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A New Interpretation of the Hittite Expression SarÄ Ar-
Introduction In the last chapter (DĂ©bris de fichier) of his invaluable work Catalogue des textes hittites, Emmanuel Laroche included an edition of the texts grouped under CTH 276-282 (Catalogues des tablettes). These catalogues, also called âtablet inventoriesâ or âshelf listsâ consist of titles of compositions. Laroche instantly recognized the importance of these texts, which are a great source of information regarding the functioning and organization of the Hittite tablet collections. Altog..
FROM âLUGAL.GALâ TO âWANAXâ Kingship and Political Organisation in the Late Bronze Age Aegean
n this book the much-debated problem of political organization in Mycenaean Greece (ca. 1400-1200 BC) is analysed and contextualised through the prism of archaeology and contemporary textual (Linear B, Egyptian and Hittite) evidence.
From the early 14th century BC onwards, Hittite texts refer to a land Ahhiya(wa). The exact geographic position of this land has been the focus of academic debate for more than a century, but most specialists nowadays agree that it must have been a Hittite designation for a part, or all of, the Mycenaean world. On at least two occasions, the ruler of Ahhiyawa is designated as LUGAL.GAL ââGreat Kingâ-; a title that was normally reserved for a select group of kings (such as the kings of Egypt, Assyria, Mitanni, Babylon and Hatti itself). The Hittite attribution of this title thus seems to signify the Ahhiyawan Kingâs supra-regional importance: it indicates his power over other, âlesserâ kings, and suggests that his relation to these vassals must have been comparable to the relations between the Hittite King and his own vassal rulers. The apparent Hittite perception of such an important ruler in the Mycenaean world is, however, completely at odds with the prevailing view of the Mycenaean world as a patchwork of independent states, all of which were ruled by a local âwanaxâ -King.
The papers in this volume address this apparent dichotomy and discuss various interpretations of the available evidence, and contextualise the role of the ruler in the Mycenaean world through comparisons with the contemporary Near East
Hittitology today: Studies on Hittite and Neo-Hittite Anatolia in Honor of Emmanuel Larocheâs 100th Birthday
Il y a 100 ans, Emmanuel Laroche voyait le jour. Savant Ă la fois passionnĂ© de linguistique indo-europĂ©enne et dâAntiquitĂ©, il marqua durablement lâhittitologie par ses nombreuses contributions dans des domaines aussi variĂ©s que lâhistoire des religions proche-orientales, la philologie cunĂ©iforme ou encore la grammaire du hittite, du louvite et du hourrite. Ce colloque organisĂ© en lâhonneur de son centenaire a Ă©tĂ© lâoccasion de faire le point sur les avancĂ©es de lâhittitologie actuelle, avancĂ©es auxquelles il participa tout au long de sa vie et qui se poursuivent aprĂšs lui. Les axes thĂ©matiques qui sont abordĂ©s dans ce volume sont ceux quâEmmanuel Laroche dĂ©veloppa de son vivant, Ă savoir la linguistique des langues anatoliennes, la philologie et lâĂ©pigraphie cunĂ©iforme et hiĂ©roglyphique, les religions de lâAnatolie hittite et nĂ©o-hittite, lâhistoire et la gĂ©ographie historique, mais aussi lâarchĂ©ologie proche-orientale, domaine quâEmmanuel Laroche cĂŽtoya de prĂšs. Ajoutons Ă ces domaines celui de lâhistoriographie qui illustre, entre autres choses, lâimpact des travaux dâEmmanuel Laroche dans lâhittitologie dâaujourdâhui.100 years ago, Emmanuel Laroche was born. As a scholar who was fascinated both by Indo-European Linguistics and Ancient Near Eastern and Classical Studies, he had a durable impact on Hittitology through his numerous contributions. His publications dealt with History of Near Eastern Religions, Cuneiform Philology, and Hittite, Luwian, and Hurrian grammar, among many other topics. This conference was organized in honor of his 100th birthday. Its aim was to discuss the recent developments in Hittitology, the ones to whom Emmanuel Laroche contributed and the ones which occurred after his time. The following themes are dealt with in this volume: Anatolian Linguistics, Cuneiform and Hieroglyphic Philology and Epigraphy, Religions of Bronze and Early Iron Age Anatolia, History and Historical Geography of Asia Minor, but also Near Eastern Archaeology, as Emmanuel Laroche was also very close to this discipline. Let us add to those fields Historiography which illustrates, among other things, the impact of Emmanuel Larocheâs work on todayâs Hittitology
Fate Strikes Back: New Evidence for the Identification of the Hittite Fate Deities and Its Implications for Hieroglyphic Writing in Anatolia
Epilogue: Kings and Great Kings in the Aegean and beyond
Epilogue to the volume "From LUGAL.GAL to Wanax", reviewing the various arguments made in favour and against political unity in the Late Bronze Age Aegean, and contextualising archaeological and textual data
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Daily intranasal palivizumab to prevent respiratory syncytial virus infection in healthy preterm infants: a phase 1/2b randomized placebo-controlled trialResearch in context
Summary: Background: Mucosal administration of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against respiratory pathogens is a promising alternative for systemic administration because lower doses are required for protection. Clinical development of mucosal mAbs is a highly active field yet clinical proof-of-concept is lacking. Methods: In this investigator-initiated, double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial, we evaluated intranasal palivizumab for the prevention of RSV infection in preterm infants (Dutch Trial Register NTR7378 and NTR7403). We randomized infants 1:1 to receive intranasal palivizumab (1Â mg/mL) or placebo once daily during the RSV season. Any RSV infection was the primary outcome and RSV hospitalization was the key secondary outcome. The primary outcome was analyzed with a mixed effect logistic regression on the modified intention-to-treat population. Findings: We recruited 268 infants between Jan 14, 2019 and Jan 28, 2021, after which the trial was stopped for futility following the planned interim analysis. Adverse events were similar in both groups (22/134 (16.4%) palivizumab arm versus 26/134 (19.4%) placebo arm). There were 6 dropouts and 168 infants were excluded from the efficacy analyses due to absent RSV circulation during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Any RSV infection was similar in infants in both groups (18/47 (38.3%) palivizumab arm versus 11/47 (23.4%) placebo arm; aOR 2.2, 95% CI 0.7â6.5). Interpretation: Daily intranasal palivizumab did not prevent RSV infection in late preterm infants. Our findings have important implications for the clinical development of mucosal mAbs, namely the necessity of timely interim analyses and further research to understand mucosal antibody half-life. Funding: Funded by the Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Centre Utrecht, the Netherlands