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 Associate Professor of Assyriology at Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and ISAC (formerly OI) and curator of its extensive collection of cuneiform tablets at the University of Chicago. Together with a team of undergraduate and graduate students, she curated the special exhibition "Back to School in Babylonia" currently on display at ISAC Museum.