Circular 2
Dear Colleagues,
Ladies, Gentlemen,
Please find attached the program for the 55th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, which will be updated on our website in case of any change.
Here is additional information.
We remind those who will pay on the spot that cash alone (in euros) will be accepted. Registration for the Rencontre will begin on Sunday, July 5 from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Collège de France’s Assyriology Library, 52 Cardinal Lemoine Street (entrance by Jacques-Henri Lartigue Street), stairway C (at the end of the courtyard) 2nd floor.
Registration will be possible the following days at the Rencontre, 11 Marcelin Berthelot Square, at the reception desk.
Two receptions will be organized. The first one on Monday night at 6:45 PM in the atrium of the Collège de France, 11 Marcelin Berthelot Square, and the second one on Wednesday night at 6:00 PM at the Louvre Museum, Café Richelieu.
We remind you that the IAA general meeting will be held on Thursday, July 9 at 4:00 PM in the Marguerite de Navarre amphitheater.
We are looking forward to your presence at the Rencontre in Paris,
Two receptions will be organized. The first one on Monday night at 6:45 PM in the atrium of the Collège de France, 11 Marcelin Berthelot Square, and the second one on Wednesday night at 6:00 PM at the Louvre Museum, Café Richelieu.
We remind you that the IAA general meeting will be held on Thursday, July 9 at 4:00 PM in the Marguerite de Navarre amphitheater.
Organization committee:
Béatrice André-Salvini,
Pierre Briant,
Dominique Charpin,
Jean-Marie Durand,
Francis Joannès,
Bertille Lyonnet,
Valérie Matoïan,
Thomas Römer.
Webmaster:
Michael Langlois
Secretary:
Lionel Marti: lionel.marti@college-de-france.fr
Address:
Assyriologie, Collège de France
52, rue du Cardinal Lemoine
75005 Paris
Circular 1
Dear Colleagues,
Ladies, Gentlemen,
We are delighted to invite you to the 55th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale in Paris, which will take place at the Collège de France on July 6-9, 2009.
The 55th R.A.I.’s theme is:
“Family in the Ancient Near East:
Realities, Symbolisms, and Images”« La famille dans le Proche-Orient ancien:
réalités, symbolismes et images. »“Die Familie im alten Vorderen Orient:
Realitäten, Symbole und Bilder”
This subject can be approached in various ways, and has not been treated as such in the Rencontres’ already long history. Of course, one may first of all think about contributions in social history: though family is no longer at the core of anthropologists’ concerns, it obviously played a central role in Ancient Near Eastern societies. And there are many sources of study, thanks—notably—to archives found in numerous houses from the end of the third millennium to the Hellenistic period.
Royal families will be given special attention in order to find out the extent to which they display particular features not found in other contemporary families. The family metaphor for relationships between rulers (“fathers” and “sons,” or “brothers”) will also be studied, as well as family relationships within the Sumerian pantheon. Art history will concern itself with family representations which, being rare, are all the more precious. Archaeologists will be able to present the problem of graves in and outside of houses, and the difficulties of palaeo-demography. Numerous other themes will no doubt be treated, for subject matter is not lacking.
Program Organization
Beside contributions to the Rencontre’s theme, other contribution subjects are of course welcome. They may be the result of research in areas such as philology, archaeology, or history. Moreover, workshops devoted to specific questions are planned. For technical reasons, we wish that such proposals be submitted to the organization Committee as soon as possible.
For obvious organizational concerns, contributions may not exceed 20 minutes. All equipment requirements during presentations can be submitted ahead of time using the online registration form on the Rencontre’s website.
Please send summaries of conferences or posters no later than May 1st, 2009.
Registration and Payment
Registrations to the Rencontre will be made online at http://rai.digitorient.com. Payment will be made either online or on the spot (cash only) at the beginning of the Rencontre. Fees are: 100 euros for IAA Members, 110 euros for non-members, 50 euros for students, and 50 euros for accompanying persons.
Bank transfers within the Euro zone are now usually tax-free when using an online-banking system.
More details will be given in the second circular.
Conferences
Sessions will take place at the Collège de France, 11 place Marcelin Berthelot, 75005 Paris, in the Marguerite de Navarre (420 seats) and Maurice Halbwachs (210 seats) amphitheaters, and in Room 4 (60 seats).
Accommodation
We kindly ask you to take care of hotel booking yourselves. There are numerous websites helping you find and book a room.
For instance: http://www.hotels-paris.frNous vous demandons de vous charger des réservations individuelles d’hôtel. Il existe de très nombreux sites internet permettant de faire des réservations.
Par exemple: http://www.hotels-paris.fr
Additional Information
Beside online registration, you will find a lot of additional helpful information on the Rencontre’s website, http://rai.digitorient.com.
We look forward to your presence at the Rencontre in Paris.
Organization committee:
Béatrice André-Salvini,
Pierre Briant,
Dominique Charpin,
Jean-Marie Durand,
Francis Joannès,
Bertille Lyonnet,
Valérie Matoïan,
Thomas Römer.
Webmaster:
Michael Langlois
Secretary:
Lionel Marti: lionel.marti@college-de-france.fr
Address:
Assyriologie, Collège de France
52, rue du Cardinal Lemoine
75005 Paris