Amélie Kuhrt

Amélie Kuhrt FBA (23 September 1944 – 2 January 2023) was a British historian and specialist in the history of the ancient Near East.

Kuhrt was educated at King's College London, University College London and SOAS.

Professor Emerita at University College London, she specialised in the social, cultural and political history of the region from c. 3000–100 BC, especially the Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian and Seleucid empires.

Kuhrt died on 2 January 2023, at the age of 78. Provided by Wikipedia