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Alexandria · MMXXVIExplicit colophon · 2026

Place · 1919 CE

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, West Asia & North Africa

Also known as

Chicago Oriental Institute
Chicagoko Ekialdeko Institutua
IASC
Institut Oriental de Chicago
Institut oriental de Chicago
Institut Orientau de l'Universitat de Chicago

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in countryUnited States1784 CE
employedCarl Herman Kraeling1897 CE
located inChicago
founded byJames Henry Breasted1865 CE
employedWalter Kaegi1937 CE

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, West Asia & North Africa · Alexandria

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