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'''Giovanni Pettinato''' (1934–2011) was a [[paleographer]] of writings from the ancient Near East, specializing in the [[Eblaite language]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=K4JtAAAAMAAJ&q=giovanni+pettinato&dq=giovanni+pettinato&hl=en&ei=9wl-TIO2NsrfOLbN3YIE&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAQ |title=Ebla, a new look at history - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.com |date=2008-08-25 |accessdate=2011-06-06}}</ref> His major contributions to the field include the deciphering of the [[Ebla]]ite script, discovered by P. Matthiae in 1974-5.<ref>Moorey, 1991, p.150–152.</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Freeman |first=Tzvi |url=http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/766977/jewish/Is-there-evidence-of-Abrahams-revolution.htm |title=Is there evidence of Abraham's revolution? - The Big Picture |publisher=Chabad.org |date= |accessdate=2011-06-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Gabriela Cañas|url=http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cultura/SIRIA/investigador/lengua/Ebla/cree/haber/descubierto/mundo/hace/000/anos/elpepicul/19831125elpepicul_6/Tes |title=El investigador de la lengua de Ebla cree haber descubierto un mundo de hace 5.000 años|publisher=Elpais.com |date=1983-11-25 |accessdate=2011-06-06|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Carlo Forin |url=http://www.auditorium.info/articolo.asp?id=199 |title=Auditorium - Tesi e ricerche di arte , archeologia e storia |publisher=Auditorium.info |date=2006-08-31 |accessdate=2011-06-06|language=Italian}}</ref>
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[[File:Giovannipettinatto.jpeg|thumb|right|Portrait of Giovanni Pettinatto]]
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'''Giovanni Pettinato''' (30 April 1934, in [[Troina]] – 19 May 2011, in [[Rome]]) was an [[Assyriology|Assyriologist]] and [[paleographer]] of writings from the ancient Near East, specializing in the [[Eblaite language]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Pettinato|first=Giovanni|title=Ebla, a new look at history|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K4JtAAAAMAAJ|year=1991|publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press|isbn=978-0-8018-4150-7}}</ref> His major contributions to the field include the deciphering of the [[Ebla]]ite script, discovered by [[Paolo Matthiae]] in 1974–75.<ref>Moorey, 1991, p.150–152.</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Freeman |first=Tzvi |url=http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/766977/jewish/Is-there-evidence-of-Abrahams-revolution.htm |title=Is there evidence of Abraham's revolution? - The Big Picture |publisher=Chabad.org |accessdate=2011-06-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Gabriela Cañas|url=http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cultura/SIRIA/investigador/lengua/Ebla/cree/haber/descubierto/mundo/hace/000/anos/elpepicul/19831125elpepicul_6/Tes |title=El investigador de la lengua de Ebla cree haber descubierto un mundo de hace 5.000 años|publisher=Elpais.com |date=1983-11-25 |accessdate=2011-06-06|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Carlo Forin |url=http://www.auditorium.info/articolo.asp?id=199 |title=Auditorium - Tesi e ricerche di arte , archeologia e storia |publisher=Auditorium.info |date=2006-08-31 |accessdate=2011-06-06 |language=Italian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721184723/http://www.auditorium.info/articolo.asp?id=199 |archivedate=21 July 2011}}</ref>


Pettinato graduated from [[Heidelberg]] in 1968, where he had studied for ten years. In 1968 he began teaching [[Assyriology]] at the University of Rome.<ref>{{cite web| publisher=Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg| title=Prof. Dr. Giovanni Pettinato| accessdate=2011-09-09| language=German| url=http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/fakultaeten/philosophie/ori/assyriologie/mitarbeiter/pettinat.html}}</ref>
Pettinato graduated from [[Heidelberg]] in 1968, where he had studied for ten years. In 1968 he began teaching [[Assyriology]] at the University of Rome.<ref>{{cite web| publisher=Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg| title=Prof. Dr. Giovanni Pettinato| accessdate=2011-09-09| language=German| url=http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/fakultaeten/philosophie/ori/assyriologie/mitarbeiter/pettinat.html}}</ref>


Pettinato died on May 19, 2011 at the age of 76. He was an [[emeritus]] of several associations, including the [[Accademia dei Lincei]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lincei.it/premi/assegnati_ministro.php |title=Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei - Premi e borse di studio - Premi del Ministro della Pubblica Istruzione finora conferiti |publisher=Lincei.it |date= |accessdate=2011-06-06|language=Italian}}</ref> and authored several publications about the [[Sumer]]ian and [[Mesopotamia]]n civilizations.<ref>{{cite web|author=Anna Barysava |url=http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/fakultaeten/philosophie/ori/assyriologie/mitarbeiter/pettinat.html |title=Prof. Dr. Giovanni Pettinato |publisher=Uni-heidelberg.de |date=2011-05-24 |accessdate=2011-06-06}}</ref>
Pettinato died on 19 May 2011 at the age of 76. He was an [[emeritus]] of several associations, including the [[Accademia dei Lincei]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lincei.it/premi/assegnati_ministro.php |title=Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei - Premi e borse di studio - Premi del Ministro della Pubblica Istruzione finora conferiti |publisher=Lincei.it |accessdate=2011-06-06 |language=Italian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525013620/http://www.lincei.it/premi/assegnati_ministro.php |archive-date=25 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and authored several publications about the [[Sumer]]ian and [[Mesopotamia]]n civilizations.<ref>{{cite web|author=Anna Barysava |url=http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/fakultaeten/philosophie/ori/assyriologie/mitarbeiter/pettinat.html |title=Prof. Dr. Giovanni Pettinato |publisher=Uni-heidelberg.de |date=2011-05-24 |accessdate=2011-06-06}}</ref>


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Portrait of Giovanni Pettinatto

Giovanni Pettinato (30 April 1934, in Troina – 19 May 2011, in Rome) was an Assyriologist and paleographer of writings from the ancient Near East, specializing in the Eblaite language,[1] His major contributions to the field include the deciphering of the Eblaite script, discovered by Paolo Matthiae in 1974–75.[2][3][4][5]

Pettinato graduated from Heidelberg in 1968, where he had studied for ten years. In 1968 he began teaching Assyriology at the University of Rome.[6]

Pettinato died on 19 May 2011 at the age of 76. He was an emeritus of several associations, including the Accademia dei Lincei[7] and authored several publications about the Sumerian and Mesopotamian civilizations.[8]

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  1. ^ Pettinato, Giovanni (1991). Ebla, a new look at history. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-4150-7.
  2. ^ Moorey, 1991, p.150–152.
  3. ^ Freeman, Tzvi. "Is there evidence of Abraham's revolution? - The Big Picture". Chabad.org. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  4. ^ Gabriela Cañas (25 November 1983). "El investigador de la lengua de Ebla cree haber descubierto un mundo de hace 5.000 años" (in Spanish). Elpais.com. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  5. ^ Carlo Forin (31 August 2006). "Auditorium - Tesi e ricerche di arte , archeologia e storia" (in Italian). Auditorium.info. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Prof. Dr. Giovanni Pettinato" (in German). Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  7. ^ "Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei - Premi e borse di studio - Premi del Ministro della Pubblica Istruzione finora conferiti" (in Italian). Lincei.it. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  8. ^ Anna Barysava (24 May 2011). "Prof. Dr. Giovanni Pettinato". Uni-heidelberg.de. Retrieved 6 June 2011.


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