Your Tax Dollars at Work

The National Endowment for the Humanities recently deployed a new Funded Projects Query Form which allows access to information about projects funded by NEH since 1980. A check NEH funding for Oriental Institute faculty and projects gives us the following:

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) PW-50118-08
Project Director: Matthew W. Stolper (Chicago, IL 60637)
Persepolis Fortification Archive
Cataloging and digitizing administrative documents dating from 500 B.C. from Persepolis, the chief imperial residence of the Achaemenid kings in the homeland of the ancient Persian Empire.
Project field: Ancient Languages
Program: Humanities Collections and Reference Resources
Division: Preservation and Access
Total awarded: $350,000

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) HD-50482-08
Project Director: Nadine Moeller (Chicago, IL 60637)
Digital Documentation of a Provincial Town in Ancient Egypt
The development of new digital image capturing techniques enabling researchers to process data from archaeological excavations more accurately and efficiently at the site of Tell Edfu, one of the last well-preserved ancient cities in Egypt.
Project field: Archaeology
Program: Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants
Division: Miscellaneous Humanities Projects
Total awarded: $50,000

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) RZ-50902-08
Project Director: McGuire Gibson (Chicago, IL 60637)
Nippur Monograph
The preparation for publication of six volumes documenting and interpreting the excavations at the Mesopotamian sites of Nippur and Abu Salabikh in Iraq. (36 months)
Project field: Archaeology
Program: Collaborative Research
Division: Research Programs
Total awarded: $200,000

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) PC-50084-07
Project Director: Clemens D. Reichel (No address information)
Diyala Virtual Archive
The creation of a virtual archive of archaeological data on ancient Mesopotamia, focusing on sites in the Diyala Region of northeast Iraq (3200-1800 BCE), which incorporates a relational, expandable database to be mounted on an existing Web site at the Oriental Institute.
Project field: Archival Management and Conservation
Program: Grants to Preserve & Create Access to Humanities Collections
Division: Preservation and Access
Total awarded: $331,484

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) EE-50435-07
Project Director: Gil J. Stein (Chicago, IL 60637)
Teaching the Middle East: A Resource for High School Educators
The development of academically excellent, free, online materials on the history and culture of the Middle East for high school teachers to use in their classrooms.
Project field: Education
Program: Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development
Division: Education Programs
Total awarded: $200,000

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) PI-50025-06
Project Director: Gil J. Stein (Chicago, IL 60637)
Accelerated Archaeological Conservation Training (ACCT)
The creation of a pilot project for a two-phase accelerated archaeological conservation education and training program for Iraqi nationals that would include a four-month preparatory phase and six-month intensive training program for four Iraqi nationals.
Project field: Archival Management and Conservation
Program: Iraqi Cultural Heritage Initiative
Division: Preservation and Access
Total awarded: $100,000

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) PA-51300-05
Project Director: Theo P.J. Van den Hout (Chicago, IL 60637)
Chicago Hittite Dictionary [CHD]
Preparation of the "Chicago Hittite Dictionary," a comprehensive historical dictionary of the earliest written Indo-European language that is based on all known cuneiform texts dating from 1650 to 1180 B.C.
Project field: Ancient Languages
Program: Preservation/Access Projects
Division: Preservation and Access
Total awarded: $280,000

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) PI-50008-04
Project Director: Clemens D. Reichel (No address information)
Diyala Project
The creation of a publicly accessible virtual archive of archaeological data on ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) that incorporates a relational, expandable database that would be mounted on an existing Web site at the Oriental Institute. The initial component focuses on four major sites in the Diyala Region northeast of Baghdad.
Project field: Archaeology
Program: Iraqi Cultural Heritage Initiative
Division: Preservation and Access
Total awarded: $100,000

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) PA-50152-03
Project Director: Theo P.J. Van den Hout (Chicago, IL 60637)
Chicago Hittite Dictionary [CHD]
Project field: Ancient Languages
Program: Preservation/Access Projects
Division: Preservation and Access
Total awarded: $178,674

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) PA-23532-00
Project Director: Martha T. Roth (Chicago, IL 60637)
Chicago Assyrian Dictionary [CAD]
Project field: Ancient Languages
Program: Preservation/Access Projects
Division: Preservation and Access
Total awarded: $420,000

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) PA-23021-97
Project Director: Martha T. Roth (Chicago, IL 60637)
Chicago Assyrian Dictionary [CAD]
Project field: Ancient Languages
Program: Preservation/Access Projects
Division: Preservation and Access
Total awarded: $467,980

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) PA-23020-97
Project Director: Harry A. Hoffner Jr. (Chicago, IL 60637)
Chicago Hittite Dictionary [CHD]
Project field: Ancient Languages
Program: Preservation/Access Projects
Division: Preservation and Access
Total awarded: $250,000

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) RT-21744-95
Project Director: Marion Roth (Chicago, IL 60637)
Chicago Assyrian Dictionary [CAD]
Project field: Ancient Languages
Program: Reference Materials - Tools
Division: Preservation and Access
Total awarded: $250,000

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) RT-21743-95
Project Director: Harry A. Hoffner Jr. (Chicago, IL 60637)
Chicago Hittite Dictionary [CHD]
Project field: Ancient Languages
Program: Reference Materials - Tools
Division: Preservation and Access
Total awarded: $245,000

Walter T. Farber (Chicago, IL 60637) FA-33231-95
University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637)
Ancient Mesopotamian Rituals and Incantations: The Lamastu Series
Project field: Ancient Literature
Program: Fellowships for University Teachers
Division: Research Programs
Total awarded: $30,000

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) PH-20685-94
Project Director: William M. Sumner (Chicago, IL 60637)
Installation of Climate Control for the Preservation of Near Eastern Artifact Collection
Project field: Near Eastern History
Program: National Heritage Preservation Projects
Division: Preservation and Access
Total awarded: $985,832

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) RT-21349-92
Project Director: Erica Reiner (Chicago, IL 60637)
Chicago Assyrian Dictionary [CAD]
Project field: Ancient Languages
Program: Reference Materials - Tools
Division: Preservation and Access
Total awarded: $348,546

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) RT-21424-92
Project Director: Harry A. Hoffner Jr. (Chicago, IL 60637)
Chicago Hittite Dictionary [CHD]
Project field: Ancient Languages
Program: Reference Materials - Tools
Division: Preservation and Access
Total awarded: $326,140

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) RO-22101-90
Project Director: Douglas L. Esse (Chicago, IL 60637)
Archaeological Investigations of Village Life: Tell Yaqush, Israel
Project field: Archaeology
Program: Basic Research
Division: Research Programs
Total awarded: $44,727

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) RT-21164-90
Project Director: Erica Reiner (Chicago, IL 60637)
Chicago Assyrian Dictionary [CAD]
Project field: Ancient Languages
Program: Reference Materials - Tools
Division: Preservation and Access
Total awarded: $280,012

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) RT-21152-90
Project Director: Harry A. Hoffner Jr. (Chicago, IL 60637)
Chicago Hittite Dictionary [CHD]
Project field: Ancient Languages
Program: Reference Materials - Tools
Division: Preservation and Access
Total awarded: $295,722

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) FS-21849-88
Project Director: John A. Brinkman (Chicago, IL 60637)
The Assyrian and Babylonian Empires, 745-539 B.C.: Their Political and Cultural History
Project field: Ancient History
Program: Seminars for College Teachers
Division: Education Programs
Total awarded: $69,493

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) RT-20951-88
Project Director: Erica Reiner (Chicago, IL 60637)
Chicago Assyrian Dictionary [CAD]
Project field: Ancient Languages
Program: Reference Materials - Tools
Division: Preservation and Access
Total awarded: $295,351

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) RT-20978-88
Project Director: Harry A. Hoffner Jr. (Chicago, IL 60637)
Chicago Hittite Dictionary [CHD]
Project field: Languages
Program: Reference Materials - Tools
Division: Preservation and Access
Total awarded: $273,441

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) FS-21849-88
Project Director: John A. Brinkman (Chicago, IL 60637)
The Assyrian and Babylonian Empires, 745-539 B.C.: Their Political and Cultural History
Project field: Ancient History
Program: Seminars for College Teachers
Division: Education Programs
Total awarded: $69,493

Matthew W. Stolper (Chicago, IL 60637) FA-27081-87
University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637)
The Kasr Archive and Achaemenid Babylonia
Project field: Ancient History
Program: Fellowships for University Teachers
Division: Research Programs
Total awarded: $27,500

Matthew W. Stolper (Chicago, IL 60637) FT-26809-85
University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637)
Reconstructing an Achaemenid Babylonian Archive
Project field: Ancient History
Program: Summer Stipends
Division: Research Programs
Total awarded: $3,000

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) RT-20612-85
Project Director: Harry A. Hoffner Jr. (Chicago, IL 60637)
Chicago Hittite Dictionary [CHD]
Project field: Ancient Languages
Program: Reference Materials - Tools
Division: Preservation and Access
Total awarded: $313,036
Funding details
Original grant (1985) $266,000
Supplement (1987) $47,036

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) RT-20609-85
Project Director: Erica Reiner (Chicago, IL 60637)
Chicago Assyrian Dictionary [CAD]
Project field: Near Eastern Languages
Program: Reference Materials - Tools
Division: Preservation and Access
Total awarded: $349,538

Martha T. Roth (Chicago, IL 60637) FT-25982-84
University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637)
Marriage Agreements and Matrimonial Property in the Neo- andLate-Babylonian Periods
Project field: Near Eastern Languages
Program: Summer Stipends
Division: Research Programs
Total awarded: $3,000

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) RT-20346-83
Project Director: Erica Reiner (Chicago, IL 60637)
Chicago Assyrian Dictionary [CAD]
Project field: Near Eastern Languages
Program: Reference Materials - Tools
Division: Preservation and Access
Total awarded: $340,000

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) RO-20355-82
Project Director: Bruce B. Williams (Chicago, IL 60637)
Nubian Publication Project
Project field: Archaeology
Program: Basic Research
Division: Research Programs
Total awarded: $45,000

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) RT-20209-82
Project Director: Harry A. Hoffner Jr. (Chicago, IL 60637)
Chicago Hittite Dictionary [CHD]
Project field: Asian Languages
Program: Reference Materials - Tools
Division: Preservation and Access
Total awarded: $365,689

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) RT-*2152-81
Project Director: Janet H. Johnson (Chicago, IL 60637-0000)
Demotic Dictionary Project [DED]
Project field: Near Eastern Languages
Program: Reference Materials - Tools
Division: Preservation and Access
Total awarded: $169,575

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) FS-*0083-81
Project Director: John A. Brinkman (Chicago, IL 60637-1569)
The Assyrian and Babylonian Empires, 745-539 B.C.: Political & Cultural History
Project field: History
Program: Seminars for College Teachers
Division: Education Programs
Total awarded: $56,042

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL 60637) RT-*1962-80
Project Director: Erica Reiner (Chicago, IL 60637)
Chicago Assyrian Dictionary [CAD]
Project field: Languages
Program: Reference Materials - Tools
Division: Preservation and Access
Total awarded: $518,898

Yielding a grand total of $8,516,173 support for individuals and projects at the Oriental Institute from the National Endowment for the Humanities during the past twenty nine years.