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Abstract In a 9th century letter on papyrus from the Fayoum oasis, the sender wrote: "Ḥasan told me that you had mentioned that I had been rude to you in my letter. But my rudeness, coming from someone like me to someone like you, is actually a mark of …

The great stūpa of Sânchî Nitin T. Patil is invited by the assembly of the Collège de France, on the proposal of Professor Louis Fensterbank. Abstract Traditionally, gold complexes have served as Lewis acid catalysts for the activation of C-C multiple …

Abstract Much of the data of interest does not reside in DBMSs, but in “almost” tabular files. The word “almost” hides many challenges: the data often lacks regularity, which prevents its automatic ingestion. In spreadsheet-style files, data cells may …

Abstract The movement of the oceans has always held a fascination for sailors, artists, and scientists alike. Describing this movement involves a multitude of time scales—ranging from seconds to decades—and a multitude of spatial scales—from millimeters …

Abstract Crisis management relies on datasets and models designed to reduce the uncertainty inherent in critical situations in order to inform decision-making. These datasets and models aim to assess a situation that is, however, dynamic, complex, and …

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 …

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 …