Ilan Peled is a lecturer at the Institute for Area Studies.

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Academic Profile

Ilan Peled is a historian of the ancient Near East. Trained in Assyriology, Hittitology and Biblical Studies, his research focuses on law, gender, religion and cult among some of the most ancient literate cultures in human history. After obtaining his PhD in Assyriology from Bar-Ilan University, he held postdoctoral appointments in New York University, the University of Pennsylvania, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Before joining the staff of LIAS in 2021, he worked as lecturer in the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the University of Amsterdam. He has published two monographs, an edited volume and about forty articles pertaining to various aspects of history and culture in the ancient Near East. He presently prepares his third monograph for publication, on magical rituals in Mesopotamia and Hatti.

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