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 ...Read More
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 edite...Read More
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,...Read More
The 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...Read More
At 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 recensio...Read More