Jean-Marie Durand (13 November 1940) is a French

Assyriologist Assyriology (from Greek , ''Assyriā''; and , ''-logia'') is the archaeological, anthropological, and linguistic study of Assyria and the rest of ancient Mesopotamia (a region that encompassed what is now modern Iraq, northeastern Syria, sout ...

Career

A student of the

École Normale Supérieure École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, S ...

(Lettres 1962), agrégé of grammar (1965), Doctor of History following a thesis dedicated to the documents of the rooms 134 and 160 of the

Royal Palace of Mari The Royal Palace of Mari was the royal residence of the rulers of the ancient kingdom of Mari in eastern Syria. Situated centrally amidst Palestine, Syria, Babylon, Levant, and other Mesopotamian city-states, Mari acted as the “middle-man� ...

(1975), Jean-Marie Durand was "directeur d'études" at the

École pratique des hautes études The École pratique des hautes études (), abbreviated EPHE, is a Grand Établissement in Paris, France. It is highly selective, and counted among France's most prestigious research and higher education institutions. It is a constituent college o ...

(IVth section, Sumerian and Akkadian Antiques) (1987–1997) and professor at the

Collège de France The Collège de France (), formerly known as the ''Collège Royal'' or as the ''Collège impérial'' founded in 1530 by François I, is a higher education and research establishment ('' grand établissement'') in France. It is located in Paris n ...

, holder of the chair of

Assyriology Assyriology (from Greek , ''Assyriā''; and , '' -logia'') is the archaeological, anthropological, and linguistic study of Assyria and the rest of ancient Mesopotamia (a region that encompassed what is now modern Iraq, northeastern Syria, southe ...

(1999–2011) where he succeeded

Paul Garelli Paul Garelli (23 April 1924 – 8 July 2006) was a French Assyriologist, directeur de recherche au CNRS, professor at the Sorbonne and the l' EPHE, a member of the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres and professor at the Collège de Fran ...

. He largely devoted his research to the study of texts found in the ruins of the ancient city of Mari, and the publication of the Royal Archives of Mari. Durand was elected a member of the

Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres The Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres () is a French learned society devoted to history, founded in February 1663 as one of the five academies of the Institut de France. The academy's scope was the study of ancient inscriptions (epigr ...

1 March 2013, at

Emmanuel Poulle Emmanuel Poulle (8 June 1928 – 1 August 2011) was a French archivist and historian, specialist in the history of science and the medieval period and was a member of the Institut de France. Honours He was an officier of the Légion d'honneur, ...

's seat.Page personnelle sur le site de l'Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres
/ref> As of 2016, Jean-Marie Durand is editor in chief of the ''

Journal Asiatique The ''Journal asiatique'' (full earlier title ''Journal Asiatique ou Recueil de Mémoires, d'Extraits et de Notices relatifs à l'Histoire, à la Philosophie, aux Langues et à la Littérature des Peuples Orientaux'') is a biannual peer-reviewed ac ...

''.

Selected works

* 1981
''Textes babyloniens d'époque récente''
* 1996: ''Amurru 1'' * 1997: ''Les documents épistolaires du palais de Mari'' * 1998: ''Les documents épistolaires du palais de Mari Tome II''

Bibliography

* (Article) « Les premiers médecins en Mésopotamie : l’exemple de Mari ». In '' Comptes rendus de l'Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres'', n°4, 2006. pp. 1827–183
Online
* (Article) « Zimrî-Lîm achète la ville d’Alahtum ». In : Comptes rendus des séances de l’Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, n°1, 2002. pp. 11–30
Online

References

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archives du site du Collège de France. {{DEFAULTSORT:Durand, Jean-Marie 1940 births Living people École Normale Supérieure alumni École pratique des hautes études faculty Collège de France faculty Members of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres French Assyriologists Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Commandeurs of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques Assyriologists