Center for Arab and Islamic Studies

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11 – 13 октября 2023 года

The Second International Academic Conference “Oriental Epigraphic Readings in the Memory of D.D. Vasiliev"

 
The second international academic conference “Oriental Epigraphic Readings in the Memory of D.D. Vasiliev” will be held on the 11th-13th of October, 2023. The event will be organized by the Department of the Eastern History of the Institute of Oriental Studies. 

The Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences invites you to take part in the second international academic conference “Oriental Epigraphic Readings in the Memory of D.D. Vasiliev”. The purpose of the planned academic event is to discuss current issues, achievements and prospects for the study of epigraphy in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

The conference will be held in a face-to-face and online formats on the 11th-13th of October, 2023 on the basis of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Rozhdestvenka street, 12).

The following issues will be discussed at the conference:

  1. Ancient and medieval epigraphic monuments of the Eastern countries and problems of deciphering
  2. Techniques and methods of epigraphic research
  3. Publication features of epigraphic monuments
  4. Epigraphic monuments and issues of onomastics
  5. Modern problems of ancient Turkic epigraphy
  6. Field studies of epigraphic monuments
  7. Study history of ancient Turkic runic writing monuments
  8. Epigraphic monuments of Mesoamerica
  9. Epigraphic monuments of Ancient Egypt

Applications for participation in the conference and report abstracts may be sent until the 30th of June, 2023 to oriental.epigraphy@mail.ru

The report abstracts are accepted in Russian or English, Times New Roman font, size 14, 1.5 spacing, the total volume should be no more than 3000 characters (with spaces).

Please send an application in a special file, please specify in it the author's personal data: full surname, first name, place of work, position, degree and rank, contact e-mail and phone number. Sectional meetings will be formed on the basis of the sent applications and abstracts. The sending party or the conference participant personally bear the travel expenses related to the arrival and accommodation of the participants.

According to the conference results it is planned to publish the reports in the yearbook "Epigraphics of the East" (https://www.ivran.ru/epigrafika-vostoka). The deadlines for sending full texts of reports for publication in the yearbook and information about the design will be sent to the participants, who sent applications and abstracts, in the second information letter no later than the 30th of June, 2023.

We will be glad to see everyone!

Sincerely Yours, Organizing Committee

Application Sample

  1. Surname and name
  2. Place of work and position
  3. Academic degree and title
  4. Email address
  5. Phone
  6. Topic of the report

Abstract Sample

 

TOPIC OF THE REPORT

Full name of the participant Institution, institution address, contact e-mail

The text of the report abstract, the maximum volume should be no more than 3000 characters.