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Akkadica is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal indexed in the Web of Science Arts & Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI).

Since 2026, it appears as a diamond open access journal, freely available online with no publication or reading fees.

Published biannually (June and December), each issue comprises approximately 100 pages.

Akkadica welcomes original, high-quality, and high-impact research on the archaeology, history, and languages of Western Asia.

  • Volume 147 • Issue 1 • 2026

    Volume 147 • Issue 1 • 2026


This is the first issue of the the fully digital Diamond Open Access version of the journal Akkadica. It is the 147th volume and issue number 1.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21825/akkadica.issue.26951

Articles

Editorial

  • Katrien De Graef
  • Gustav Ryberg Smidt
  • Mirko Surdi

Volume 147 • Issue 1 • 2026 • 1-2

Structural Elements of Fortifications in the Middle Assyrian Written Sources, with Focus on the Archival Texts

  • Jaume Llop

Volume 147 • Issue 1 • 2026 • 3-19

Gendering Snakes: Threats to Hegemonic Masculinity in the Snake Omens of the Divinatory Series Šumma ālu

  • Maya Rinderer
  • Gioele Zisa

Volume 147 • Issue 1 • 2026 • 21-54

Red Slip Ware from Production Contexts in Mishrifeh/Qatna (Syria): A Different Point of View

  • Laura Zanazzo

Volume 147 • Issue 1 • 2026 • 55-83

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