Gary Michael Beckman (born 1948) is a noted
Hittitologist
Hittitology is the study of the Hittites, an ancient Anatolian people that established an empire around Hattusa in the 2nd millennium BCE. It combines aspects of the archaeology, history, philology, and art history of the Hittite civilisation.
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and Professor of Hittite and Mesopotamian Studies from the
University of Michigan
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. He has written several books on the
Hittites
The Hittites () were an Anatolian people who played an important role in establishing first a kingdom in Kussara (before 1750 BC), then the Kanesh or Nesha kingdom (c. 1750–1650 BC), and next an empire centered on Hattusa in north-centra ...
: his publication ''Hittite Diplomatic Texts'' and ''Hittite Myths'' were both republished twice—in 1991 and 1999 respectively. As a Hittitologist, Professor Gary Beckman also wrote an article on Hittite Chronology in ''Akkadica'' 119-120 (2000) while he served as an editor of the 2003 book ''Hittite Studies in Honor of Harry A. Hoffner, Jr: On the Occasion of His 65th Birthday''. Beckman also composed a book review on
Trevor Bryce
Trevor Robert Bryce (; born 1940) is an Australian Hittitologist specializing in ancient and classical Near-eastern history. He is semi-retired and lives in Brisbane.
His book, ''The Kingdom of the Hittites'', is popular among English-speakin ...
's influential book, ''The Kingdom of the Hittites'' in
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Dr. Beckman participated as an academic advisor for the 2003
Tolga Örnek film "Hititler" (or "Hittites" in English) which discussed the history and culture of the Hittites. In 2008, Professor Beckman reviewed a book concerning "regime change" and their impact upon local societies in the Middle East from ancient times to the modern era. He observed that cultural and administrative changes did not typically happen until approximately two generations (or 50 years) had passed from the overthrow of the previous ruling regime.
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* ''Texts from the Vicinity of Emar in the Collection of Jonathan Rosen'', (Padova: Sargon, 1996).
* ''Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale. II. Old Babylonian Archival Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection.'' (Bethesda, MD: CDL Press, 1995).
* ''Hittite Diplomatic Texts. Writings from the Ancient World, Volume 7''. (Atlanta, GA: Scholars Press, 1996)
econd Edition, 1999
* ''The Epic of
Gilgamesh
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(Norton Critical Editions)'', with Benjamin R. Foster and Douglas Frayne (New York: W. W. Norton, 2001).
* ''Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale. 4.Old Babylonian Archival Texts in the Yale Babylonian Collection'' (Bethesda, MD: CDL Press, 2000).
* ''Hittite Myths'', (co-editor), Scholars Press; 2nd edition (1991)
See also
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History of the Hittites
References
External links
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Living people
Historians of antiquity
Hittitologists
1948 births
University of Michigan faculty
American Assyriologists