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Murray Lee Eiland Jr. (born September 9, 1936) is an author, scholar and researcher specializing in ancient oriental rugs. He is the author of over 20 books, particularly focusing on the study of carpets from Arabian Peninsula, China, Iran, Turkestan and the Caucasus region. Eiland Jr. is one of the contributors of the Encyclopædia Britannica as well.

His book entitled "Oriental Carpets: A Complete Guide" (1998), which is written with Murray Lee Eiland III, documents and describes traditional techniques, designs and materials used in XIXᵗʰ and XXᵗʰ century rugs of the Middle and Far East.

Early life, education and career
Eiland was born on September 9, 1936 in Taft, CA.

From 1954 to 1957 he attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Then, in 1958 he attended the University of California, Berkley (UC Berkeley). In 1961 he received his M.D. degree at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Since 1974, he has been the President of Oriental Rug Co., Inc. From 1965 to 2000 he worked at Napa State Hospital from 1965-2000, and then at Contra Costa County Mental Health Clinic from 2000-2011. Eliand is a full member of American Psychiatric Association, California Medical Association, Northern California Psychiatric Association and Phi Beta Kappa Society.

Articles
Turkomans and Scholarship, by Dr. Murray L. Eiland, Jr., Vol. 8/2

Themes in Afshar Weaving, by Murray Eiland, Review of an exhibition at Adraskand, Vol. 8/3

Book Review, Oriental Carpets in The Philadelphia Museum of Art, by Charles Grant Ellis, Reviewed by Murray L. Eiland, Jr., Vol. 8, No. 4, p. 45

A Look at the Word Tribal, by Murray L. Eiland, A warning about using rug labels, Vol. 9/5

Tibetan Rugs at Adraskand, exhibition review by Murray L. Eiland, Jr., Thought-provoking, immensely satisfying exhibit, Vol. 11/6

The Pregnant Boteh, exhibition review by Murray L. Eiland, Jr, #125, Vol. 16/2

Book reviews
Eiland, Murray, Review of The Goddess from Anatolia, James Mellaart, Belkis Balpinar and Udo Hirsch, in Oriental Rug Review, Vol. 10, No. 6 (August/September 1990)

A Foreshadowing of 21st Century Art, Oriental Rug Review 15:1, 1994, 42-46

Fiction books

 * The Sword of Telemon (The Orfeo Saga, #1), ISBN 978-1517042226
 * The Emperor of Babylon (The Orfeo Saga, #2) ISBN 978-1518633072
 * The Ishtar Cup (Bart Northcote, #1) ISBN 9781517362287
 * A Search for Family (Bart Northcote, #2) ISBN 978-1522729495
 * A New Family (Bart Northcote, #3) ISBN 978-1530056385
 * The Wanderer's Last Journey (The Orfeo Saga, #4) ISBN 978-1519655790
 * The Raid on Troy (The Orfeo Saga, # 7) ISBN 978-1545014035
 * Zurga's Fire (The Orfeo Saga, #3) ISBN 978-1519278364
 * Return to Babylon (The Orfeo Saga, #5) ISBN 978-1537090535
 * The Slave Boy (The Orfeo Saga, #6) ISBN 978-1543198492
 * Winchester's Bargain (Bart Northcote, #4) ISBN 978-1537783895