The KIŠIB project is carried out by an interdisciplinary team based at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BAdW) and the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW). Together, they combine expertise in Near Eastern Archaeology, Assyriology, and Digital Humanities.
Project directors
Prof. Dr. Elisa Roßberger
Freie Universität Berlin
elisa.rossberger@fu-berlin.de
Prof. Dr. Adelheid Otto
Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
aotto@lmu.de
Heads of research units
Dr. Albert Dietz
Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities/Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
Albert.Dietz@kishib.badw.de
Dr. Sebastian Hageneuer
Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
hageneuer@bbaw.de
Researchers
Jacob Jawdat, M.A.
Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
jacob.jawdat@vaa.fak12.uni-muenchen.de
Dr. des. Felix Rauchhaus
Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities/Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
felix.rauchhaus@kishib.badw.de
Saman Sajedi, M.A.
Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
Saman.Sajedi@kishib.badw.de
Developers
Marcus Lampert, Ph.D. (Chicago)
Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
lampert@bbaw.de
Nils Hempel, M.A.
Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
nils.hempel@bbaw.de
Student assistants
Fabian Bleiziffer
Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
Fab.Bleiziffer@campus.lmu.de
Louis Happel
Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
louis@happel-zumdohme.de
Olzhas Tleubayev
Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
olzhas.tleubayev@bbaw.de
Vincent Pfeil
Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
Vincent.Pfeil@campus.lmu.de
Alumni
Vanessa Friedrich
Student Assistant
08/2025 – 12/2025
Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities