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Oriental Institute

1919 · 20th century · Also known as Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, renamed the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures in 2023, is a research centre and museum for the archaeology and languages of the ancient Near East, founded in 1919 by James Henry Breasted. Its expeditions excavated Persepolis, Megiddo and the Diyala sites, including Tell Asmar, ancient Eshnunna, and it produced the Chicago Assyrian Dictionary.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Oriental Institute. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/oriental-institute
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“Oriental Institute.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/oriental-institute. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Oriental Institute.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/oriental-institute.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Oriental Institute’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/oriental-institute (Accessed: ).

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