René Labat
René Labat (born June 5, 1904 in Saint-Loubès , † April 3, 1974 in Paris ) was a French ancient orientalist . From 1952 until his death he was a professor at the Collège de France , as well as a member of the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres and the German Archaeological Institute .
Labat studied at the École pratique des hautes études in Paris until 1932, where he taught Akkadian the following year . In 1938 he received his doctorate ès lettres . Labat has contributed to many important works, including the Encyclopædia Universalis , the Cambridge Ancient History and the Fischer Weltgeschichte . His Manuel d'épigraphie akkadienne , along with the more recent work by Rykle Borger, is one of the authoritative reference works for deciphering the cuneiform .
Works (selection)
- L'akkadien de Boghaz-Koi. Étude sur la langue des lettres, traités et vocabulaires akkadiens trouvés à Boghaz-Köi , 1932.
- Le caractère religieux de la royauté assyro-babylonienne , 1938.
- La médecine babylonienne , 1953.
- A propos de la chirurgie babylonienne , 1954.
literature
- M. Jean Filliozat: Notice sur la vie et les travaux de M. René Labat , in: Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres Année 122/4 (1978), pp. 698-707.
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| SURNAME | Labat, René |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Assyriologist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Loubès , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 3, 1974 |
| Place of death | Paris |