Thorkild Jacobsen

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 749 citations indexed

About

Thorkild Jacobsen is a scholar working on Archeology, Anthropology and Language and Linguistics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thorkild Jacobsen has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 749 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Archeology, 10 papers in Anthropology and 10 papers in Language and Linguistics. Recurrent topics in Thorkild Jacobsen's work include Ancient Near East History (24 papers), Eurasian Exchange Networks (10 papers) and Linguistics and language evolution (10 papers). Thorkild Jacobsen is often cited by papers focused on Ancient Near East History (24 papers), Eurasian Exchange Networks (10 papers) and Linguistics and language evolution (10 papers). Thorkild Jacobsen collaborates with scholars based in United States. Thorkild Jacobsen's co-authors include Robert M. Adams, Benno Landsberger, E. A. Speiser, I. J. Gelb, A. Leo Oppenheim, Dietz Otto Edzard, H. Frankfort, A. Kirk Grayson, William Irwin and Samuel Noah Kramer and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Language and Technology and Culture.

In The Last Decade

Thorkild Jacobsen

30 papers receiving 501 citations

Hit Papers

Salt and Silt in Ancient Mesopotamian Agriculture 1958 2026 1980 2003 1958 50 100 150 200 250

Peers

Thorkild Jacobsen
Gregory L. Possehl United States
D. T. Potts Australia
Jonathan Mark Kenoyer United States
Eric H. Cline United States
Kathryn A. Bard United States
Robin Coningham United Kingdom
Arthur MacGregor United Kingdom
Graham Connah Australia
Roderick J. McIntosh United States
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Jacobsen, Thorkild. (2017). The Treasures of Darkness. Yale University Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Thorkild, et al.. (1990). Old Babylonian Public Buildings in the Diyala Region. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 11 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Thorkild, et al.. (1990). Šikšabbum Again. Journal of Cuneiform Studies. 42(2). 127–178. 1 indexed citations
4.
Jacobsen, Thorkild. (1989). Lugalbanda and Ninsuna. Journal of Cuneiform Studies. 41(1). 69–86. 4 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Thorkild. (1988). The Sumerian Verbal Core. Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und Vorderasiatische Archäologie. 78(2). 3 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Thorkild, et al.. (1985). The Temple in Sumerian Literature. 284–285. 1 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Thorkild, et al.. (1985). Salinity and Irrigation Agriculture in Antiquity; Diyala Basin Archaeological Projects: Report on Essential Results, 1957-58. Technology and Culture. 26(1). 137–137. 1 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Thorkild. (1983). Lad in the Desert. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 103(1). 193–193. 1 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Thorkild. (1982). Salinity and irrigation agriculture in antiquity Diyala Basin archaeological projects: Report on essential results, 1957-58. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 14 indexed citations
10.
Jacobsen, Thorkild. (1981). The Eridu Genesis. Journal of Biblical Literature. 100(4). 513–513. 8 indexed citations
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Frankfort, H., J. A. Wilson, Thorkild Jacobsen, & William Irwin. (1978). The Intellectual Adventure of Ancient Man. 12 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Thorkild. (1976). Sumerological studies in honor of Thorkild Jacobsen on his seventieth birthday, June 7, 1974. University of Chicago Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Thorkild. (1976). The Treasures of Darkness: A History of Mesopotamian Religion. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 97 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Thorkild. (1968). The Battle between Marduk and Tiamat. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 88(1). 104–104. 16 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Thorkild. (1962). Toward the Image of Tammuz. History of Religions. 1(2). 189–213. 6 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Thorkild. (1960). Ittallak Niāti. Journal of Near Eastern Studies. 19(2). 101–116. 1 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Thorkild & Robert M. Adams. (1958). Salt and Silt in Ancient Mesopotamian Agriculture. Science. 128(3334). 1251–1258. 260 indexed citations breakdown →
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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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Landsberger, Benno & Thorkild Jacobsen. (1955). An Old Babylonian Charm against Merḫu. Journal of Near Eastern Studies. 14(1). 14–21. 5 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Thorkild, et al.. (1955). Henri Frankfort February 24, 1897-July 16, 1954. Journal of Near Eastern Studies. 14(1). 1–3.

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