Margaret Munn-Rankin | |
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| Born | Joan Margaret Munn-Rankin 29 July 1913 |
| Died | 28 July 1981 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | British |
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| Discipline | Archaeology and history |
| Sub-discipline | Ancient Near East Assyriology |
| Institutions | Newnham College, Cambridge University of Cambridge |
Joan Margaret Munn-Rankin (29 July 1913 – 28 July 1981), known as Margaret Munn-Rankin and published as J. M. Munn-Rankin, was a British archaeologist, historian, and academic, who specialised in the ancient Near East. From 1949 until her death in 1981, she was a Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge, and a lecturer in the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Cambridge. In addition to her extensive teaching, she was also a field archaeologist and was involved in a number of excavations including Nimrud and Tell Rifaat.[1][2][3]
Selected works
- Munn-Rankin, J. M. (1956). "Diplomacy in Western Asia in the Early Second Millennium B.C.". Iraq. 18 (1): 68–110. doi:10.2307/4199599. JSTOR 4199599.
- Munn-Rankin, J. M. (1959). "Ancient near Eastern Seals in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge". Iraq. 21 (1): 20–37. doi:10.2307/4199645. JSTOR 4199645.
- J. M. Munn-Rankin (1975). "XXV: Assyrian Military Power, 1300–1200 BC". In I. E. S. Edwards; C. J. Gadd; N. G. L. Hammond; S. Solberger (eds.). The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume II, Part 2, History of the Middle East and the Aegean Region, 1380–1000 BC. Cambridge University Press. pp. 274–306. ISBN 978-0521086912.
References
- ^ Lesko, Barbara S. "Margaret Munn-Rankin 1913-1981" (PDF). Breaking Ground. Brown University. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ Postgate, J. N. (1983). "Margaret Munn-Rankin (29 July 1913-28 July 1981)". Archiv für Orientforschung. 29: 333. JSTOR 41661946.
- ^ "Editorial". Iraq. British Institute for the Study of Iraq. 43 (2): i. 1981. JSTOR 4200138.
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