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A Weekly Online Publication of the ZENDA Assyrian Newsagency
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T H I S W E E K I N Z E N D A
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The Lighthouse...................... The Goals of Kha
b'Neesan
Good Morning Bet-Nahrain............ The Fragile Kurdish
Accord
Surfs Up............................ "to be more civil
together"
Surfers Corner...................... The Origin of the
Word EASTER
News Digest......................... Publication of the
Akkadian Grammar
ACNC'97 Deadline Extended
Ziggurat............................ The Tigris and the
Euphrates (French)
Calendar of Events.................. No New Entries
Entracte............................ Dinner to Honor
Nemrod Simono
Intelligentsia...................... Classes and Seminars
Assyrian Surfing Posts.............. The Chicago Assyrian
Dictionary Proj
Pump up the Volume.................. Ambassador &
Trip
Back to the Future.................. The Assyrian Dark
Ages
The Discovery of the Eponym
Literatus........................... A Sample of My Heart
This Week in History................ Sargis Osipov
Bravo............................... The Assyrians of
Chicago
The Directory....................... News Sources
Bshena.............................. Access Com and Chicago
Salute.............................. Albert, Ashur, Zaineb,
Chrisoph, Firas
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THE L I G H
T H O U S E
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THE MAJOR GOALS OF THE AKITU: THE ASSYRIAN NEW YEAR FESTIVAL
Assyrian New Year Festival was developed as one of the
fundamental institutions used for indoctrination, overhaul and stimulation
of individuals in any position and public organizations in any level to
fulfill freshly the tasks of the next year. These objectives were achieved
through performance of detailed and precisely planned and scheduled ceremonies
and processions. These were carried out during day and night for twelve
days of festival period. To give impact for the whole institutions, the
celebration started from the spring equinox, the time at which the resurrection
of nature is highly motivating. By elaborate ideologies the indoctrination
processes were linked with renewal of nature. Thus whole empire functions
were revived and given momentum for another year's strive and thus the
process of aging would be slowed down.
The king of the Assyrian empire, who was practically the
master of the civilized world of the time, was vulnerable to develop the
megalomania disease. To prevent this and save the empire from its consequences,
the king in the second day of the festival, was stripped of his outfits
and insignias. He would kneel before the chief priest, confess to his carelessness,
if any, would be slapped to recall any negligence committed in the past
year, pledging strict care for the coming year. Thereafter the kingship
would be invested in him for another year's term.
The vast empire territory and the magnificence of empire
power was very tempting to spark egoism and revolt against the central
power. To prevent this and to keep motivated, in order of merits, the most
competent officer and governor would be chosen man of the year, called
'LIMMU'. The king in the first year of kingship and TURTANU - commander
in chief - in the second year of kingship would be automatically honored
LIMMU. Instead of the numeral year, his name would be used in every day
life and in documents. The LIMMU would also be the master of ceremonies
of the new year festival for that particular year. The documentary list
of limmus resulting from this institution, in which for each limmu the
historical events are registered constitutes the invaluable historical
documents dating exactly the events for each year.
Indoctrination of empire people for the creation of sole
Assyrian national
identity, consistency and solidarity in basic matters
such as cosmogony, civil law and order, other features were carried out
in elaborated and precise rituals during Kha-B'Nissan Assyrian New Year
Festival.
In cosmogony doctrine, the matter was eternal with no beginning and no later destruction. The life was originated from mingling of APSU - sweet water - with TIAMAT -salty water -, closely related to present scientific theories.
In civil law, the weak were protected. In the proemium
to the Code of Hammurabi, 1792 B.C., we read: 'at that time Anu and Bell
(the Gods) called me, Hammurabi the exulted prince, who fears the Gods
to make righteousness to prevail in the land to destroy the wicked and
evil, to prevent the strong from oppressing the weak'. This is in contrast
with the civil law foundation of present advanced nations, which is based
on 'awareness of customer', where the judge in court is not concerned with
'adequacy of consideration'.
If the Assyrian Empire was not destroyed in 605 B.C. by the allies of the nomad Medes, who building in number force for a thousand years, from the west, the Cythian hordes from the north and the sister province of Babylon from the south, or if in the twenty five centuries since the fall of the Assyrian Empire, Megalomania, over-egoism of sovereigns, aging of flourishing civilizations had been prevented, wouldn't by now mankind have conquered the other solar systems?
As conventional function of Kha-B'Nissan festival, Assyrians
do renew their
pledge to strive for the establishment of a national
competent organization to help each Assyrian to secure the best education,
the best income and national proud identity.
Alfred Dooman
Canada
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G O O D
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THE FRAGILE KURDISH ACCORD
[ZENDA/Al-Ahram Weekly] The Iraqi Kurds recently
observed a moment of silence in remembrance of the 5,000 victims of the
Halabja Massacre nine years ago by President Saddam Hussein. Alleging
that Iraqi Kurds had collaborated with Iran against Iraq during the eight-year
war (1980-1988) between the two countries, Hussein's forces used lethal
gas to kill residents of this Kurdish village. In October of the
same year, Hussein killed another 182,000 Kurds in what was known as al-Anfal
operation. Just a few days before the anniversary of the Halabja massacre,
the two major Kurdish factions--the KDP led by M. Barzani and the Patriotic
Union for Kurdistan (PUK) led by J. Talabani--suspended the US-brokered
peace talks being held in Ankara. The talks were brought to a halt
last week by the assassination of a KDP official in the city of Arbil in
northern Iraq. The assassination coincided with a meeting of representatives
of the KDP, PUK and no-fly zone's Turkoman minority in the Turkish capital
for talks to consolidate their cease-fire accord. The meeting was
also attended by US, British, and Turkish delegates. The KDP representative
walked out of the meeting to protest the killing and said that "the PUK
was behind the act of terror." One observer of the Kurdish crisis
said that the assassination attempt was carefully planned to thwart the
Ankara meeting and to further hinder US efforts to bring an end to the
fighting in Kurdistan. "There are too many culprits in this incident; it
could be either a radical wing in Talabani's party, agents of Saddam's
central government or even a radical wing in the KDP, which is trying to
abort any peaceful settlement between the two factions," the source said.
Iran will work on expanding its influence with Talabani's PUK, according
to the source, "to thumb its nose at the US, and its pretensions of maintaining
a western influence with the Iraqi Kurds."
As one political observer put it: "The Kurds were
their own worst enemy because the [two] factions persist in living in a
never-never land. And they have not yet been able to change their misconception
of international politics. So there can be no return to democracy.
The Kurds have been and will be the football of the Middle East power struggle.
Unfortunately, the Kurds permit themselves to be in that role." One prominent
figure in the Iraqi opposition told Al-Ahram Weekly: "The Western intervention
in Iraqi Kurdistan has been negative since the UN embargo added to the
suffering of those under the embargo imposed by the central government
in Baghdad. There was no assistance on the part of the international
community to help break the economic and political impasse which forced
thousands of young Kurds to make a living out of joining the militias of
the two parties."
He added that the political settlement which both the
US and Turkey are trying to impose on the Iraqi Kurds will not be more
than "a temporary truce that will not hold for long. Such a settlement
will not guarantee permanent stability in Iraqi Kurdistan. On the
contrary, it will be widely rejected by the Kurds, who will see it as yet
another tool of American-Turkish hegemony over the area... Baghdad
will also strongly object and will further escalate tension in the region,"
the source said. The area, says the source, will remain unstable as long
as the Iraqi government maintains its authority in the KDP-controlled region,
Iran expands its influence in the area and Turkey works on establishing
a security zone on Iraqi territory.
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S U R F S
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"I found the article on William Daniel in last week's
Zenda very interesting. I would be very much interested in acquiring
anything of his work that has been published. As I'm working on the Assyrian
language of the nineteenth and early twentieth century, I would be interested
in other publications of this early period too. Can you tell me where to
order them? If people have spare copies of Assyrian books, I would
be very happy when they would consider sending them to me - I'm of course
willing to pay for these. More in general, it would be a good idea
if Zenda would pay regular attention to new publications and reprints of
Assyrian books. Much has been written in the last two centuries, but much
has been lost also. Every Assyrian's help is needed in order to preserve
this literature. Thanks for your efforts in this field so far."
Dr. Heleen Murre-van den Berg
The Netherlands
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[Grafeex of San Jose, California has kindly agreed to complete the design and development of the ZENDA website on the Internet. As a service to the Assyrian bibliophiles we will include a section on new and reprinted Assyrian books and periodicals which can be purchased online. Until then to order any of William Daniels published work please contact:
The Assyrian American Association of San Jose
The Education & Culture Committee
P.O. Box 41311
San Jose, California 95160 U.S.A.
(408) 927-8100 ]
"In response to Ms. Lena Mushell's observations published in Zenda, Volume 3, Issue 3, on March 3, 1997, I would like to clarify some biased comments Lena Mushell made regarding the rally that was held at the Assyrian American Association's Beta, in February 1997, by delegates from North of Assyria (today's Iraq), namely, GABA ATRANAYA and Christian Aid Program of North of Iraq.
I, Carlo Ganjeh, functioning as the mediator, was responsible to adhere to the agenda set forth by the delegates. First, we had a report from Christian Aid program of North Iraq followed by GABA ATRANAYA. After the report we had the floor open for questions from the delegates. The first person took 10 minutes to get to his question and it was very clear that he was not asking a question but was giving us a lecture on his beliefs. I, as the mediator, in order to control the meeting in a civilized manner asked that person to get to the point or his question. But unfortunately, Mr. Lachin and his supporters immediately exploded, stating that you cannot stop him from talking. I was shocked and embarrassed by his behavior. Out of curiosity I asked Mr. Vladimer Betlachin if he could have gone to the same meeting the next day at the Assyrian American Civic Club of Turlock, where he resides, but instead drove about 2 hours from Turlock to San Jose to be at this meeting. After this, Mr. Betlachin who leads the Assyrian Democratic Movement in California, said that he is leaving the meeting because of my question and walked out. His supporters from Turlock and San Jose also followed him out. Ten minutes later they all came back to the meeting that no one had asked them to leave. I apologized to everyone at the meeting for my question, which was not appropriate and I'm the first one to admit that. I have since been informed that due to his lawsuit for millions of dollars against the Assyrian American Civic Club of Turlock, he has been suspended from attending any of their meetings or functions. I also understand that this group of people feel that they are the only ones who know what is good for our people. A dictatorship run by a select group comprised of Lincoln Malek and Lachin, who want to make the decisions for our people. This is exactly what we should be shying away from.
I wish Zenda would not succumb to trivial pursuits of a few people like Ms. Lena Mushell, when our nation is perishing at home and abroad. Why can't we learn to be more civil together and learn from each other to further benefit our nationalistic goals rather than argue over what I think is right and what others might think is wrong."
Carlo K. Ganjeh
San Jose, CA
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"Regarding the letter of Mr. Frederick Aprim which appeared
in Volume
III, Issue 4 of ZENDA, I would like to give my opinion.
Mr. Aprim seems to believe that Assyrians should live in some sort of Utopia
where we are all pure and angelic. I would like to remind him that every
Assyrian has the God given right to criticize, severely if necessary, another
Assyrian who may well deserve it. Mr. Aprim states "the time is now to
put these people where they belong", none of us know to whom he is referring.
He also declares that "the time is now my friends to create that environment
where all Assyrians can live together united...". We cannot build a nation
based on passiveness and Utopian ideology. No nation has ever attained
nationhood without strong personalities who are not afraid to voice their
opinion, even if it might shatter that heavenly bliss."
Raman Michael
Chicago
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"The last issue of Zenda (March 24, 1996) featured Ramin
Daniels' "Call for Action". Mr. Daniels complains that in the 5 years
since its emergence in this country, Zowaa has failed to coalesce meaningful
support from the Assyrian community, and it has failed to develop "a solid
political and economic infrastructure". This justifiably distresses
Mr. Daniels who is a supporter of ZOWAA. He blames the failure on Dr. Lincoln
Malik, whom he describes as "a highly educated man and a career politician."
Mr. Daniels contends that "Dr. Malik has failed to stir
our passions in support of our people in Bet-Nahrain, and to do what is
necessary to support ZOWAA?s national movement in our homeland."
Daniels then concludes: "It is time for Dr. Malik to pass the torch.
I urge all
concerned Assyrians to join me in calling on ZOWAA to
appoint a new figure to replace Dr. Malik." Daniels wants Malik replaced
with "a person that can draw on the resources of our nation to develop
ZOWAA into a strong, effective, and proactive organization in the U.S."
Mr. Daniels is obviously genuine in his concerns, and
I salute him for sharing his views. But what he proposes is not so simple.
ZOWAA was created in Iraq many years before Dr. Malik?s participation.
Throughout those years, ZOWAA was essentially ignored by the Assyrian community
in this country. To my knowledge, none of the Assyrian organizations
in the U.S. ever lifted a finger to answer ZOWAA?s call for help.
If there is one thing that has changed since the arrival
of Dr. Malik, it is that finally there has been a sustained effort to raise
funds in this country for ZOWAA?s homeland use. I am convinced that much
of the credit for this achievement does indeed belong to Dr. Malik.
On this point, I would encourage Mr. Daniels to see the glass as half-full,
rather than as half-empty.
But Mr. Daniels raises another bothersome issue. According
to Daniels
"It is time that we Assyrians demand accountability from
people who have assumed positions of importance and [who] impact our national
affairs." This is a most valid point and it applies to all Assyrian organizations.
As for Mr. Daniels' specific brief, it is interesting that it echoes another
recent complaint (see Zenda, March 3, 1996) by Mr. Esha Tamras. By all
accounts Mr. Tamras was a dedicated and productive worker for the Assyrian
Aid Society (the charity arm of ZOWAA). Such individuals should be treasured
for their value. Yet Mr. Tamras resigned as President of the Santa Clara
Chapter of the A.A.S. in exasperation for the authoritarian and secretive
style of leadership at the top. Mr. Esha Tamras remains a strong supporter
of ZOWAA, just as Mr. Daniels. Mr. Tamras worked hard for two
years raising funds for the A.A.S., yet he found that
even as Chairman of A.A.S. in Santa Clara County, he was rarely provided
information about the organization, and his ideas were rarely heard out.
To Mr. Tamras, there was no evidence of a dialogue, only of a military-like
mentality. The top dog never shared any information with his troops, except
on a "Need To Know" basis.
The tradition of leaders being close-mouthed and projecting
an
autocratic rather than a democratic image has ample precedents
in the
Middle East, and Assyrians take second to none in this
department. In a mode reminiscent of Louis XIV?s "L'etat c'est moi!",
Assyrian maliks and high clerics traditionally expected their edicts to
be obeyed, not questioned. Like it or not, today?s Assyrian "leaders" must
recognize that those days are over. Volunteers cannot be inspired to maximum
effort if they are treated as minions rather than as partners. Less
imperiousness will do wonders.
I have personally visited with various ZOWAA leaders,
both in Iraq and in Syria. I have always been impressed with their positive
attitude and their interest in hearing out suggestions, and in a genuine
exchange of views. Ironically, therefore, ZOWAA leaders in the Middle East
seem far ahead of the ZOWAA leaders in the West. There is the same dichotomy
when it comes to the Assyrian Aid Society. In Zakho and Dohuk, representatives
of the A.A.S. spent considerable time allowing my inspection of their receipts
and expenditures. They correctly assumed that public
exposure is the best disinfectant. I came away thoroughly impressed
with the candor and openness. In sharp contrast, my recent experience
with the Assyrian Aid Society in the U.S. seems to be "we will let you
know the least possible," and "it is none of your business." With due respect,
if it is about our people, it is every Assyrian?s business.
I would like to add two brief points:
1. I seriously question whether there is any Assyrian in the U.S. who would be willing to take on the responsibility currently shouldered by Dr. Malik. He has dedicated untold hours on this project. If there is someone else with the talent and the readiness to do this job, I wonder where this person was in the years before Dr. Malik assumed the position.
2. Mr. Daniels states that we must demand accountability, and actively scrutinize the performance of our leaders. While I doubt that "openness" in itself can do much to change "the pitiful state of our nation at the close of the 20th century," it is time for our "leaders" to stop talking down to the people, and to hear them out.
Francis Sarguis
Santa Barbara, California
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"Hi. I was reading Lena Mushel's letter to the Zenda and
I think that I agree with him. I am an Assyrian from Iran and I believe
that there are a lot of Assyrian-Christian in the Iran and Iraq or even
in the United State which need this money. It is better to think about
Assyrian pour families and helping them. There are a lot families which
do need money to survive in the cities like Turlock, Ceres and San Jose
and also we have thousands of Assyrian wondering all around the world which
need money and help. We have hundreds of students in the universities that
are the future of the Assyrian society and most of them need money. We
are collecting money for those who killed thousands of Assyrian during
the Agha Potrous revolution ( if I spelled it right.) Our people in Iran
and Iraq need that money more than the other. This money goes to the people
that called us "dirty" for years. Just have a trip to the Ceres in California
and see how many families do need that money. I am Assyrian, I love Assyrian
and I prefer that any kind of help goes to
Assyrian."
Eddie E.
California State University, Stanislaus
Turlock, California
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"Thank you very much for your help and kind cooperation
I have received your e-mail with e-address of an Assyrian in Finland. I
shall contact this brother by e-mail. I know that Assyrians live
in Oulu, but I didn't know this seven years ago when visited this town
in Finland. Dear brothers and sisters from ZENDA, I am greatly appreciated
for your noble patriotic activity, and for attention to my request. I wish
you happiness Sincerely yours."
Promarz Tamrazov
Ukraine
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ZENDA readers are invited to respond to the following
request(s) by either
directly writing to the author or sending a reply to
ZENDA.
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ZENDA on the Origins of the Word EASTER
According to the Venerable Bede, an 8th Century Christian historian and theologian, the name Easter is derived from the festival of Oestre (sometimes spelled "Estre"), pronounced "Eestruh", the Anglo-Saxon Goddess of Spring, Fertility and New Life. The name "Eastre time" later became "Easter time". The goddess Estre was of course none other than the Assyrian goddess Ishtar. According to the Mesopotamian mythology every year, at the end of Vernal Equinox, Ishtar descended to the underworld and succeeds in rescuing her lover, Tammuz. Tammuz, whose name also refers to the fourth Assyrian month (July) returns to life after three days of absence or a physical death. In addition, according the Anglo-Saxon mythology the Goddess Oestre (Estre) graciously turns a bird into a rabbit, and in gratitude the rabbit, remembering how to lay eggs during the Festival of Oestre, lays beautiful eggs for her goddess.
A HAPPY YOMA'D QYAMA (RESURRECTION DAY) TO OUR CHRISTIAN READERS
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SCHOLARS PRESS TO PUBLISH THE "AKKADIAN GRAMMAR"
The students and scholars of the Akkadian language will
be pleased
to learn that John Huehnergard's "Akkadian Grammar" will
soon be published in the Harvard Semitic Monograph series by Scholars Press.
It is presently
in route to the printer and should be available for ordering
no later
than the end of June 1997. Please note that orders
cannot be placed in
advance of its actual publication. ZENDA will send a
notice with ordering
information when the volume arrives. For more information
contact Patrick Durusau of Scholars Press at pdurusau@emory.edu.
ACNC'97 REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED
As previously announced, the upcoming Assyrian Community
Networking
Conference (ACNC'97) will be held in Turlock (CA) in
conjunction with the
1997 Assyrian State Convention of California. The ACNC'97
FREE registration period has been extended to April 30, 1997. The conference
will consist of two main sessions and a panel discussion. In addition to
a keynote address, there will be a number of individual presentations from
both Assyrian and non-Assyrian experts. Proposals for demonstrations,
panel discussions or related activities are welcome. Visit Nineveh-Online
(http://www.nineveh.com/acnc97.htm) for detail information about the objectives
and topics of the conference and on how to register. All participants will
receive a FREE T-shirt and a disk with Assyrian Fonts.
ASHUR SHAMOUN RETURNS TO HIS MICROPHONE
Mr. Ashur Shamoun, who suffered a heart attack while taping a weekly Assyrian radio program, was discharged from the Oakville Hospital in Oakville, Ontario. Mr. Shamoun is the vice-president and the producer of the Assyrian Voice of Canada which can be heard every Saturday, on frequency 1430 from 10 in the evening until midnight.
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LE TIGRE ET L'EUPHRATE
Une unite reelle, qui n'exclut cependant pas des differences
regionales,
marque le bassin: elle provient pour une bonne part du
reseau
hydrographique qui prend source dans les hautes montagnes
de l'Armenie; la
fonte des neiges provoque des crues de printemps capables
d'inonder les
valees et le baspays et qui sont redoutees, car elles
surviennent alors que
la recolte est deja sour pied; les habitants ont donc
du tres tot se
defendre contre ce danger.
L'Euphrate, qui coule longtemps dans les montagnes, est
plus lent et moins
nerveux que le Tigre; les deux fleuves sont grossis de
quileques affluents
de rive gauche, le Balikh, le Khabur, le grand et le
petit Zab, la Diyala,
qui jouent tous un role important dans les relations
du bassin avec son
environement, car ils penetrent parfois profondement
dans les massifs.
A cette unite, creee par le relief et l'hydorgraphie qui
individualisent la
Mesopotamie de l'ensemble de son evnironement, vient
s'ajouter une
caractersitique commune a l'ensemble du bassin: l'extreme
pauvrete en
matieres premieres. Si l'on fait abstraction de
l'argile, partout presente
a profusion, et qui, alliee a l'eau qu'il convient de
domestiquer, devient
source de richesse agricole et materiau de base de la
vie quotidienne, on
ne trouve aucune ressource importante: pratiquement pas
de pierre, tres peu
de bois, sauf celui du palmier, lequel est utilise aussi
pour se dattes,
ses fibres et ses palmes. Le roseau, omnipresent
dans les marais du sud et
le long des canaux. joua un role considereable, mais
il ne peut remplacer
le bois.
Jean-Claude Margueron
France
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Am 6. April werden wir noch einmal unser Neujahr feiern,
diesmal mit
Kaffee, Kuchen und viele andere Ueberaschungen. Bei dieser
Gelegenheit wird
Frau Adrin Takhsh einen Vortrag ueber die Zeremonien
im alten assyrien halten.
Beginn: 17:00
in den ABGAD Raeumlichkeiten in Wiesbaden
(die genaue Adresse, nexte Woche)
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David Yonan's Konzert:
Sonntag den 20. Juli 1997 um 11:00
David Yonan spielt Geige
Mathaeikirchstrasse 1
Berlin
im Musikinstrumenten Museum Berlin, Curt-Sachs Saal (dierekt
neben der
Philharmonie)
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Thru Apr 6 The Ain Ghazal
Exhibit
Smithsonian Institute
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Washington D.C.
AAA of Southern CA (818) 506-7577
Thru April 27
Masterpieces from the Pierpot Morgan Library:
A collection of relics 3300 B.C. to 1800 B.C.
Cylindrical Seals
From Uruk, Akkadian, Babylonia and Assyria
California Palace of the Legion of Honor
Lincoln Park, San Francisco.
(415)863-3330
Thru Fall 1997 Ancient Mesopotamia: The Royal Tombs
of Ur
2650-2550 B.C.
Third Floor
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Apr 5
NEC Meeting of the Assyrian American National Fed.
Eden's Banquets (Assyrian Social Hall)
10:00 am
Hotel Information:
Radisson Hotel
4500 West Touhy
Lincolnwood
1-800-333-3333
Apr 9
Recent Excavations at Gordion, Turkey:
An Achaemenid Persian Imperial Town in Central Anatolia
Lecturer: T.C. Young, Jr.
Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto, Canada
8:00 p.m
Apr 11-13
Big Bear Ski Trip
Skiing, hiking, Mountain biking, etc.
Assyrian Student Union Big Bear Trip
Members $40 non-members $65
Includes lodging, transportation, and 1st night's food.
Contact Sargon Gewargis: fishtale@juno.com
s8913705@mail.themall.net
Apr 24
Beginning of Settled Village Life in Eastern Anatolia
Dr. Michael Rosenberg
Associate Professor, University of Delaware
6:00 p.m.
Reception Follows
Rainey Auditorium
Free (215) 898-4890
May 4
"Near Eastern Archeology"
Speaker: Dr. Thomas E. Levy
University of California, San Diego
Location: Westchester, New York
Call Hugo Vandenwall Bake (914) 472-0874
May 5
"Near Eastern Archeology"
Speaker: Dr. Thomas E. Levy
University of California, San Diego
Location: Tufts University, Boston
Call Jodi Magness (617) 628-5000 x2680
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/classicsDept/aia.html
May 23-26
Assyrian State Convention of California
Turlock, California
May 24
A C N C '97
The Third Assyrian Community Networking Conference
The Assyrian State Convention of California
Turlock, California
Organized by The Assyrian Community Networking Society
Jul 20
A Concert by the Assyrian Violinist, David Yonan
Mathaeikirchstrasse 1
Musikinstrumenten Museum, Curt-Sachs Saal
Berlin
11:00 am
Aug 26-Sept 2
Assyrian American National Convention
Hyatt Regency Dearborn
Fairlane Town Center
Detroit, Michigan
All Single,double,triple,quad rooms: $95 per day
Reservations: (313) 982-6880
Reservations must be made by August 7.
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Mar 31
Kha B'Neesan 6747 Festival
Victorian Assyrian Communities
12 noon - 7:00 pm
Moonee Ponds Community Centre
Cnr Mt Alexander & Pascoe Vale Roads, Moonee Ponds
Adults $5 Family $20 (2 Adults & 4 children)
Apr 5
Kha b'Neesan Dance Party
Chicago
Apr 6
Kha b'Neesan Parade
Chicago
1:00-3:00 pm
A Dinner in Honor of Nemrod Simono
Assyrian Scholar of the Modern Assyrian Language
The Assyrian Academic Society
Edens Banquet Hall
Pulaski- Chicago
6:00 p.m.
$20.00
847-537-1684
aas@wwa.com
New Year Celebration in Wiesbaden, Germany
&/lecture: "The New Year Ceremonies in Ancient Assyria
Speaker: Adrin Takhsh
5:00 pm
ADBGAD, Wiesbaden
Apr 26
A Cocktail Dance Party
5th Anniversary of the Assyrians Around the World
TV Program
Entertainers: Julian Jindo
Julian & Janan Band from San Diego
Hyatt Hotel
1740 North First Street
San Jose, California
(408) 993-1234
$20.00
Tickets: Etminan Market & United Foods
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CHICAGO
Assyrian Athletic Club Soccer Development Program
Ages 7-14
7:45-9:45 pm
Mondays
Warren Park Gymnasium
Western Avenue & Devon Street
HARVARD UNIVERSITY 1997-98
Syriac Classes Taught by Dr. J.F. Coakley
Elementary Syriac
Instructor: J. F. Coakley
Basic Syriac grammar and syntax
with selected readings from the Syriac Bible and
other early texts.
Readings in Syriac I
Historical and theological texts, and early poetry
Readings in Syriac II
Special attention to exegetical texts and to reading manuscripts.
MODESTO
Assyrian Educational & Cultural Club at
Modesto Junior College
1:00 pm
Fridays
Founders Hall 108
Modesto, U.S.A.
NORTH HOLLYWOOD Assyrian Boy Scouts
Assyrian American Association of Southern California
Assyrian Club
5901 Cahuenga Blvd
North Hollywood, California
9:30am to 12:30pm
Sundays
Contact Sargon Gewargis @ fishtale@juno.com
(818) 891-3705 after 7:30 pm
Assyrian Student Union
California State University, Northridge
Assyrian American Association of Southern California
Assyrian Club
5901 Cahuenga Blvd
North Hollywood, California
6:00pm
Contact Sargon Gewargis @ fishtale@juno.com
(818) 891-3705 after 7:30 pm
SAN JOSE
Nisibin School
Assyrian Language Classes
Ages 5-14
10:00-1:00 pm
Saturdays
AAA of San Jose BETA
20000 Almaden Road
Raabie Nimrod Simono's Intermediate Grammar Class
AAA of San Jose BETA
ONLY IN MARCH
Class Days Vary (Contact ZENDA for more information)
Maestro Nebu Issabey's Nineveh Choir Practice
AAA of San Jose BETA
8:00 pm
Thursdays
TORONTO
Nisibis School
10:30-1:30
Saturdays
The Church of the East
Toronto, Canada
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A S S
Y R I A N S U
R F I N G P O
S T S
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The Chicago Assyrian Dictionary Project
http://asmar.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/CAD/CAD.html
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P U M P UP THE V O L U
M E
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English Modern Assyrian
Ambassador
mshaad/raa
[M]
Trip
khzooq/ya
[M]
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F = Feminine M = Masculine
P = Plural
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B A C K TO THE
F U T U R E
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B.C. (1208) This date marks the beginning of the
Assyrian Dark Ages which
lasted over 250 years.
<< The Dark Centuries, Parpola >>
A.D. (1862) Sir Henry Rawlinson discovers a major
Eponym List in which a
complete list of every Assyrian ruler or governor was
given from 911 BC
down to 660 BC.
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L I T E
R A T U
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That Night
I heard
the angels sing
on that mystical night
when you gazed at the sky
with your heavenly face
and whispered to the moon
about your dream
a small kingdom, a prince and a white horse...
you wonder how I knew !
ask the moon
for I was there
on that October night
when the lovebird wrote about you on a falling leaf
and the winds gently brushed it to me...
I looked up and there was your image
carved in a single white cloud
I tried to reach for you
but you were so far away
I cried, did you hear me my princess!
I might not be a prince
but a lost knight I am
and I might not have a kingdom
but who needs that
as long as I have your eyes
and those are the whole world to me...
Frederick Aprim
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T H I S W E E K
I N H I S T O R
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April 1, 1886: born in Tsibili, Georgia, Professor
Sargis Osipov, an
Assyrian linguist and scholar who collaborated with German
orientalists at
the turn of the century.
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B R A
V O
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THE ASSYRIANS OF CHICAGO
Next Sunday afternoon, April 6, from 1 to 3 pm (Central
Standard
Time/Chicago) Assyrians of Chicago will take their Assyrian
pride to the
streets of Chicago. Currently as many as 100,000
Assyrians live here.
Along a designated route the Assyrian floats (mobile
wooden stages) will
move in a choreographed procession to mark the arrival
of the Assyrian Year
6747. This annual event has become the largest
and the most visible
demonstration of the Assyrian pride in Diaspora.
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ZNAM (Archeology Magazine)
ZNAP (Associated Press International)
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ZNMN (San Jose Mercury News)
ZNNQ (Nabu Quarterly)
ZNNV (Nineveh Magazine)
ZNRU (Reuters)
ZNSJ (San Jose Mercury News)
ZNTM (Time Magazine)
ZNUP (United Press International)
ZNUS (US News & World Report)
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E T O Z E
N D A
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Zenda wishes to thank the following individuals &
organizations whose
contributions appear in this issue:
Albert Gabrial Hollister, California
Zaineb Istrabadi New York
Ashur Simon Malek Ontario, Canada
Christoph Aktas Sunnyvale, California
Firas Jatou
Chicago, Illinois
and the following individual(s) for introducing ZENDA
to our new readers:
Albert Gabrial Hollister, California