Yael
Leokumovich

Yael Leokumovich is an Assyriologist and PhD candidate specializing in cuneiform literature, one of the oldest forms of writing, from ancient Mesopotamia. Her research focuses on the Mesopotamian wetlands and their representation across various cuneiform genres, aiming to explore the Mesopotamian understanding of ecology and nature as well as how this culture represents landscapes in literature. By connecting these ancient perspectives to contemporary discussions of the Anthropocene epoch (the period in geological time when humans began to have a significant impact on the planet), she seeks to uncover how one of the earliest urban civilizations understood and interacted with its environment.

Yael seeks to uncover how one of the earliest urban civilizations understood and interacted with its environment.

Yael holds a BA in linguistics and an MA in Assyriology from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She currently resides in Jaffa. In addition to her academic pursuits, she studies languages and has been volunteering teaching Hebrew to Palestinian women in East Jerusalem. Yael is a writer and has published prose and essays. She enjoys reading and gardening in her free time.