Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie

Encyclopedia of Assyriology and Near Eastern Archaeology
Author585 individual authors.
Original title
Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie
LanguageGerman, English
DisciplineAssyriology and Ancient Near East Studies
PublisherDe Gruyter
Published1928-2018
No. of books15
Websitehttps://publikationen.badw.de/en/rla

The Encyclopedia of Assyriology and Near Eastern Archaeology (German: Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie; formerly Reallexikon der Assyriologie, RlA for short) is a multi-language (English, German, and French) encyclopedia on the Ancient Near East. It was founded by Bruno Meissner in 1922, reformed in 1966 by editor Ruth Opificius and publisher Wolfram von Soden. The lead editor was Dietz Otto Edzard from 1972 to 2004, with Michael P. Streck taking over in 2005.

A team of 585 different authors from many countries have been involved in the project, producing 15 volumes, the latest of which was published in 2018.

Not to be confused with the Akkadisches Handwörterbuch (AHw).

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