Adam Falkenstein (September 17, 1906 - October 15, 1966) was a German Assyriologist. September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Assyriology is the historical and archaeological study of ancient Mesopotamia. ...

Born in Planegg, near Munich, Falkenstein taught as a professor at the Göttingen University (from 1940), Heidelberg University (from 1949). He died at Heidelberg. Planegg is a municipality in the district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... The meaning of the word professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) varies. ... The Georg-August University of Göttingen (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, often called the Georgia Augusta) was founded in 1734 by George II, King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover, and opened in 1737. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (German Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; also known as simply University of Heidelberg) was established in the town of Heidelberg in the Rhineland in 1386. ... Heidelberg is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ...

Literary works

• Literarische Keilschrifttexte aus Uruk (1931)
• Haupttypen der sumerischen Beschwörungen (1931)
• Die archaische Keilschrifttexte aus Uruk (1936)
• Topographie von Uruk (1941)
• Grammatik der Sprache Gudeas von Lagaš (1949-1950)
• Sumerische und Akkadische Hymnen und Gebete (1953, with Wolfram von Soden)

Wolfram Freiherr von Soden (1908-1996) was a German assyriologist. ...

External links

• Page at UCLA website