Hikmat Al-Aswad

Biography

Hikmat is an independent writer and researcher and now lives in Holland with his family. He writes and publishes books and articles about Mesopotamia. He has given several TV and newspaper interviews and participated in several conferences about the destruction of Mosul Museum in 2015.

At the time of the ITP in 2008 Hikmat was Director of Mosul Museum.

Hikmat has around 72 papers published; the most recent include:

• Nineveh and Mosul today, Bayn Al Nahrayn, No.207-208 (2024).
• Fate (Destiny) in Mesopotamian Religious Beliefs, Bayn Al-Nahrayn, No.201-202 (2023).
• Fate (Destiny) in Mesopotamian Religious Beliefs, Bayn Al-Nahrayn, No.203-204 (2023)
• Constellations and Planets in the Mesopotamia Civilisation and their Influence on the Fate and Destiny of Man
• The First Century of the History of Christianity in Mesopotamia, Bayn Al-Nahrayn, No.199-200 (2023)

Hikmat also has several book publications, including:

• The number seven in the Mesopotamia civilisation, semantics and symbols, originality and influence (Erbil, 2022).
• God and divine mandate between the Priest of Temple and the King of Palace (Baghdad, 2023).
• Fate in the religious beliefs of the Mesopotamian civilisation between divine will and the hidden forces of nature (Mosul, 2024).
• The philosophy of immortality and the concept of paradise in the civilisation of Mesopotamia (Mosul, 2024)
• Religious thought in the civilisation of Mesopotamia between the philosophy of faith and the revolution of doubt (Mosul, 2025).

At the British Museum
During his time on the International Training Programme in 2007, Hikmat was based in the Middle East Department and his partner placement was spent at Lincoln Museum.

Hikmat’s participation on the International Training Programme in 2008 was generously supported by Linda Noe Laine.