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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 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 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 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 …

Abstract This paper provides an overview of Sumhu-rabi's correspondence, comprising some fifty letters, most of which have been previously unpublished. A former servant of Yasmah-Addu who rallied to Zimrî-Lîm, Sumhu-rabi was appointed governor (šâpiṭum ) …

Abstract Inertial and internal waves caused by ocean rotation and stratification are governed by continuous-spectrum propagators, and their couplings—even weak ones—cannot be analyzed using envelope equation techniques. The emergence of energy fluxes in …

Le recours de plus en plus fréquent à la gestion de crise pour gouverner des situations marquées par l’incertitude et la complexité conduisent souvent à une centralisation des décisions, parfois accompagnée d’une réduction des libertés publiques et d’un …

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 …

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 …

Chair: Pierre Lory, EPHE, Religious Studies Section …