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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE

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A biannual, open access journal through TP London Press. We publish peer-reviewed scholarship on Anatolia, Egypt, the Levant, and Mesopotamia from the third through first millennia BCE that crosses and disrupts disciplinary boundaries.

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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
ARTICLES ARE BEING TYPESET. WE REPEAT: ARTICLES ARE BEING TYPESET.
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
If you need a home for your interdisciplinary article on Anatolia, Egypt, the Levant, and Mesopotamia from the third through first millennia BCE...
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Now that the World Cup is over, you can send us your article, right?
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Don't forget about us this Summer. Publish your interdisciplinary article with Avar! avarjournal.com/avar/submiss...
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Are you doing interdisciplinary work on Anatolia, the Levant, Egypt, and Mesopotamia from the third through the first millennia BCE? Publish with Avar! avarjournal.com/avar/submiss...
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Do you have an article looking for a good home? We'd love to be that space. Use the QR code to find our submission guidelines.
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Don't you forget about AVAR this Summer as you write, write, write.
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Don't forget about us this Summer. Publish your interdisciplinary article with Avar! avarjournal.com/avar/submiss...
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Happy end-of-the-semester to those who are currently celebrating! Working on something you want to submit to Avar? Let us know how we can help.
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Hey! We'd love to publish your work!
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Are you doing interdisciplinary work on Anatolia, the Levant, Egypt, and Mesopotamia from the third through the first millennia BCE? Publish with Avar! avarjournal.com/avar/submiss...
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Do you have an article looking for a good home? We'd love to be that space. Use the QR code to find our submission guidelines.
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
You've just read Avar 4.2, but Avar 5 begins our Rolling Issues! This means we will have your work online first, so you don't have to wait until all articles are compiled to share. We'd love your submissions: avarjournal.com/avar/submiss...
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Go read it to find out! avarjournal.com/avar/article... (3/3)
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Ong analyzes a vast number of ethnic terms in the Neo-Babylonian corpus, specifically the attributes ascribed to them, yielding interesting results. (2/3)
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Last but not least in Avar 4.2 is Matthew Ong's article, "Broad-scale Patterns in the Distribution of Ethnic Names in the Neo-Babylonian Oracc Corpus." 🧵(1/3)
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Enjoy your Monday read: avarjournal.com/avar/article... (3/3)
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Boyd looks at every mention of a bird in these books of wisdom, revealing diverse uses of the bird that demonstrate a wide range of human and non-human animal relations. (2/3)
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Samuel Boyd's article, the fourth in our recent issue, is called "Birds of a Feather: Animal Criticism, Domestication, and The Use of Bird Imagery and Metaphor in Proverbs and Ecclesiastes." 🧵 (1/3)
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
GO READ IT: avarjournal.com/avar/article... (3/3)
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Mulder discusses moving beyond an "ecological imperalist model of the wild needing taming" in analyzing seals that include animal imagery, expanding our imagery beyond the domestic for a larger and more robust imagined social community. (2/3)
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Our third article in the latest issue is by David Mulder, entitled "Temple/Herd: Mesopotamian Visions of Animal Community in the Early Third Millennium BCE." 🧵 (1/3)
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Intrigued? Go read! (3/3) avarjournal.com/avar/article...
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Porter takes great care to (re)consider the many details on the Mari plaque, considering archeological and cultural contexts but allowing for multiplicity in cosmological meaning. (2/3)
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
The second article in our latest issue is called "Tiny Dancers: An Archaeological View of Hidden Figures on the Mari Plaque," by Anne Porter. 🧵(1/3)
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
In other words, you should go read this now (3/3): avarjournal.com/avar/article...
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Taggar Cohen's work, which compares Hittite Ritual Texts on warfare/herem, recognizes that the *real* sin of Saul is his failure to inquire before he undertakes the act against Nob in 1 Samuel 21. (2/3)
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
It's Monday, and we're featuring the first article in our recently released issue by Ada Taggar Cohen, "Divine Approval and Support of the King Going into War: The Case of King Saul, Biblical and Hittite Descriptions." 🧵(1/3)
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
We're following up on your weekend homework.
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
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Avar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in the Ancient Near East Vol. 4 No. 2 (2025) avarjournal.com/avar/issue/v... @avartnp.bsky.social @alexianafry.bsky.social #openaccess
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
ENJOY 206 PAGES OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE!
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Closing out Avar 4.2 is "Broad-scale Patterns in the Distribution of Ethnic Names in the Neo-Babylonian Oracc Corpus," authored by Matthew Ong. avarjournal.com/avar/article...
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Broad-scale Patterns in the Distribution of Ethnic Names in the Neo-Babylonian Oracc Corpus | Avar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in the Ancient Near East
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
The final article of the special section (not the issue!) is by Samuel Boyd, "Birds of a Feather: Animal Criticism, Domestication, and the Use of Bird Imagery and Metaphor in Proverbs and Ecclesiastes." avarjournal.com/avar/article...
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Second in the special section on animals is "Temple/Herd: Mesopotamian Visions of Animal Community in the Early Third Millennium BCE," written by David Mulder. avarjournal.com/avar/article...
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
But the first article that begins the special section on animals is by Anne Porter, "Tiny Dancers: An Archaeological View of Hidden Figures on the Mari Plaque." avarjournal.com/avar/article...
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
The first article of this issue is by Ada Taggar Cohen, entitled "Divine Approval and Support of the King Going into War: The Case of King Saul, Biblical and Hittite Descriptions." avarjournal.com/avar/article...
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Need some weekend reading? Avar 4.2 is LIVE! avarjournal.com/avar/issue/v...
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Vol. 4 No. 2 (2025) | Avar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in the Ancient Near East
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
We're sending proofs out and getting excited for you all to enjoy Avar 4.2 before ringing in the New Year!
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
We are thrilled that, 2026 onwards, we are moving to the online-first model!
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Hey @asor-research.bsky.social and #aarsbl25 attendees: three of our four journal editors are in Boston and would love to talk with you about submitting your work to us. Come find Eric Trinka, Isaac Alderman, and/or Alexiana Fry (@alexianafry.bsky.social) if you have questions or an idea!
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
We are pleased to announce the long-awaited news: Avar is transitioning into a hybrid style, online-first model beginning with issue 5.1! See our announcement at avarjournal.com/avar/announc....
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
We're excited to announce our news NEXT WEEK as ASOR, AAR, and SBL fast approach!
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
We announce our news THIS MONTH!
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
We can not wait to share with you what's coming next (besides another issue still to release this year)!
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