Thorkild Jacobsen
Born	June 7, 1904 Copenhagen, Denmark
Died	May 2, 1993
Residence	United States
Nationality	Denmark
Fields	Assyriology
Institutions	University of Chicago (1929-1962), Harvard University (1962-1974)
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen (M.A.) University of Chicago (PhD, 1929)
Known for	The Treasures of Darkness
Notable awards	Guggenheim Fellowship

Thorkild Jacobsen (Danish pronunciation: [yahkobsen]) was a renowned historian specializing in Assyriology and Sumerian literature. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Assyriology (from Greek grc Ἀσσυρίᾱ Assyriā; and grc -λογία -logia) is the archaeological historical and linguistic study The University of Chicago is a Private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval The University of Copenhagen (Københavns Universitet is the oldest and largest University and research institution in Denmark. A Master of Arts ( Latin: Magister Artium) is a Postgraduate academic Master's degree awarded by universities in a large The University of Chicago is a Private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. Guggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who Assyriology (from Greek grc Ἀσσυρίᾱ Assyriā; and grc -λογία -logia) is the archaeological historical and linguistic study Sumer ( Sumerian: sux-Latn [[Ki (earth ki]]-[[EN (cuneiform en]]-'''ĝir15''', Akkadian: Šumeru; possibly Biblical Shinar Jacobsen received an M. A. from the University of Copenhagen and then came to the United States to study at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, where he received his PhD. The University of Copenhagen (Københavns Universitet is the oldest and largest University and research institution in Denmark. The University of Chicago is a Private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. He became a Field Assyriologist for the Iraq Expedition of the Oriental Institute (1929-1937) and in 1946 became Director of the Oriental Institute. In 1962, Jacobsen became a professor of Assyriology at Harvard University, where he remained until his retirement in 1974.

Selected Works

• The Sumerian King List, editor. The Sumerian king list is an ancient text in the Sumerian language that lists kings of Sumer from Sumerian and foreign dynasties (1939) Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago; Assyriological Studies, No. 11.
• Towards the Image of Tammuz and Other Essays in Mesopotamian History and Culture, edited by William L. Moran. Cambridge, 1970.
• The Treasures of Darkness (1976)
• The Harps that Once. . . Sumerian Poetry in Translation (1987)

Awards

• Dr. Jacobsen was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in Near Eastern Studies in 1968. Guggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who

External links

• Bio at the CDLI wiki

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