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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 146 • Issue 2 • 2025 • Priests and Profits
This special issue from the second half of 2025 is the last printed issue of Akakdica and is dedicated to the topic 'Priests and Profits'
Article in special issue
Priests and Profits — perspectives on the role of the temple in Babylonian economy and beyond: Introduction
- Prof. Katrien De Graef
Volume 146 • Issue 2 • 2025 • Priests and Profits • 89-90
Personnel dealing with temple treasures in the Ur III period (ca. 2100-2000 BCE)
- Marcos Such-Gutiérrez
Volume 146 • Issue 2 • 2025 • Priests and Profits • 91-112
Lukur/Nadītum priestesses of Ninurta in Old Babylonian Nippur
- Prof. Nicole Brisch
Volume 146 • Issue 2 • 2025 • Priests and Profits • 113-140
The King’s Household, the Temple’s Household, and the City: Some Issues Concerning Economic Activities According to the Old Babylonian Documentation of Mari
- Grégory Chambon
Volume 146 • Issue 2 • 2025 • Priests and Profits • 141-152
Save a prayer for the king: Temple personnel with royal seals in the Old Babylonian period
- Dr Anne Goddeeris
Volume 146 • Issue 2 • 2025 • Priests and Profits • 153-174
Juggling tablets Praying for the king and writing for priests: the lu2-šud3-de2-lugal-la of Sippar
- Prof. Katrien De Graef
Volume 146 • Issue 2 • 2025 • Priests and Profits • 175-194
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