Liu Jian
Liu Jian
Research Field: Ancient Mesopotamian and Anatolian History
Address：1 North National Stadium Road, Chaoyang District
Institute of World History, CASS
Beijing 100101, P.R.China
Degrees:
B.A. of History in Northeast Normal University in 1991
M.A. of Hittitology in Northeast Normal University in 1994
Ph.D of Assyriology in Northeast Normal University in 1997
Academic Experience:
1997—1999, Assistant Research Fellow in the Department of Ancient and Medieval History, the Institute of World History, Chinese Academy of Social Science;
1999—2005, Associate Research Fellow in the Department of Ancient and Medieval History, the Institute of World History, Chinese Academy of Social Science;
2005 till present, Research Fellow in the Department of Ancient and Medieval History, the Institute of World History, Chinese Academy of Social Science;
2001—2014, Vice Director in the Department of Ancient and Medieval History, the Institute of World History, Chinese Academy of Social Science;
2015-2020, Chair of the Department of Ancient and Medieval History, Institute of World History, Chinese Academy of Social Science;
2020 till present，Vice Director of Institute of World History, Chinese Academy of Social Science;
2004 till present, Vice Secretary in General of Chinese Association of Ancient and Medieval History
2013 till present, Secretary in General of Ancient History Branch of Chinese Association of Ancient and Medieval History
Foreign Language:
fluent English, reading Germany & French.
Ancient languages: Hittite, Akkadian, Sumerian, Hieroglyphic Luwian.
Awards and Fellowships:
Visiting scholar, Institute of Near Eastern Studies (Leiden, the Netherlands), 2001
Visiting scholar, British Academy (London, UK) , 2005
Visiting scholar, Department of Art History, Pennsylvania University, 2010-2011
Research Project
Translation Project of Cambridge Ancient History (China Grand National Project of Social Science, 2010—2016), co-translator
Ritual System and Political Authority in Ancient Times (Grand Project of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 2009—2013), co-preside
Series of World History (Grand Project of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 2002—2008), co-author
Ethnos and Religion in Ancient Eastern Mediterranean (China National Project of Social Science for Youth, 2003—2006), preside
Hierarchy System in Ancient Societies (China National Project of Social Science, 2001—2003), co-author
Publications:
Works:
1. Ethnos and Religion in Ancient World, (Nanchang: Jiangxi People’s Press) (general-editor and co-author), Jiangxi People’s Press, 2011;
2. State Formation and Its Early Development, (Nanchang: Jiangxi People’s Press) (co-author) , Jiangxi People’s Press, 2012
Articles:
1. Hittite Women in Religion (M.A. Thesis written in English) (1994). Published in Humanities: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Forum. (Foreign Affairs Bureau Chinese Academy of Social Sciences ed.), (Beijing: Economic Management Publishing House), 2000.
2. “Hittite Priestesses: MUNUSZintuhi and MUNUSKI.SIKIL” (in English), JAC 9 (1994), pp. 82-94
3. “On the Function of Hittite Women in Religion” (in Chinese), Journal of Northeast Normal University, No. 4 (1996), pp.6-11.
4. A Comparative Study of Extispicy in Ancient Mesopotamia and the Land of Hatti (Ph.D. Dissertation written in English). (1997)
5. “Hittite Ahhiyawa Problem” (in Chinese), Journal of World History, No. 4 (1998).
6. “Some Aspects of Extispicy in Ancient Mesopotamia” (in Chinese), Collection of the 2nd International Conference on Ancient World History in China (1998).
7. “On the Function of Extispicy Records to Early Mesopotamian History” (in Chinese), Journal of World History, No. 2 (1999)
8. “General Study of Hittite Chronology”, in Studies of Chronology of World Civilizations, (Beijing: Chinese International Book Publishing House), 1999.
9. “Divination Practice in Ancient Near East and China”, in Critics of Chinese Social History , Zhonghua Shuju Press, 2001.
10. “Rise and Emergence of Social Class in Ancient Mesopotamia”, in Shi Zhisheng & Xu Jianxin (eds.) Study of Ancient Hierarchy, (Beijing: Chinese Social Science Press), 2003.
11. “Social Structure of Sippar in Old Babylonian Period”, in Shi Zhisheng & Xu Jianxin (eds.) Study of Ancient Hierarchy, (Beijing: Chinese Social Science Press), 2003.
12. “A Survey on Hittite Religion”, in Bulletin of Institute of World History, CASS, Vol. 1 (Nanchang: Jiangxi People’s Press), 2001
13. “On the Ethnicity of Akkadian Peoples”, in Bulletin of Institute of World History, CASS, Vol. 3 (Nanchang: Jiangxi People’s Press), 2003
14. “Foundation and Development of Old Babylonian Centralization”, in Bulletin of Institute of World History, CASS, Vol. 4 (Nanchang: Jiangxi People’s Press), 2004
15. “Early Mesopotamian History from the Perspective of World System”, in Historiography Quarterly, No. 2 (2006)
16. “Cultural Communication of Ancient Peoples in East Mediterranean”, in Bulletin of Shanghai Normal University (Social Science), No. 6 (2006)
17. “Elements of Early State Formation in Late Uruk Period”, in Oriental Studies (Special Issue of Ancient Civilizations of Western Asia, Asia Minor and North Africa), Beijing, 2006
18. “The Nature of Akkadian State”, in Clio at Beida, Beijing, 2007
19. “On the Ethnicity of Sumerian Peoples”, in Bulletin of Institute of World History, CASS, Vol. 5 (Nanchang: Jiangxi People’s Press), 2007
20. “Main Features of Sumerian City-States”, in Bulletin of Institute of World History, CASS, Vol. 6 (Nanchang: Jiangxi People’s Press), 2008
21. “The Ancient Mesopotamian History from the Perspective of a Regional ‘World System’”, in Global History Review, vol. 2 (2009)
22. “Despotic Nature of Ur III Dynasty” , in Bulletin of Institute of World History, CASS, Vol. 7 (Nanchang: Jiangxi People’s Press), 2010
23. “Privilege: the Origin of Urban Centers in Agricultural Era”(co-author), in Journal of Hangzhou Normal University (Humanities and Social Sciences), vol. 5 (2012)
24. “Evolution and Characteristics of Sumerian Kingship”, in Oriental Forum, vol. 5 (2013)
25. “Sumerian Temple Building Ceremonies in Gudea Cylinders A and B”, The Journal of Ancient Civilizations, vol. 8/4 (2014)
26. “On the Ritualized Nature of Hittite KI.LAM Festival”, Journal of World History 2015 (in press)
27. “On the Prime Nature of Sumerian Civilization”, Study of Foreign Affairs vol. 2 (2016)；
28. “Hetixue: Zur Geschichte der Hethitologie in China”，Anatolica et Indogermanica. Studia linguistica in honerem Johannis Tischler septuagenarii dedicate, 2016 (co-author)
29. “Perspectives on Ancient Mesopotamian New Year: Its Content, Thought and Political Function”, Guizhou Social Science vol. 10 (2017);
30. “Patterns of Hieroglyphic Luwian Texts”, Journal of Ancient Civilizations vol. 1 (2018);
31. “On the Prime Nature of Hieroglyphic Luwian Texts”, Study of Social Science vol. 4 (2018);
32. “Social Stratifications Seen from Festivals in Ancient Western Asia”, Worship and Society in Pre-Modern Time, Studies of World History vol. I, Press of Fudan University, 2019.
Translations:
1. “Tu-State Reflected from Oracle-Bones of Chinese Shang Dynasty” (written by Hu Houxuan), Journal of Ancient Civilizations 10 (1995), pp.3-20.
2. “Huangdi, Confucius, Gonghe and Chenwang” (written by Lin Zhichun), Journal of Ancient Civilizations 10 (1995), pp. 71-81.
3. “Review: Tu-State Reflected from Oracle-Bones of Chinese Shang Dynasty” (written by Hu Houxuan, Reviewed by Lin Zhichun), Journal of Ancient Civilizations 10 (1995), pp. 147-148.
4. Court Institutions of the Western Zhou Dynasty Reflected from the Inscription on the Xiaoyu-Ding-Cauldron.” Journal of Ancient Civilizations 11 (1995).
5. “Mesoptotamian Chronology” (written by Branwen Denton), in Studies of Chronology of World Civilizations, (Beijing: Chinese International Book Publishing House), 1999.
6. A Guide to Egypt, (Beijing: Chinese Book Press), 1999.
7. Passages from Antiquity to Feudalism. (P. Anderson) (co-translation), (Shanghai: Shanghai People’s Press), 2001.
8. “From Aryan to Nomads in Europe and Asia: the Exploration of the Origin of Indo-European Languages” (Liu Xinru), in Historical Research, vol. 6 (2011)
9. Cultures in Contact: World Migrations in the Second Millennium (Dirk Heorder) (co-translation), (Jinan, Shangdong University Press), 2013
10. Agriculture in World History (Mark B. Tauger) (co-translation), (Shanghai, Commercial press), 2015
11. “Humanity and the Great Seas: Conversation with David Abulafia”, Social Sciences Abroad vol. 5 (2017);
12. Cambridge Ancient History, vol I/2, (Beijing: Chinese Social Science Press), 2020
Others:
1. Civilizations in the Tablets: Ancient Mesopotamia. (Shenyang: Liaoning University Press), 1996.
2. “How Did the Scholars Choose the Timetables?”, Bulletin of the Xia-Shang-Zhou Chronology Project, vol. 82 (1999), 2-4.
3. “On the Study of Ancient Near East: A Survey”, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Review, vol 56, 2000.
4. “On the Study of Chronology: A Survey”, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Review, vol. 78, 2000.
5. “Function of Religion in Emergence of Ethnos and State”, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Review, September 12, 2002
6. “Impact of Iraqi War to Sites of Ancient Civilizations” Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Review, April 10, 2003
7. “Ancient Mesopotamian State Formation: A Survey”, Bulletin of Center of Ancient Civilizations, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, August, 2005
8. “A Survey of Early Civilization”, Illustration Magazine of World, vol. 287 (2005)
9. “World System in Ancient History Study: An Exemplar of Uruk Period of Ancient Mesopotamia”, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Review, March 30, 2006
10. Lost Civilizations: Euphrates and Tigris, (Zhengzhou: Yellow River Hydraulic Press), 2006
11. “Origin of Writing”, World History Television Program, CCTV Channel 6, 2008
12. “Ancient Mesopotamian Civilization”, World History Television Program, CCTV Channel 6, 2008
13. “Law Code of Hammurabi”, Chinese Encyclopedia (New Edition), 2009
14. “Phoenician”, Chinese Encyclopedia (New Edition), 2009
15. “Persian Empire”, Chinese Encyclopedia (New Edition), 2009
16. “Darius”, Chinese Encyclopedia (New Edition), 2009
17. “Retrospect of Ancient Western Asian History Study in Last 3 Decades”, in Thirty Years of Chinese World History Study, Chinese Social Science Press, 2009
18. “Writing and Political Authority in Ancient Mesopotamian History”, Chinese Social Sciences Today, December 10, 2009
19. “Hittite and Hittitology”, Chinese Social Sciences Today, April 8, 2010
20. Early State Formation: A Multi-disciplinary Conversation: A Report of “International Symposium on Early State Formation” Held on November 4—5, 2009, Beijing, China, Social Evolution & History Journal, vol 9/2 (2010), pp. 209—216
21. “Civilization without Interruption. Anatolia in the Pre-classical Period”, Civilization, vol. 5 (2014)
22. “Hittite Civilization and Hittitology”, Guangming Daily 2014.10.15
23. “Anatolia in Pre-Classical Times”, Civilization vol. 5 (2014)
24. “Ancient Mesopotamian Knowledge towards the World”, Guangming Daily 2017.10.09
25. “Carve on the Wall: a Narrative to Assyrian Kingship”, Chinese Social Sciences Today, 2019.11.07
26. “Annual Report of Research on Ancient and Medieval History (2018)”, Chinese Social Sciences Today, 2019.06.10
Degree Supervised
1. Chen Fei: MA: World History: awarded July, 2010
Thesis: Political Crisis of Tukulti-Ninurtar I, King of Middle Assyrian Kingdom
2. Li Tiantiang: World History; awarded July, 2017
Thesis: Foreigners and Foreign Relations of Early Indian Society as Seen from Sanchi Monuments