The chair Biography and publications Public lectures Guest lecturers Annual summaries Team and contact Audios and videos News Upcoming Previous Symposium 18 Jun 2026 → 19 Jun 2026 Dominique Charpin Power and written culture in Upper Mesopotamia in the XVIIIth century B.C. Next 5 series Filters Event type Event type Lecture (2) Seminar (2) Symposium (1) Academic year Academic year 2025 - 2026 (2) 2024 - 2025 (3) 2023 - 2024 (2) 2022 - 2023 (2) (-) 2021 - 2022 (3) 2020 - 2021 (1) 2019 - 2020 (2) 2018 - 2019 (3) 2017 - 2018 (3) 2016 - 2017 (3) (-) 2015 - 2016 (2) 2014 - 2015 (3) Active filters 2021 - 2022 2015 - 2016 2021 - 2022 Symposium 1881-2021 : The Louvre's Department of Oriental Antiquities turns 140 Dominique Charpin 29 Sep 2021 → 30 Sep 2021 29 Sep 2021 → 30 Sep 2021 Seminar Reading texts related to the course Dominique Charpin 13 Jan 2022 → 10 Feb 2022 13 Jan 2022 → 10 Feb 2022 Lecture " Since that day, nothing has been invented ". The origins of civilization in Mesopotamia Dominique Charpin 17 Jan 2022 → 28 Mar 2022 17 Jan 2022 → 28 Mar 2022 2015 - 2016 Seminar Texts on alliances in the Ancient Near East Dominique Charpin 06 Jan 2016 → 17 Feb 2016 06 Jan 2016 → 17 Feb 2016 Lecture Alliances in the Ancient Near East, between diplomacy and religion Dominique Charpin 04 May 2016 → 22 Jun 2016 04 May 2016 → 22 Jun 2016
