Sébastien Rey
Biographic Data
| ID | 3864144 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sébastien Rey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sébastien |
| FAMILY NAME | Rey |
| SIGNATURE | REY S |
| AFFILIATIONS | British Museum |
| ORCID | 0009-0008-3560-1953 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Three New IriKAgina “Reform” Fragments from Girsu
The well-known “Reform Texts” of IriKAgina, king of Lagash/Girsu (24th century BCE), are a key source for reconstructing the social and economic history of Early Mesopotamia. They offer insights through the lens of royal ideology and its legislative and political embodiments. This article presents an edition of three new fragments belonging to this important composition, which were recently discovered at Girsu during surface surveys conducted by …
Introducción
Is Intergroup Contact Desired by Migrants? The Case of Unaccompanied Minors in Switzerland
Intergroup contact has been shown to reduce prejudice and promote positive relationships between members of different groups, as in the case of the integration of migrants. Nevertheless, extant research has not explored the crucial question of whether members of the migrant group express a desire for contact with the host group. To explore this question, we collected and collated a rare set of data to create a substantial corpus of semi‐structure…
Sacred Space and Ritual Behaviour in Ancient Mesopotamia
Girsu, the modern site of Tello (southern Iraq), represents one of the earliest known urban centres of the ancient world, along with Uruk, Eridu, and Ur. During the 3rd millennium BCE (3000–2000 BCE), Girsu was revered as the sanctuary of the Sumerian heroic deity Ningirsu, who fought with supernatural beasts and made possible the introduction of irrigation and agriculture in Sumer. While much is known about the gods, their roles, and rituals ins…
Dating Ancient Canal Systems Using Radiocarbon Dating and Archaeological Evidence at Tello/Girsu, Southern Mesopotamia, Iraq
Mesopotamia is often regarded the “cradle of civilization.” The development of water management practices in the region is thought to have played a key role in the emergence of these early civilizations. We present the first direct dating of a palaeo-canal system at the ancient city of Girsu, Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) (occupied between 4800 and 1600 BC). We describe the use of archaeological and radiocarbon ( 14 C) dating techniques to establish …
Divine Cults in the Sacred Precinct of Girsu
Sumer in present-day southern Iraq is the heartland of the first cities and birthplace of writing (fig. 1). It is where, between 3500 and 2000 BCE, its inhabitants, the Sumerians, instituted the first codes of law, advanced metallurgy to craft new tools and weapons; enhanced wheel technology and invented the potter's wheel. The Sumerians organized long-distance trade over land and sea; they carved monumental sculptures and wrote poems, epic myths…
Mari and the Development of Complex Defensive Systems in Mesopotamia at the Dawn of History
International audience
For the Gods of Girsu
This work demonstrates Girsu is a primary locale for re-analyzing, through an interdisciplinary approach combining archaeological and textual evidence, the origins of the Sumerian city-state
Le Palais Nord d’Ougarit
Le Palais Nord de Ras Shamra-Ougarit, découvert en 1968, a fait l’objet de plusieurs rapports préliminaires ; nous proposons ici un essai de synthèse monographique. Situé au nord de la « Forteresse Royale », cet édifice apparaît comme un ensemble architectural cohérent, constitué par un certain nombre de secteurs fonctionnels, organisés selon des modèles spécifiques, où se déroulaient, pensons-nous, les activités quotidiennes, publiques et privée…
Dating Ancient Canal Systems Using Radiocarbon Dating and Archaeological Evidence at Tello/Girsu, Southern Mesopotamia, Iraq
Mesopotamia is often regarded the “cradle of civilization.” The development of water management practices in the region is thought to have played a key role in the emergence of these early civilizations. We present the first direct dating of a palaeo-canal system at the ancient city of Girsu, Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) (occupied between 4800 and 1600 BC). We describe the use of archaeological and radiocarbon ( 14 C) dating techniques to establish …
Divine Cults in the Sacred Precinct of Girsu
Sumer in present-day southern Iraq is the heartland of the first cities and birthplace of writing (fig. 1). It is where, between 3500 and 2000 BCE, its inhabitants, the Sumerians, instituted the first codes of law, advanced metallurgy to craft new tools and weapons; enhanced wheel technology and invented the potter's wheel. The Sumerians organized long-distance trade over land and sea; they carved monumental sculptures and wrote poems, epic myths…
Le Palais Nord d’Ougarit
Le Palais Nord de Ras Shamra-Ougarit, découvert en 1968, a fait l’objet de plusieurs rapports préliminaires ; nous proposons ici un essai de synthèse monographique. Situé au nord de la « Forteresse Royale », cet édifice apparaît comme un ensemble architectural cohérent, constitué par un certain nombre de secteurs fonctionnels, organisés selon des modèles spécifiques, où se déroulaient, pensons-nous, les activités quotidiennes, publiques et privée…
Mari and the Development of Complex Defensive Systems in Mesopotamia at the Dawn of History
International audience
For the Gods of Girsu
This work demonstrates Girsu is a primary locale for re-analyzing, through an interdisciplinary approach combining archaeological and textual evidence, the origins of the Sumerian city-state
Divine Cults in the Sacred Precinct of Girsu
Sumer in present-day southern Iraq is the heartland of the first cities and birthplace of writing (fig. 1). It is where, between 3500 and 2000 BCE, its inhabitants, the Sumerians, instituted the first codes of law, advanced metallurgy to craft new tools and weapons; enhanced wheel technology and invented the potter's wheel. The Sumerians organized long-distance trade over land and sea; they carved monumental sculptures and wrote poems, epic myths…
Dating Ancient Canal Systems Using Radiocarbon Dating and Archaeological Evidence at Tello/Girsu, Southern Mesopotamia, Iraq
Mesopotamia is often regarded the “cradle of civilization.” The development of water management practices in the region is thought to have played a key role in the emergence of these early civilizations. We present the first direct dating of a palaeo-canal system at the ancient city of Girsu, Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) (occupied between 4800 and 1600 BC). We describe the use of archaeological and radiocarbon ( 14 C) dating techniques to establish …
Sacred Space and Ritual Behaviour in Ancient Mesopotamia
Girsu, the modern site of Tello (southern Iraq), represents one of the earliest known urban centres of the ancient world, along with Uruk, Eridu, and Ur. During the 3rd millennium BCE (3000–2000 BCE), Girsu was revered as the sanctuary of the Sumerian heroic deity Ningirsu, who fought with supernatural beasts and made possible the introduction of irrigation and agriculture in Sumer. While much is known about the gods, their roles, and rituals ins…
Introducción
Is Intergroup Contact Desired by Migrants? The Case of Unaccompanied Minors in Switzerland
Intergroup contact has been shown to reduce prejudice and promote positive relationships between members of different groups, as in the case of the integration of migrants. Nevertheless, extant research has not explored the crucial question of whether members of the migrant group express a desire for contact with the host group. To explore this question, we collected and collated a rare set of data to create a substantial corpus of semi‐structure…
Three New IriKAgina “Reform” Fragments from Girsu
The well-known “Reform Texts” of IriKAgina, king of Lagash/Girsu (24th century BCE), are a key source for reconstructing the social and economic history of Early Mesopotamia. They offer insights through the lens of royal ideology and its legislative and political embodiments. This article presents an edition of three new fragments belonging to this important composition, which were recently discovered at Girsu during surface surveys conducted by …
Ancient history (5 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · History (5 works) · Ancient Near East History (4 works) · Art (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (3 works) · Mesopotamia (3 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (2 works) · Eurasian Exchange Networks (2 works)