The article describes the sorting and seizure operations of part of the diplomatic archives, mostly letters coming from the royal palace of Mari, carried out by the Babylonians after their conquest of the city in 1761 BCE. It will also present the issue of legal contracts and letters whose presence in the palace of Mari cannot be explained unless one considers that they were confiscated or intercepted documents.
BT - Archival Science IS - 4 LA - English N1 -Mari was an ancient city-state in present day Syria.
N2 -The article describes the sorting and seizure operations of part of the diplomatic archives, mostly letters coming from the royal palace of Mari, carried out by the Babylonians after their conquest of the city in 1761 BCE. It will also present the issue of legal contracts and letters whose presence in the palace of Mari cannot be explained unless one considers that they were confiscated or intercepted documents.
PY - 2025 SP - 1 EP - 17 T2 - Archival Science TI - Removed Archives: the Case of the Royal Palace of Mari (ca 1810–1760 BCE) VL - 25 ER -