Kate Kelley

I am a specialist in early Mesopotamian and Iranian writing and culture, with a focus on advancing decipherment of the proto-cuneiform and Proto-Elamite scripts– two of the earliest writing systems in the world. My research explores how writing was used as a tool to help organize resources and labour in the early cities and towns of southern Mesopotamia and Iran, as well as exploring issues of gender and class within the workforce.



University of British Columbia