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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 …

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 This lecture focuses on the language of petition letters in order to reconstruct the underlying value system. By comparing the arguments presented, the values invoked, the expectations raised and the presuppositions formulated in the letters—in …

Abstract The alliance between the Aleppo king Yarim-Lim and his Mari counterpart Zimri-Lim was a key element in the international politics of their time. Yet the number of texts directly documenting this alliance is relatively limited. In 1972, Maurice …

Abstract Fragment ARM 25 725, recently re-edited by M. Guichard, contains accusations of theft against Mukannišum, the omnipresent steward of the palace of Mari during the Zimri-Lim period. This exceptional text has never been the subject of specialized …

Abstract During the 1935-1936 excavation campaign at the Mari-Tell Hariri site in Syria, thirty-two models of livers bearing oracular statements were discovered in room 108 of the Grand Palais Royal. Epigraphic and linguistic analysis of these …

Abstract In the spirit of the PCEHM project, which articulates the notions of power and written culture by studying the reciprocal influences of these two phenomena in Upper Mesopotamia of the XVIII th century BC, it seemed interesting to consider the …

Abstract Excavated from 1977 onwards by the Italian mission of the Centro Ricerche Archeologiche e Scavi of Turin as part of the salvage operations in the Hamrin basin, Tell Yelkhi has proved to be one of the major sites in the region. For the …

Session 3: The social uses of the world history of nations Moderated by: Chloé Leprince (France Culture) …

Abstract Several sources provide us with information on the early reign of Samsī-Addu before the capture of Mari, such as the eponymous Chronicles of Mari , the Assyrian King List ( AKL ) or a few rare documents from Aššur, Tell Leilan (the ancient …

Abstract In the 1990s, Mirjo Salvini published the Labarna letter and the Ḫabiru prism, providing the first glimpse into the 'Dark Age', a period in the mid-second millennium characterized by significant gaps in the historical record. Both cuneiform texts …

Abstract The political geography of Southwest Asia was transformed by non-state actors during the second quarter of the second millennium BC. These were often mercenaries or militias engaged beyond the borders of established territorial states, who rarely …

Abstract When the Émar site was discovered in 1972, specialists hoped to discover the city mentioned in the Mari sources in the Amorite period, and thus document a new major Middle Bronze urban center on the Euphrates. However, after six excavation …

Abstract The writing of history is by definition conditioned by the sources available. The history of Upper Mesopotamia is no exception to this rule. The various political groupings that developed there are documented by sources whose nature varies …

Table ronde sur le thème : Mithra en dialogue en Asie centrale, Iran et Rome : 1. Le point de vue iranologique (la partie 2. Le point de vue des études gréco-romaines , se déroulera à Sorbonne Université en novembre ou décembre …

Abstract This session explores the question of revolution, going beyond a strictly political reading to consider its cultural and intellectual dimensions. Revolution is seen here not just as an upheaval of legal or institutional structures, but as a more …

Abstract From Cicero to the jurists of the Empire, this lesson explores the idea of Rome as " common homeland " and its legal and political implications. Through the treatise On Laws (De Legibus ), we discover the tension between the small homeland, i.e. …

Abstract Nucleophilic substitution on an sp³ carbon center is one of the most fundamental and widely used transformations in organic chemistry. While the stereochemical outcome of a SN2 reaction is well known - it takes place with configuration …

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