposed development of these two ancient canals,...

DOI: 10.33899/aarj.v11i1.60291

Pages: 139-164
The use of the Active Participle form in professions, machines, and personal nouns in the Akkadian language

Surra Amar Hamza, Ameen Abd-Anafi Ameen Ameen

The subject of the active Participle is one of the most important grammatical topics. Almost every book of the Semitic languages has not been exposed to this formula. In this study, we dealt...

DOI: 10.33899/aarj.v11i1.60292

Pages: 165-182