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June 18 at 5:30pm
Latin Quarter
Ancient animal metaphors come alive in this lecture on 18th century BCE Mesopotamian power and written culture. Vérène Chalendar unpacks how Mari letters used creatures as political language centuries before Twitter.
Free public lecture
Academic research
Ancient history
Mesopotamian studies
Tips
🏛️Collège de France is free and open to all
📜part of a series on power and written culture
🦅animal metaphors as ancient political rhetoric
Thursday, June 18, 5:30 PM
Métaphores et comparaisons animalières dans les lettres de Mari
June 18 at 5:30pm
Latin Quarter










Ancient animal metaphors come alive in this lecture on 18th century BCE Mesopotamian power and written culture. Vérène Chalendar unpacks how Mari letters used creatures as political language centuries before Twitter.
Free public lecture
Academic research
Ancient history
Mesopotamian studies
Tips
🏛️Collège de France is free and open to all
📜part of a series on power and written culture
🦅animal metaphors as ancient political rhetoric
Thursday, June 18, 5:30 PM
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