I. J. Gelb

1.8k total citations
47 papers, 480 citations indexed

About

I. J. Gelb is a scholar working on Archeology, Language and Linguistics and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, I. J. Gelb has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 480 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Archeology, 17 papers in Language and Linguistics and 10 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in I. J. Gelb's work include Ancient Near East History (29 papers), Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (14 papers) and Linguistics and language evolution (12 papers). I. J. Gelb is often cited by papers focused on Ancient Near East History (29 papers), Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (14 papers) and Linguistics and language evolution (12 papers). I. J. Gelb collaborates with scholars based in United States and Romania. I. J. Gelb's co-authors include E. A. Speiser, Thorkild Jacobsen, A. Leo Oppenheim, Benno Landsberger, Piotr Steinkeller, Robert Whiting, David Diringer, Claude F.-A. Schaeffer, Herbert H. Paper and Musée du Louvre and has published in prestigious journals such as Language, The American Historical Review and Journal of the American Oriental Society.

In The Last Decade

I. J. Gelb

37 papers receiving 256 citations

Peers

I. J. Gelb
Cyrus H. Gordon United States
Alan K. Bowman United Kingdom
William W. Hallo United States
C. H. S. Spaull
Andrew George United Kingdom
Edith Porada United States
William Kelly Simpson
Gary Beckman United States
Georges Dumézil France
Emily Vermeule United States
Cyrus H. Gordon United States
I. J. Gelb
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of I. J. Gelb

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gelb, I. J.. (2015). Comparative Method in the Study of the Society and Economy of the Ancient Near East. University of Lodz Repository (University of Łódź). 1 indexed citations
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Gelb, I. J.. (2015). Homo Ludens in Early Mesopotamia. Studia Orientalia Electronica. 46. 43–76. 1 indexed citations
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Gelb, I. J.. (2015). The Inscription of Jibbiṭ-Lîm, King of Ebla. Studia Orientalia Electronica. 55. 211–230. 1 indexed citations
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Gelb, I. J., et al.. (1987). The Language of Ebla in the Light of the Sources from Ebla, Mari, and Babylonia. 49–74. 1 indexed citations
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Gelb, I. J.. (1980). Computer-aided analysis of Amorite. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 12 indexed citations
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Gelb, I. J. & Claude F.-A. Schaeffer. (1979). Definition and Discussion of Slavery and Serfdom. Ugarit-Forschungen. 11. 283–298. 4 indexed citations
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Buccellati, Giorgio, et al.. (1977). Syro-Mesopotamian studies, a preface . Thoughts about Ibla : a preliminary evaluation, March 1977. 2 indexed citations
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Gelb, I. J.. (1973). Pour une théorie de l'écriture. Flammarion eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Gelb, I. J.. (1969). Sequential reconstruction of Proto-Akkadian. Americanae (AECID Library). 8 indexed citations
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Gelb, I. J.. (1965). The Ancient Mesopotamian Ration System. Journal of Near Eastern Studies. 24(3). 230–243. 39 indexed citations
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Gelb, I. J., et al.. (1962). La grande invention de l'ecriture et son evolution. Language. 38(2). 206–206. 6 indexed citations
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Gelb, I. J. & Emmanuel Laroche. (1962). Les hieroglyphes hittites: Premiere partie, L'ecriture. Language. 38(2). 196–196. 2 indexed citations
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Gelb, I. J., et al.. (1958). Von der Keilschrift zum Alphabet : Grundlagen einer Schriftwissenschaft. Kohlhammer eBooks.
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Gelb, I. J., et al.. (1957). Vergleichende Laut- und Formenlehre des Hethitischen. Language. 33(2). 204–204. 15 indexed citations
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Paper, Herbert H. & I. J. Gelb. (1957). Old Akkadian Inscriptions in Chicago Natural History Museum: Texts of Legal and Business Interest. Language. 33(2). 195–195. 3 indexed citations
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Gelb, I. J., et al.. (1957). L'Accadien des lettres de Mari. Language. 33(2). 197–197. 5 indexed citations
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Speiser, E. A., I. J. Gelb, Thorkild Jacobsen, Benno Landsberger, & A. Leo Oppenheim. (1957). The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Language. 33(3). 475–475. 133 indexed citations
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Gelb, I. J.. (1954). Two Assyrian King Lists. Journal of Near Eastern Studies. 13(4). 209–230. 18 indexed citations
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Gelb, I. J.. (1952). Sargonic texts from the Diyala region. University of Chicago Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations

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