Zeïneb Benzina Ben Abdallah is an epigrapher and archaeologist, who was, in 2011, Director of Research at the National Heritage Institute (French: L'Institut national du patrimoine) based in Tunis. An expert on ancient Tunisia and North Africa, a festschrift, dedicated to her work was published in 2024, entitled: Fragments d'histoire et d'épigraphie ronaines, Hommages offerts à Zeineb Benzina Ben Abdallah.
Career
editBenzina was, in 2011, Director of Research at the National Heritage Institute based in Tunis.[1] She is an expert on ancient Tunisia and North Africa, and in particular Roman Africa, Carthage. Her work with Jean Payras on inscriptions in pre-consulate North Africa was described by R M Kerr as "enlightening".[2] Her catalogue of Latin inscriptions held in the Bardo National Museum was reviewed by Louis Maurin, who described it as erudite, with the commentary writing is a concise yet lively style.[3] On her work on the inscriptions at Haïdra, written with François Baratte and Fathi Bejaoui, their extensive work was described as "an imposing volume".[4] A festschrift, dedicated to her work and edited by Samir Aounallah and L. Naddari, was published in 2024; it was entitled: Fragments d'histoire et d'épigraphie ronaines, Hommages offerts à Zeineb Benzina Ben Abdallah.[5]
Personal life
editBenzina's mother was Tewhida Ben Sheikh, the first female physician in the Arab world.[6]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Bibliography of Zeinab Benzina". 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- ^ Kerr, R. M. (2006). "Mibil — A Latin reference to Punic curiae?". Die Welt des Orients. 36: 83–93. ISSN 0043-2547. JSTOR 25684051.
- ^ Maurin, Louis (1990). "Zeineb Benzina Ben Abdallah. — Catalogue des inscriptions latines païennes du Musée du Bardo, 1986. (Collection de l'Ecole Française de Rome, 92)". Revue des Études Anciennes. 92 (1): 191–192.
- ^ Debergh, Jacques (2012). "Review of Recherches archéologiques à Haïdra III. Collection de l'École française de Rome, 18/3". Latomus. 71 (3): 954–956. ISSN 0023-8856. JSTOR 23800124.
- ^ "Notizie – Scuola Archeologica Italiana di Cartagine (SAIC)" (in Italian). 2024-10-02. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- ^ Ferry, Georgina (2024). "Tawhida Ben Cheikh: champion of women's health in Tunisia". The Lancet. 403 (10422): 137. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(24)00011-4. ISSN 0140-6736.
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