English Summary: One hundred and thirty years ago, Egyptian farmers accidentally discovered some letters addressed to Pharoh Akhenaten in the late 14th century BC. These tablets in cuneiform writing, sent by the kings of the surrounding regions, opened up an exciting glimpse into the origins of diplomacy in the ancient Near East. In line with this decisive find, numerous excavations undertaken since the end of the 19th century in Syria, Turkey, and Iraq have unearthed the incredible diversity of the alliances formed between ...
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English Summary: One hundred and thirty years ago, Egyptian farmers accidentally discovered some letters addressed to Pharoh Akhenaten in the late 14th century BC. These tablets in cuneiform writing, sent by the kings of the surrounding regions, opened up an exciting glimpse into the origins of diplomacy in the ancient Near East. In line with this decisive find, numerous excavations undertaken since the end of the 19th century in Syria, Turkey, and Iraq have unearthed the incredible diversity of the alliances formed between the third and first millennia BC. Dominique Charpin's work, the continuation of his teachings at College de France, offers unprecedented insight into the issue of diplomatic relations in the ancient Near East. Initially expressed as sermons preached between kings in which gestures, as well as words, were conveyed under the aegis of the gods, alliances became genuine treatises passed on to the following generations and extended to the entire population. The alliances expansion and sustainability led to the shift from a personal commitment to a written medium binding an entire community. Alliances as fascinating examples of the way in which law and religion were intertwined in the ancient Near East are essential in order to understand the birth of the State, or even the manner in which biblical authors conceived of the alliance between God and His people. French Description: Il y a 130 ans, des paysans egyptiens decouvraient par hasard des lettres adressees au pharaon Akhenaton a la fin du XIVe siecle av. J.-C. Ces tablettes en ecriture cuneiforme, envoyees par les rois des regions alentours, ont ouvert une perspective passionnante sur les origines de la diplomatie dans le Proche-Orient ancien. Dans la lignee de cette trouvaille determinante, de nombreuses fouilles menees depuis la fin du XIXe siecle en Syrie, Turquie ou Irak, ont devoile l'incroyable diversite des alliances conclues entre le IIIe et le Ier millenaire. L'ouvrage de Dominique Charpin, issu de son enseignement au College de France, dresse une synthese sans precedent sur la question des echanges diplomatiques au Proche-Orient ancien. D'abord serments pretes entre les rois, ou le geste se joint a la parole sous l'egide des dieux, les alliances deviennent de veritables traites qui courent jusqu'aux generations suivantes et s'etendent a toute la population. L'expansion et la perennisation des alliances traduisent le passage d'un engagement personnel a un ecrit qui lie toute une collectivite. Exemple fascinant de la facon dont droit et religion s'entremelent dans le Proche-Orient ancien, les alliances sont essentielles pour comprendre la naissance de l'Etat ou encore la facon dont les auteurs de la Bible concevaient celle entre Dieu et son peuple.
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