13th International Congress for Ancient East-Mediterranean Studies in Tartu

13^th International Congress
for Ancient East-Mediterranean Studies in Tartu (ICAEM 2011)

"Political Functions of Sanctuaries in the Ancient East-Mediterranean Regions:
a comparative approach."

No participation fee, Location: hall of the senate, TÜ main building, Ülikooli 18.

Registration	2^nd of June 2011	3^rd of June 2011	4^th of June 2011
10.00 am - 10.30 am.	Beginning of ICAEM 2011 welcome speeches Bot. Prof. Dr. Thomas R. Kämmerer, ANES, Prof. Dr. Anne Lill, Classical Philology, Dr. Mait Kõiv, Ancient History.	Classical Studies Prof. Dr. P. Funke, Münster, "Thermika and Aitolika: Old and New Centres in the Aitolian Koinon".	Bustrip to West-Estonia.
10.30 am - 11.15 am.	Classical Studies Prof. Dr. A. Lill, Tartu, "Oracles and politics in Attic tragedy".	Mag. E. Vaht, Tartu, "Political function of Greek curse tablets".
11.15 am - 12.00 pm.	Dr. M. Kõiv, Tartu, "Sanctuaries and the rise of statehood in the Archaic Argolis (Greece, 8.-6. cent. BC)".	Ancient Near Eastern Studies Dr. F. Abu-Chacra, Helsinki, "'The Ukaz' was a famous market in pre-islamic times, with its great cultural, political and social importance, even later during the time of the prophet Mohammed".
12.00 pm - 12.15 pm.	coffee break	coffee break	coffee break
12.15 pm - 12.45 pm.	Dr. J. Päll, Tartu, "What is 'hestiouchos polis' referred to in Sophocles' "Antigone" v.1083?".	Dr. A. Annus, Tartu, "The Political Inversion of a Religious Narrative: The Case of Marduk Ordeal."
12.45 pm - 01.15 pm.	Mag. K. Novikov, Tartu, "Sanctuaries in the 2nd century Greek Novel by Achilleus Tatios".	Mag. S. Stadnikov, Tallinn, "Gottkönig und Fremdländer nach den Totentempelinschriften des Sahure".
01.15 pm - 02.45 pm.	lunch	lunch	lunch
02.45 pm - 03.30 pm.	Dr. I. Volt, Tartu, "Bribing the priests: Greek oracles in politics".	Second board meeting of CAMC	Sight-seeing tour in Pärnu
03.30 pm - 04.15 pm.	Ancient Near Eastern Studies PD Dr. I. Kottsieper, Göttingen, "Aber man lässt uns ihn nicht bauen ...". Zur persischen Religionspolitik gegenüber Tempelkulten".	Second board meeting of CAMC
04.15 pm - 04.30 pm.	coffee break	coffee break
04.30 pm - 05.00 pm.	Bot. Prof. Dr. Th.R. Kämmerer, Tartu, "Religiös-kultische Beziehungen zwischen den Euphrat aufwärts gelegenen Kultorten Mari, Terqa, Tuttul, Emar und Aleppo dargestellt als wechselseitiges Spannungsfeld".	Workshop about the "Database for Ancient and Classical Poetical Devices" (DACPD).
05.15 pm - 05.45 pm.	Dr. V. Sazonov, Tartu, "Assyrischer König als Tempelverwalter von Assur und Statthalter der Götter".
05.45 pm - 06.30 pm.	Dr. P. Espak, Tartu, "The Question of the Most Ancient Cultic Centre in Mesopotamian Literary Tradition".
07.00 pm - 10.00 pm.	Visit of the performance "ABBA" in Vanemuise theatre.	free evening.	Visit of the opera festival in Pärnu.

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