dr. A.W. (Ayhan) Aksu

Ayhan Aksu is a postdoctoral researcher at the Qumran Institute. In 2022 he defended his doctoral dissertation  'Leaving No Scroll Unturned: a Study of Opisthographic Practices in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Texts Collectioning in the Ancient World'. His research interests are the Dead Sea Scrolls and Early Judaism, ancient manuscript collections and material studies, and the cultural history of the Ancient Near East.

Education:

2014-2015 MPhil in Assyriology, University of Cambridge

2013-2014 Propaedeutics in Hebrew Language and Culture, University of Amsterdam

2010-2014 Bachelor of Arts in Literary Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

2009-2014 Bachelor of Arts in History, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam