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Semitica 54

  By Michael Langlois | 10 April 2012 - 22:04 |
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Semitica 54

Semitica 54 is out!

Monde sémitique et Bible hébraïque, édité par Michael Langlois sous la direction de Thomas Römer. Paris, Maisonneuve, 2012. 250 p., ISBN 978-2-7200-1164-1.

Here is the table of contents:

Première partie : Documents inédits

  • Jean-Marie Durand – avec une note de Michaël Guichard. Noms d’équidés dans les textes de Mari. p. 9-18.
  • Michaël Guichard. Relations entre Carkémish et Mari : nouveaux fragments. p. 19-32.
  • André Lemaire. Quatre nouveaux ostraca paléo-hébreux. p. 33-49.
  • Michael Langlois. Un nouvel ostracon mentionnant la ville biblique de Maqqéda. p. 51-63.
  • André Lemaire. Trois nouveaux ostraca araméens d’Idumée. p. 65-70.
  • Marie-Jeanne Roche. Deux graffiti thamoudiques dans la région de Bayḍāʾ, Pétra. p. 71-79.
  • François Bron. Une nouvelle inscription sabéenne du règne de Laḥayʿathat Yarkham, roi de Sabaʾ et dhū-Raydān. p. 81-89.

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The Young Hero

  By Michael Langlois | 16 September 2011 - 10:51 |
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Le jeune héros

Samson, David, Daniel or Gilgamesh are some of the most famous heroes in biblical and mesopotamian literature. These characters are the object of a new book entitled “The Young Hero,” that I edited together with J.-M. Durand and Th. Römer.

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Law and Justice in the Ancient Near East: Socio-historical, Ideological and Ethical Questions

  By Michael Langlois | 31 May 2011 - 11:45 |
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Universitas Catholica Parisiensis

The third part of the conference on “Law and Justice in the Ancient Near East” organized by the School of Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (ELCOA) takes place on May 30-31, 2011 at the Catholic Institute of Paris.

This year’s focus is on socio-historical, ideological and ethical questions, with a varied program:
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The Wine Archives from Mari, by Grégory Chambon

  By Michael Langlois | 20 November 2009 - 17:51 |
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Chambon Florilegium marianum XIThe official release of the 2009 Beaujolais Nouveau wines gives me an opportunity to mention the publication of Grégory Chambon’s latest book, The Wine Archives from Mari. I had the pleasure to give, as the author says, an “efficient and friendly help” (p. vi), and of course I wish him the best success! ;-)

Chambon, Grégory. Les archives du vin à Mari. Florilegium marianum XI ; Mémoires de N.A.B.U. 12. Paris, SEPOA, 2009, 221 p.

About J.-C. Haelewyck’s Comparative Grammar of the Semitic Languages

  By Michael Langlois | 13 November 2009 - 10:05 |
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Le MuséonAt the editor’s request, I wrote in Le Muséon a critical review of Jean-Claude Haelewyck’s Comparative Grammar of the Semitic Languages (Safran, 2006).

The unusual length of this recension (16 pages!) is due to the numerous problems encountered at the reading of this volume. J.-C. Haelewyck is aware of these problems and answered me with these nice words: “I wish all authors to receive such critique. You go into details while always remaining nice and constructive.”

Here is the article in PDF format:
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