#  SOLD OUT - Ancient Mesopotamian Cuisine 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **October 14, 2015** 

 07:30PM - 07:30PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Harvard Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Avenue**  



 

 



 

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#### Reception

Experience a culinary journey to ancient Mesopotamia. This special event will present a curated selection of foods and beverages based on the earliest recorded recipes from the Ancient Near East. For a multi-sensory experience, attend the special event on [Ancient Mesopotamian Music](http://semiticmuseum.fas.harvard.edu/event/ancient-mesopotamian-music) prior to this reception. Tickets are only available online and must be [purchased in advance](https://reservations.hmsc.harvard.edu/Info.aspx?EventID=21).

Menu features dishes based on 4000-year old recipes, and other ancient culinary documents, adapted for the event by award-winning food scholar Nawal Nasrallah and catered by The Middle East Restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Sample dips with tannour-bread, a lamb stew with dried apricots and black-eyed peas, and an aromatic side dish of wheat and lentils. For dessert, nibble on the ancient date-candy Mersu.  
   
During the reception, [Dr. Piotr Michalowski](https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/piotr-micha-owski/id267690080), a renowned jazz musician and Professor of Sumerology at the University of Michigan, will give a short performance on saxophone of his modern interpretations of early music.

Tickets are available for purchase. SOLD OUT

$40 members/$50 nonmembers

Free event parking available at the [52 Oxford Street Garage](http://map.harvard.edu/?ctrx=760081.5&ctry=2963729.5&level=9&layers=Campus%20Base%20and%20Buildings,Map%20Text).



 

 



 

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