Les étrangers dans le royaume d’Arraphe

Tablets excavated at Nuzi, Arraphe and Tell al-Fahhar provide evidence for the presence of foreigners in the Kingdom of Arraphe during the 15th and 14th centuries BC. Diplomatic agents, called ubārūtu, appear mainly in rations lists, since state administration had to support them. Other various cate...

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Main Author: Brigitte Lion
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Presses universitaires du Midi 2017-08-01
Series:Pallas
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/pallas/7435
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Summary:Tablets excavated at Nuzi, Arraphe and Tell al-Fahhar provide evidence for the presence of foreigners in the Kingdom of Arraphe during the 15th and 14th centuries BC. Diplomatic agents, called ubārūtu, appear mainly in rations lists, since state administration had to support them. Other various categories of foreigners are mentioned with their country of origin: they may be people travelling for official reasons, but also migrants or slaves; in that case, they are known by family archives.
ISSN:0031-0387
2272-7639