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It seems as though the epigraphic treasures of Mari are inexaustible! The appearance of the first two parts of Archives dpistolaires de Mari, a new subseries within the Archives royales de Mari, is a major event in the study of the ancient Near East in the second millennium B.C. To have at our disposal over 550 letters in these two parts, many of the greatest interest, seems too good to be true; yet a third fascicle is already in press, to contain (along with much else of interest) letters concerning music and musicians at Mari. J.-M. Durand is the sole author of the first fascicle. He has a very rich introduction to the letters from diviners and about divination, nearly all of which is concerned with the king, high officials, and military matters. A remarkable text, no. 1, is described as a "protocole des devins," that is, something of a loyalty oath to the king to report what is learned through divination, not to reveal secrets, and to report anything he learns from other diviners. The importance of diviners in military matters is well known, their importance underlined by the fact that they receive the same food rations as generals. Apparently diviners usually worked in pairs to

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Author

Robert D. Biggs

Publisher

University of Chicago Press; The University of Chicago Press (ISSN 0022-2968)

Published

1992

Language

FR

Field

Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)