The Oriental Institute Annual Reports contain yearly summaries of the activities of the Institutes faculty, staff, and research projects, as well as descriptions of special events and other Institute functions. Table of Contents INTRODUCTION: Introduction (Gil J. Stein); In Memoriam; RESEARCH; Project Reports; Abydos Project (Stephen P. Harvey); Amuq Valley Regional Projects (K. Ashhan Yener); Center for Ancient Middle Eastern Landscapes (CAMEL) (Tony J. Wilkinson); Chicago Assyrian Dictionary (Martha T. Roth); Chicago Demotic Dictionary (Janet H. Johnson); Chicago Hittite Dictionary (Theo van den Hout); Diyala Project (Clemens D. Reichel); Epigraphic Survey (W. Raymond Johnson); Giza Plateau Mapping Project (Mark Lehner); Hamoukar (McGuire Gibson); Iraq Museum Project (Clemens D. Reichel); Middle Egyptian Text Editions for Online Research (Janet H. Johnson); Nippur and Iraq at a Time of War (McGuire Gibson)