
	popularising the literature of ancient Iraq through the art of oral storytelling

Who's who

New storytellers

Who's who in the Enheduanna Society

Founding Patron

Dr Jeremy Black

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Click on the names of our patrons for information about them

Patrons

Dr Harriet Crawford

Dr Graham Cunningham

Dr Stephanie Dalley

Dr Irving Finkel

Dr Lamia al-Gailani Werr

Professor Andrew George

Dr Alasdair Livingstone

Dr Mohamed Makiya

Professor Roger Matthews

Dr Betty De Shong Meador

Dr Karen Radner

Professor Farouk al‑Rawi

Dr Frances Reynolds

Dr Eleanor Robson

Trustees

Mohamad Tawfiq Ali

Fran Hazelton (Chairperson)

Dilip Jesudasen (Treasurer)

Jane Steedman (Company Secretary)

ZIPANG modern Mesopotamian storytellers

From the left:

June Peters, a professional teller of stories from many cultures

Tara Jaff, a Kurdish musician. Click here for her website

Fran Hazelton, author of Stories from Ancient Iraq

The ZIPANG Mesopotamian storytellers first performed in 1997 at the Kufa Gallery in Bayswater, London. The original ZIPANG storytellers were Fran Hazelton, June Peters and Fiona Collins. Tara Jaff began performing as a musical ZIPANG storyteller in 2004.

Click here to see information, photos and videos of new ZIPANG Mesopotamian storytellers.