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 8 series Filters Event type Event type Lecture (3) Seminar (3) Symposium (2) Academic year Academic year 2026 - 2027 (3) 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 2024 - 2025 2021 - 2022 2015 - 2016 2024 - 2025 Mari's legal texts (continued) Dominique Charpin 21 Nov 2024 → 16 Jan 2025 Not recorded Seminar 21 Nov 2024 → 16 Jan 2025 upper Mesopotamia in the 18th century : portrait gallery Dominique Charpin 13 Jan 2025 → 07 Apr 2025 Lecture 13 Jan 2025 → 07 Apr 2025 Jules Oppert (1825-1905) and the Assyriology of his time Dominique Charpin 20 Jun 2025 Symposium 20 Jun 2025 2021 - 2022 1881-2021 : The Louvre's Department of Oriental Antiquities turns 140 Dominique Charpin 29 Sep 2021 → 30 Sep 2021 Symposium 29 Sep 2021 → 30 Sep 2021 Reading texts related to the course Dominique Charpin 13 Jan 2022 → 10 Feb 2022 Seminar 13 Jan 2022 → 10 Feb 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 2015 - 2016 Texts on alliances in the Ancient Near East Dominique Charpin 06 Jan 2016 → 17 Feb 2016 Seminar 06 Jan 2016 → 17 Feb 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
