Klaas Veenhof

Dutch assyrioloigst (1935–2023)

Klaas Roelof Veenhof (9 November 1935 – 28 July 2023) was a Dutch Assyriologist and professor at the University of Leiden.^[1] He specialized in the Old-Babylonian time and the Old-Assyrian trade colonies such as Kanesh.

Veenhof died on 28 July 2023, at the age of 87.^[2]

Selected bibliography

• Altassyrische Tontafeln aus Kultepe Berlin: Mann (1992 ISBN 3-7861-1668-7)
• Geschichte des Alten Orients bis zur Zeit Alexanders des Grossen Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (2001 ISBN 3-525-51685-1)
• The Old Assyrian list of year eponyms from Karum Kanish and its chronological implications Ankara : Turkish Historical Society (2003 ISBN 975-16-1546-1)

References

1. Klaas Roelof Veenhof at the Leiden University "faculty since 1575" site.
2. In Memoriam Professor K.R. Veenhof at the website of The Netherlands Institute for the Near East.