Utilizing a religious lens to examine Mesoptomian aromatics allows us to better understand that these products were not only intended for cosmetic use, but that they often had significant religious meaning and ritual purposes as well.

How has the field of Assyriology investigated women and gender, and how have paradigm shifts in historical research, particularly the 20th and 21st century feminist waves, influenced these investigations?

What does the historical record offer us in way of evidence as to how Tapputi’s fragrance was created and used such that a public historian could develop an immersive digital or in-person exhibit that crafts an interpretive historical narrative about Tapputi?