The chair Biography and publications Public lectures Guest lecturers Annual summaries Team and contact Audios and videos News Upcoming Previous Reading texts related to the course (1) Dominique Charpin Seminar 2 Nov 2026 10:30 to 12:30 Reading of texts related to the course (2) Dominique Charpin Seminar 9 Nov 2026 10:30 to 12:30 Reading of texts related to the course (3) Dominique Charpin Seminar 16 Nov 2026 10:30 to 12:30 Reading of texts related to the course (4) Dominique Charpin Seminar 23 Nov 2026 10:30 to 12:30 Reading of texts related to the course (5) Dominique Charpin Seminar 30 Nov 2026 10:30 to 12:30 Reading of texts related to the course (6) Dominique Charpin Seminar 7 Dec 2026 10:30 to 12:30 Reading texts related to the course (7) Dominique Charpin Seminar 14 Dec 2026 10:30 to 12:30 Cities of Mesopotamia in the Early Babylonian Period: An Overview (1) Dominique Charpin Lecture 11 Jan 2027 11:00 to 12:00 Cities of Mesopotamia in the Early Babylonian Period: An Overview (2) Dominique Charpin Lecture 18 Jan 2027 11:00 to 12:00 Cities of Mesopotamia in the Early Babylonian Period: An Overview (3) Dominique Charpin Lecture 25 Jan 2027 11:00 to 12:00 Cities of Mesopotamia in the Early Babylonian Period: An Overview (4) Dominique Charpin Lecture 1 Feb 2027 11:00 to 12:00 Cities of Mesopotamia in the Early Babylonian Period: An Overview (5) Dominique Charpin Lecture 8 Feb 2027 11:00 to 12:00 Cities of Mesopotamia in the Early Babylonian Period: An Overview (6) Dominique Charpin Lecture 15 Feb 2027 11:00 to 12:00 Water Policies in the Middle East, from Sumer to the Present Day Dominique Charpin Symposium 19 Feb 2027 09:00 to 18:00 Cities of Mesopotamia in the Early Babylonian Period: An Overview (7) Dominique Charpin Lecture 22 Feb 2027 11:00 to 12:00 Cities of Mesopotamia in the Early Babylonian Period: An Overview (8) Dominique Charpin Lecture 1 Mar 2027 11:00 to 12:00 Cities of Mesopotamia in the Early Babylonian Period: An Overview (9) Dominique Charpin Lecture 8 Mar 2027 11:00 to 12:00 Cities of Mesopotamia in the Early Babylonian Period: An Overview (10) Dominique Charpin Lecture 15 Mar 2027 11:00 to 12:00 Cities of Mesopotamia in the Early Babylonian Period: An Overview (11) Dominique Charpin Lecture 22 Mar 2027 11:00 to 12:00 Cities of Mesopotamia in the Early Babylonian Period: An Overview (12) Dominique Charpin Lecture 19 Apr 2027 11:00 to 12:00 Cities of Mesopotamia in the Early Babylonian Period: An Overview (13) Dominique Charpin Lecture 26 Apr 2027 11:00 to 12:00 Next 12 series Filters Event type Event type (-) Lecture (12) Seminar (9) Symposium (9) Opening lecture (1) Academic year Academic year 2026 - 2027 (1) 2025 - 2026 (1) 2024 - 2025 (1) 2023 - 2024 (1) 2021 - 2022 (1) 2020 - 2021 (1) 2019 - 2020 (1) 2018 - 2019 (1) 2017 - 2018 (1) 2016 - 2017 (1) 2015 - 2016 (1) 2014 - 2015 (1) Active filters Lecture 2026 - 2027 Cities of Mesopotamia in the Early Babylonian Period: An Overview Dominique Charpin 11 Jan 2027 → 26 Apr 2027 Lecture 11 Jan 2027 → 26 Apr 2027 2025 - 2026 Upper Mesopotamia in the XVIIIth century BC: portrait gallery (continued) Dominique Charpin 08 Dec 2025 → 16 Mar 2026 Lecture 08 Dec 2025 → 16 Mar 2026 2024 - 2025 upper Mesopotamia in the 18th century : portrait gallery Dominique Charpin 13 Jan 2025 → 07 Apr 2025 Lecture 13 Jan 2025 → 07 Apr 2025 2023 - 2024 Law and legal life in Upper Mesopotamia from the 18th century BC. Dominique Charpin 15 Jan 2024 → 25 Mar 2024 Lecture 15 Jan 2024 → 25 Mar 2024 2021 - 2022 " Since that day, nothing has been invented ". The origins of civilization in Mesopotamia Dominique Charpin 17 Jan 2022 → 28 Mar 2022 Lecture 17 Jan 2022 → 28 Mar 2022 2020 - 2021 Elements for a history of Assyriology Dominique Charpin 04 Jan 2021 → 15 Mar 2021 Lecture 04 Jan 2021 → 15 Mar 2021 2019 - 2020 Mesopotamia under Hammu-rabi's successors (continued) Dominique Charpin 06 Jan 2020 → 18 May 2020 Lecture 06 Jan 2020 → 18 May 2020 2018 - 2019 Mesopotamia under Hammu-rabi's successors Dominique Charpin 15 Oct 2018 → 17 Dec 2018 Lecture 15 Oct 2018 → 17 Dec 2018 2017 - 2018 The city of Ur in Paleo-Babylonian times Dominique Charpin 04 Apr 2018 → 20 Jun 2018 Lecture 04 Apr 2018 → 20 Jun 2018 2016 - 2017 Reading and writing in Paleo-Babylonian Mesopotamia : correspondence Dominique Charpin 03 May 2017 → 21 Jun 2017 Lecture 03 May 2017 → 21 Jun 2017 2015 - 2016 Alliances in the Ancient Near East, between diplomacy and religion Dominique Charpin 04 May 2016 → 22 Jun 2016 Lecture 04 May 2016 → 22 Jun 2016 2014 - 2015 Temples in Mesopotamia : a functional approach Dominique Charpin 08 Oct 2014 → 21 Jan 2015 Lecture 08 Oct 2014 → 21 Jan 2015
