International Association for Assyriology (IAA) 2024 for the Best First Article:

Laureate: Christopher W. Jones. 2023. Failed Coup: The Assassination of Sennacherib and Esarhaddon’s Struggle for the Throne, 681–680 B.C. Journal of Ancient Near Eastern History 10: 293-369.

Runner-up: Alessia Pilloni. 2024. The Astrological Schemes Behind bīt niṣirtu and KI in the Babylonian Horoscopes. Journal of Ancient Near Eastern History 11.

Available online, ahead of print: https://doi.org/10.1515/janeh-2023-0014