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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 …
17:00 to 17:30
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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 …
16:30 to 17:00
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Introduction and moderation: Thomas Römer …
17:30 to 19:00
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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 …
15:30 to 16:00
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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 …
14:30 to 15:00
Grégory Chambon
The meal texts of the King of Mari (XVIIIth century BC) as " historical sources
Grégory Chambon
The meal texts of the King of Mari (XVIIIth century BC) as " historical sources
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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 …
12:30 to 13:00
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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 …
12:00 to 12:30
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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 …
11:30 to 12:00
Jack M. Sasson
Mari, the Bible, and me
Jack M. Sasson
Mari, the Bible, and me
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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 & …
10:30 to 11:00
Christophe Darmangeat
Prehistoric women and hunting
Christophe Darmangeat
Prehistoric women and hunting
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Abstract In recent years, the question of the relationship between women and hunting in prehistoric times has once again come to the fore. From productions aimed at the general public to widely-reported scientific publications, traditional certainties are …
18:00 to 19:00
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Session 2: Circulation, appropriation, adaptation …
17:30 to 18:00
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Session 2: Circulations, appropriations, adaptations Moderation by: Florian Mazel (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) …
16:00 to 17:15
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Session 2: Circulations, appropriations, adaptations Moderation by: Pierre Singaravélou (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) …
14:30 to 15:45
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Session 2: Circulation, appropriation, adaptation …
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Presentation Life is animated by a secret life of encounters, interactions and associations that are sometimes unsuspected. These biotic interactions can be beneficial, ineffective or harmful. On the whole, interactions are most often mutually beneficial …
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Session 1: Looking back on a historiographical moment Moderation by: Emmanuel Laurentin (France Culture) …
11:15 to 12:30
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Session 1: A look back at a historiographical moment …
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Session 1: A look back at a historiographical moment …
09:45 to 10:15
Didier Fassin
Conclusion
Didier Fassin
Conclusion
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Documents et médias Regarder la vidéo en anglais (version originale) …
17:15 to 17:30
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Achille Mbembe is Professor in History and Politics at the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of the Witswatersrand in South Africa. He is the Director General of the French Fondation de l'innovation pour la démocratie. His …
16:30 to 17:15
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Ann Laura Stoler is Willy Brandt Distinguished University Professor of Anthropology and Historical Studies at The New School for Social Research, founding director of its Institute for Critical Social Inquiry, and one of the founding editors of Political …
15:45 to 16:30
Dimitri Laboury
Introduction: Egyptology must speak of Egyptian art and artists (?/!)
Dimitri Laboury
Introduction: Egyptology must speak of Egyptian art and artists (?/!)
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Documents and media Download the bibliographic references for the lectures Abstract From its very beginnings, and despite the very clear opinion of its inventor, Jean-François Champollion, Egyptology seems always to have had difficulty in recognizing …
14:00 to 15:00
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Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi is Visiting Fellow at the Center for Place, Culture, and Politics at CUNY Graduate Center and affiliated Professor of History and Iranian Studies, University of Toronto, as well as former Chair and Professor of Near Eastern …
14:45 to 15:30
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Fadi A. Bardawil is a Visiting Research Scholar in the Department of Near Eastern Studies and Visiting Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Princeton University. He investigates Arab traditions of critical intellectual inquiry in …
14:00 to 14:45