Deutsch Intern
Ancient Near Eastern Studies

Prof. Dr. Daniel Schwemer

Expertise and Research Interests

Akkadian; Hittitology; history of religion in the ancient Near East; ancient Near Eastern magic and medicine; ritual.

Curriculum Vitae

since 2021 Chair of Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft
since 2011 Professor for Ancient Near Eastern Studies, University of Würzburg
2010–11 Associate Dean, Faculty of Languages and Cultures, School of Oriental & African Studies, London
2008–11 Reader in Ancient Near Eastern Studies, School of Oriental & African Studies, London
2005–8 Lecturer in Ancient Near Eastern Studies, School of Oriental & African Studies, London
2004–5 Temporary professorship, Lehrstuhl für Assyriologie, University of Heidelberg
2000–4 Assistent professor, Ancient Near Eastern Studies, University of Würzburg

2005 Habilitation, University of Würzburg (Habilitation thesis: Schadenzauber in Mesopotamien. Quellen und Studien)
2000 Doctorate, University of Würzburg (Dissertation: Die Wettergottgestalten Mesopotamiens und Nordsyriens im Zeitalter der Keilschriftkulturen. Materialien und Studien nach den schriftlichen Quellen)
1991–96 Studies of Ancient Near Eastern Studies and Theology at Würzburg and Tübingen

since 2025 Tive: Studies in the Hurrian Language and Texts
(DFG Langfristvorhaben with S. Fischer, E. Rieken, I. Yakubovich)
since 2023 KFG 42 MagEIA: Magic between Entanglement, Interaction, and Analogy. A Centre for the Study of Magical Text Traditions of West Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean in Antiquity
(DFG Centre for Advanced Studies, Speaker)
since 2022 The Hittite Corpus of Divinatory Texts: Digital Edition and Cultural Historical Analysis
(DFG Langfristvorhaben with B. Christiansen and E. Jiménez)
since 2021 An Interdisciplinary Strategy for the Innovative Development and Long-term Consolidation of Ancient Near Eastern Studies at Würzburg University
(Volkswagen-Stiftung)
2020–24 The Cuneiform Texts in the Babylon Collection of the Istanbul Archaeological Museums (DFG)
2020–24 Thesaurus Linguarum Hethaeorum digitalis (TLHdig) (DFG)
seit 2016 Das Corpus der hethitischen Festrituale: staatliche Verwaltung des Kultwesens im spätbronzezeitlichen Anatolien (Forschungsprogramm der Union der deutschen Akademien)
2012–18 Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-witchcraft Rituals (DFG)
2011–15 Förderprogramm Rückkehr deutscher Wissenschaftler aus dem Ausland (Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Stiftung)
2008–9 Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-witchcraft Rituals (AHRC)
2007, 2009 Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-witchcraft Rituals (British Academy)

2018 Corresponding member of Deutsches Archäologisches Institut
2012 Member of the Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Mainz
2003 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Preis of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
2002 Margarete Häcker-Preis zur Förderung der Altertumswissenschaft
2001 Preis der Unterfränkischen Gedenkjahrstiftung für Wissenschaft
1992–99 Scholar of the Cusanuswerk (Undergraduate and PhD programme)