Klaas Roelof Veenhof (born 9 November 1935, in Groningen) is a Dutch

Assyriologist Assyriology (from Greek , ''Assyriā''; and , ''-logia'') is the archaeological, anthropological, and linguistic study of Assyria and the rest of ancient Mesopotamia (a region that encompassed what is now modern Iraq, northeastern Syria, southea ...

and professor at the

University of Leiden Leiden University (abbreviated as ''LEI''; nl, Universiteit Leiden) is a public research university in Leiden, Netherlands. The university was founded as a Protestant university in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange, as a reward to the city of Le ...

.Klaas Roelof Veenhof
at the Leiden University "faculty since 1575" site. He has specialized in the Old-Babylonian time and the Old-Assyrian trade colonies such as Kanesh.

Selected bibliography

* ''Altassyrische Tontafeln aus Kultepe'' Berlin : Mann (1992 ) * ''Geschichte des Alten Orients bis zur Zeit Alexanders des Grossen'' Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (2001 ) * ''The Old Assyrian list of year eponyms from Karum Kanish and its chronological implications'' Ankara : Turkish Historical Society (2003 )

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Veenhof, Klaas 1935 births Living people Dutch Assyriologists Leiden University alumni Academic staff of Leiden University Scientists from Groningen (city) Assyriologists