Susanne Paulus is a specialist of cuneiform tablets from ancient Iraq. Studying some of the oldest written documents, she focuses on social, legal and economic questions reconstructing life in ancient Babylonia. Paulus is an associate professor of Assyriology at Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and the ISAC Museum (formerly the Oriental Institute) and curator of its extensive collection of cuneiform tablets. She curated the special exhibition “Back to School in Babylonia" with a team of undergraduate and graduate students at the ISAC Museum, which was on display from September 21, 2023, closing in March 2024.