Lynn-Salammbô Zimmermann

I am a research assistant in Assyriology at the University of Hamburg. My research focuses on 2nd and late 3rd millennium BCE Mesopotamian administrative and legal history on the one hand, and on Old Babylonian literature and epistemic practice as well as on Sumerian grammar on the other hand. My inquiry into the lived experience of ancient Mesopotamians has led to postdoctoral research on the intellectual history underlying Old Babylonian literature of the early 2nd millennium BCE. By integrating political and economic theory, linguistics, and gender theory, I seek to situate Mesopotamian intellectual, social, and everyday life within broader theoretical frameworks.

As a member of AGYA, I strive for interdisciplinary collaboration that promotes innovative, reciprocal progress in research. 

I aim to establish meaningful connections between Assyriology and current research in Western Asia, critically reflecting on the field’s historical Western-oriented frameworks. 

Academic career