Prof. Scott B. Noegel (PhD 1995, Cornell University) is Professor of Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Literatures in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization at the University of Washington, a department for which he also served as chair 2006-2015. He has authored, coauthored, and edited nine books and more than eighty articles on diverse topics related to ancient Near Eastern languages, literature, and culture. Currently, he is working on a monograph entitled “World Play” in Ancient Near Eastern Texts. To learn more about his projects or to download his publications, visit http://faculty.washington.edu/snoegel/.