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The construction of gendered professional identities in sumerian didactic literature, ca. 1800 BCE
11 Nov 2026
A lecture on the question on how professions in ancient Mesopotamia were linked to gender roles
How were professions in ancient Mesopotamia linked to gender roles? Jana Matuszak (Chicago) explores how Sumerian school texts from around 1800 BCE constructed professional identities and shaped them along gender lines.