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Abstract As is widely known, the Bibliothèque nationale de France houses one of the world's largest and most important collections of Greek and Latin manuscripts. It is also one of the most intensely studied collections where manuscripts have been …

Documents and media Download support Abstract The conflict between Saul and David focuses on the behavior of Jonathan, Saul's son and dauphin, who nevertheless sides with David, to whom he feels strongly attracted. The relationship between David and …

Thierry Meynard and Jia Bingwei (Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou), in videoconference: "Authenticity in Confucianism according to Chinese missionaries and Catholics of the XVII th century" Haun Saussy (University of Chicago): "Authenticity and hidden …

Documents and media Download support Abstract The Hesiodic Theogony makes Horkos, 'Oath', the son of Eris, 'Struggle', and calls him 'the scourge of the humans of the earth'. But the oath is not just a power at work in human society: it also appears in …

Abstract In 1985, the existence of a writing reform at Mari during the reign of Yahdun-Lim was demonstrated by the discovery of two duplicates : one was written in the style of the so-called " Šakkanakku " tablets, the other in the " modern " style that …

Abstract Mari, the Bible and I had our earliest conjunction in the mid-60s, long before Biblical scholarship began exploring Achaemenid linkages. In those days, giants ruled the earth, among them Albright, Noth, and de Vaux on the biblical side; Dossin & …

Abstract In the 18th century BC, the creation of an unprecedented territorial state covering the whole of Upper Mesopotamia was a remarkable feat. It can be attributed to a particularly charismatic and energetic man, Samsi-Addu, alias Šamši-Adad I st …

Abstract Jean-Marie Durand's recent edition of the correspondence of the merʾûm ( grazing) chiefs, Bannum, Ašmad and Hali-hadun - to whom must be added Zakura-abum, whose letters have been published separately -, preserved in the palace of Mari and dating …

Abstract The expression " textes des repas du roi " is a historiographical construction based on a corpus of several hundred documents unearthed in the Palace of Mari ( XVIIIᵉ century BC), frequently cited and partially studied. While the formula " for …

Abstract The literary texts from Mari's Site K are among the oldest of the Paleo-Babylonian period, and provide valuable insights into the teaching of student scribes in the Middle Euphrates Valley, at a relatively advanced stage of their training. This …

Abstract Researchers often draw a correlation between the type of text and its supposed level of difficulty. There would be scribes of varying degrees of skill associated with distinct textual genres. At the bottom of the hierarchy are those who wrote …

Abstract More than nine thousand documents from the Mari archives are now published and referenced on the archibab.fr website. The vast majority are letters, administrative accounts and, to a lesser extent, legal documents. Among the trades mentioned in …

Abstract Cuneiform texts from Terqa reveal a ruler named Zimri-Lim who ruled the Middle Euphrates in the period following the defeat of his famous namesake, the last king of Mari. These documents give us the names of his father and predecessor, as well as …

Abstract Letters from Mari, particularly those from royal officials stationed in the various districts of the kingdom, contain numerous references to the landscapes of the Euphrates valley, as well as to the plants and animals that were likely to be …

Abstract Animals constitute a reservoir of images frequently mobilized in Mesopotamian literature. Sumerian proverbs, many of which feature a vast bestiary, attribute various behaviors to species that function as metaphors for human behavior, revealing a …

Abstract Unlike other animals, human beings experience freedom in relation to moral responsibility. This freedom has two   dimensions: internal, linked to the ability to think about what is right, and external, linked to the possibility of acting in …