Archives paléo-babyloniennes : 140 ans de publications... (20) - Dominique Charpin (2022-2023)

Colloque 2022-2023 : Archives paléo-babyloniennes : 140 ans de publications et d'études (1882-2022) Conférence du 26 mai 2023 : Some Thoughts on the Shape and Size of Archival Tablets from Old Babylonian Nippur Thème V – Approches diplomatiques : forme et formulaires des documents, constitution des archives Intervenante : Anne Goddeeris We are well-aware of the standardized shapes and sizes of different types of cuneiform tablets. Old Babylonian school tablets are classified in five very distinctly shaped types. For most of records of the administrative archives of large official households such as the palace of Ebla and the Ur III state, the range (monthly summary, yearly summary, individual transaction,…) can be determined at a glance. These are just two of numerous examples. Interestingly, such a standardization can be observed in smaller administrative archives and in private archives as well. Everyone who has been studying a cuneiform archive for a while will succeed in identifying the type of document (loan, purchase, administrative record of barley, or of livestock, etc.) without reading the text. In this contribution, the evidence for Old Babylonian Nippur, consisting of private dossiers as well as temple files, will be mapped first. On this basis, questions concerning the how and why of this phenomenon will be addressed. What does this tell us about the production of tablets and the functioning of an administration? Retrouvez les enregistrements audios et vidéos du colloque : https://www.college-de-france.fr/fr/a... Chaire Civilisation mésopotamienne Professeur : Dominique Charpin Retrouvez tous ses enseignements : https://www.college-de-france.fr/fr/c... Le Collège de France est une institution de recherche fondamentale dans tous les domaines de la connaissance et un lieu de diffusion du « savoir en train de se faire » ouvert à tous. Les cours, séminaires, colloques sont enregistrés puis mis à disposition du public sur le site internet du Collège de France. Découvrez toutes les ressources du Collège de France : https://www.college-de-france.fr Suivez-nous sur : Facebook :   / college.de.france   Instagram :   / collegedefrance   LinkedIn :   / collègedefrance   Threads : https://www.threads.net/@collegedefrance Bluesky : https://bsky.app/profile/college-de-f... Facebook :   / college.de.france   Instagram :   / collegedefrance   LinkedIn :   / coll%c3%a8gedefrance