Nicolaas Verhelst, M.A.

Current affiliations

  • Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Social History
  • Hellenistic Babylonia
  • Social Network Analysis
  • Social Onomastics

Academic Education

08/2023Participation in the Digital Applications in Assyriology Nordic Summer School, University of Helsinki, Finland
09/2020 - 10/2022M.A. in Assyriology, University of Vienna, Austria
08/2021Internship at the Trismegistos-project under the supervision of Dr. Yanne Broux, KULeuven, Belgium
09/2019 - 07/2020M.A. in Ancient History, KULeuven, Belgium
09/2016 - 07/2019B.A. in History with a specialisation in Ancient History, KULeuven, Belgium

Work Experience

since 07/2023PhD Candidate in Assyriology at the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics", University of Münster
11/2022 - 04/2023Research assistant to Professors Drs. Michael Jursa, University of Vienna, and Kathleen Abraham, KULeuven, within the NaBuCCo Project
11/2022 - 01/2023Tutor "Babylonisch III und wissenschaftfliches Arbeiten", University of Vienna
10/2021Research assistant to Professor Dr. Michael Jursa, University of Vienna, in regard to the digitization of Spätbabylonische Privatbriefe (AOAT 414/1) (2014 Münster)
07/2021 - 09/2021Research assistant to Professor Dr. Mark Depauw, KULeuven, within the Trismegistos Project
10/2017 - 06/2018Research assistant to Professor Dr. Gerd van Riel, KULeuven, in regard to preliminary research for Proclus Diadochus. In Platonis Timaeum Commentaria (5 vols.) (2022 Oxford)

Publications

Verhelst, Nicolaas (2021)
In: Carthage Studies, 12(2021)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)

Projects

Duration: 01/07/2023 - 31/12/2025 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster

Doctorates

[Working title] Elite Networks in Hellenistic Babylonia: beyond Continuity and Change
Candidate: Verhelst, Nicolaas | Supervisors: Kleber, Kristin; Jursa, Michael
Period of time: 01/07/2023 - today
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster