Osama Abdel-Rahman Elnur
1976 Doctor of Philosophy Ph.D. in Egyptian Archeology from the Institute of Oriental Studies - Academy of Sciences, Moscow.
Thesis topic: The local roots of ancient Sudanese culture - a study based on archaeological data. The study was based on the results of exploration and prospecting work conducted by the researcher in Sudanese Nubia in the period 1969-1973.
Master’s degree in Egyptian Archeology with first class honors from Zhdanov State University - Leningrad.
2002- Currently Professor of Ancient History (postgraduate studies) in the Department of History, Faculty of Arts, Sebha University.
1988- 2002 Professor of Antiquities and Ancient Eastern Civilizations at the Faculty of Arts and Postgraduate Studies - Al-Fatih University.
1996- 1998 Professor of Anthropology at the Faculty of Science and Arts in Bevern - Western Mountain University.
1992- 1996 Professor of Anthropology and Comparative Civilizations, Department of Postgraduate Studies, Faculty of Applied Social Sciences - Al-Fatih University.
1987-1991 Director General of the General Administration of Antiquities and National Museum - Sudan
1986-1987 Professor of Antiquities and Ancient Eastern Civilizations at the Institute of Social Studies - University of Oran - Algeria.
1983-1986 General Manager of Oriental School Book Publishing Company - Madrid - Spain and Visiting Associate Professor of Antiquities and Ancient Eastern Civilizations at the Institute of Social Studies - University of Oran - Algeria.
1981-1983 Assistant Professor of Ancient History, Faculty of Education, Al-Fatih University
1979-1981 Assistant Professor of Archeology and Ancient History, College of Education - University of Aden
1976-1979 Lecturer in Archeology and Ancient History at the College of Education - University of Aden
1973-1976 Researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies - Academy of Sciences - Moscow
1969-1973 Officer in the Sudanese Antiquities Service
Field works
* Archaeological excavations in the cemeteries of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt on the island of Sai (Sudan), as part of the work of the French mission to the University of Lille under the supervision of Professor Jean Vercotier.
* Excavation of Meroitic era burials in Sadanqa (Sudan) as part of the work of the Chef-Georgini mission under the supervision of Professor Locle.
* Excavation of the Royal City of Meroe, within the University of Khartoum mission under the supervision of Professor Sheni.
* Excavation of late Christian era burials in Old Dongola, as part of the work of the Polish mission under the supervision of Professor Michalowski.
* Archaeological exploration of the area beyond the Second Nile Cataract, within the joint mission of the Sudanese Antiquities Service and its French unit.
* Archaeological exploration of the Nuba Mountains region, within the Sudanese Culture Authority’s mission to survey the folklore of the Nuba Mountains, 1975.
* Field director of the Yemen Research Center’s archaeological survey mission (1980-1981) for the Yafa region/Third Governorate in the Democratic Republic of Yemen.
* Field director of the joint Sudanese mission with the European Survey and Exploration Market in Wadi Al-Khawi.
* Field director of the mission of the General Administration of Antiquities and National Museums of Sudan to explore the antiquities of the Fourth Cataract area, which is threatened by drowning in the event of the construction of the Hamdab reservoir.
* Field director of the mission of the General Administration of Antiquities and Sudanese National Museums to excavate the Nabataean cemeteries in Sheba al-Arab in the Jebel Barkal region.
Research in Arab and foreign scientific journals, including:
1- Sudanese-Egyptian Relations in the Early Kingdom, Khartoum Magazine, No. 1, 1969.
2- Sudanese-Egyptian relations in the era of the Old Kingdom, Khartoum Magazine, No. 2, 1969.
3- Sudanese-Egyptian relations in the era of the Middle Kingdom, Khartoum Magazine, No. 4, 1970.
4- Sudanese-Egyptian relations in the era of the New Kingdom, Khartoum Magazine, No. 5, 1970.
5- Arkamani and the rituals of assassinating the king, Khartoum Magazine, No. 4, 1974.
6- The worship of the lion god Abadmak in ancient Sudan, Khartoum Magazine, No. 5, 1975.
7- A return to the issue of Sudan’s cultural history in the second transitional period (1700-1580 BC), Arab Historian Magazine, No. 11, Baghdad 1979.
8- On the concept of the historical research method, New Education Magazine, June/September issue, Aden 1979.
9- The Scientific Historical Method, New Culture Magazine, November/December issue, Aden 1979.
10- A return to the concept of the historical research method, New Education Magazine, November/December issue, Aden 1979.
11- The scientific historical method and challenges, New Culture Magazine, January issue, Aden 1980.
12- Challenges and the historical-scientific method, New Culture Magazine, March issue, Aden 1980.
13- Historical recording of ancient Sudanese civilization (a critical study), Arab Historian Journal, Union of Arab Historians, No. 19, Baghdad 1981.
14- Yafa’ al-Jabaliya: Results of the archaeological exploration of the Yemeni Research Center mission 1980/1981, New Culture Magazine, October issue, Aden 1981.
15- The Problem of Eastern Civilization in European Thought: A General Introduction, Arab Culture Magazine, Issue Twelfth, Tripoli 1981.
16- The Political History of Hadhramaut 1839-1918: A Commentary on a Doctoral Dissertation, New Culture Magazine, August Issue, Aden 1982.
17- Towards a new view of the ancient history of Sudan, Arab Historian Magazine, Union of Arab Historians, No. 21, Baghdad 1983.
18- The Problem of Eastern Civilization in European Thought: The Method of Production in the Ancient East, Arab Culture Magazine, third issue, Tripoli 1983.
19- Contemporary trends in studying the development of cultural complexity (evolutionism and its branches), Journal of the Faculty of Education at Al-Fateh University, No. 21, 1996.
20- Contemporary trends in studying the development of cultural complexity (the most modern schools), Journal of the Faculty of Education at Al-Fateh University, No. 22, 1999.
21- Towards an anthropological re-monitoring of the facts of the Arabization of Sudan, Al-Jadeed Journal of Human Sciences, National Center for Research and Scientific Studies, Issue 1+2, Tripoli 1997
22- The unspoken role of African women in the early Holocene, Al-Jadeed Journal of Human Sciences, National Center for Scientific Research and Studies, fourth issue 1999.
23- Kush, Mother of Nubia: On the naming problem, Arkhamni, first issue, August 2001. Kush, mother of Nubia: about the naming problem
24- A renewed vision of Sudan’s ancient cultural history, Arkamani, first issue, August 2001.
25- The concept of the Asian mode of production: Is it suitable as a methodological tool for studying the history of the Napata-Meroe Kingdom?, Arkamani, Issue Two, February 2002.
26- Notes on the problem of the transition to a productive economy: the relationship between the desert, the Sudanese Nile Valley, and East Africa in the Holocene, Arkamani, third issue, August 2002. Notes on the problem of the transition to a productive economy: the relationship between the desert, the Sudanese Nile Valley, and East Africa in the Holocene.
27- The transition to a productive economy and archaeological discoveries in the Libyan desert, Arkamani, No. 4, February 2003. Transition to the productive economy and archaeological discoveries in the Libyan desert
28- Kushite shields in the tomb of Tutankhamun, Arkamani, Issue 4, February 2003. Kushite shields in Tutankhamun's tomb
29- Eastern Sudan: The Gash Delta in Prehistory, Arkamani, Issue Five, March 2004.
Research published in Russian
1- The structure of the state apparatus in the Kingdom of Meroe, the Fourth Scientific Conference of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, Al-Sharq Publishing House, Moscow 1973.
2- The Roots of the Kerma Civilization, Journal of Ancient History Issues, First Issue, Moscow 1967.
3- “Kushite shields in the tomb of Tutankhamun,” in the book Tutankhamun and his Age, Moscow 1976.
4- The Egyptian geographical designation Khent-Khen-Nefer, Marwa Magazine: Culture, History and Languages of Sudan, first issue, Oriental Studies Institute, Moscow 1977.
5- The problem of the third Kushite group, Marwa Magazine: Culture, History and Languages of Sudan, second issue, Oriental Studies Institute, Moscow 1977.
Research published in English
1- “Tomb burials at Umm Ruwaym, Khor al-Jarin near the Fourth Cataract,” in the book “Dedicated to Leclane,” Volume Two, French Antiquities Center, Cairo, 1994. Monumental burials in Umm Ruwaym, Khor Al-Jurain near the Fourth Cataract
2- A carved tomb with walls full of drawings in Sheba al-Arab near Gebel Barkal, Sahara Magazine. A carved tomb with walls filled with paintings in Sheba al-Arab near Gebel Barkal
The following books were published by him:
1- Natural Socialist Societies: An Analytical Study of the Development of Culture, Technology and Economy in the Prehistoric Period, Oriental Publishing, Madrid, ed. First 1983, ed. Second 1985. Societies of natural socialism
2- The history of man until the emergence of civilizations: a study in cultural and physical anthropology (in collaboration with Abu Bakr Shalabi), Al-Ja Publishing, Malta 1995. Human history until the emergence of civilizations: a study in cultural and physical anthropology
3- From Techniques to Methodology: Lectures on Historical Research Methodology, Alja Publishing, Malta, 2001.
4- General Anthropology: Its branches, trends, and research methods, (in collaboration with Abu Bakr Shalabi), National Center for Research and Scientific Studies, Tripoli, 2001.
5- African Archeology: Translation from English by David Phillipson, Al-Ja Publishing, Malta. 2001. African archaeology
6- Arkamani and the New Sudan: National Center for Scientific Research and Studies, Tripoli, 2001.
7- The Great Civilizations of the Desert: Translation into Arabic, written by Fabrizio Mori, Libyan Jihad Center for Historical Studies, Tripoli (in press).