On spies and informers in the Old Babylonian period. Considerations on Zimri-Lim’s intelligence services

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2143/ANES.60.0.3292578" target="_blank" >10.2143/ANES.60.0.3292578</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
On spies and informers in the Old Babylonian period. Considerations on Zimri-Lim’s intelligence services
Original language description
The historical origin of the intelligence services is undoubtedly to be found in the area of the ancient Near East, where the use of spies is already attested in the third millennium BC. However, in the Old Babylonian period the documentation on espionage activities becomes richer and provides a broader and more detailed picture. The purpose of this article is to describe the organisation of intelligence services in the kingdom of Mari under Zimri-Lim. The abundant epistolary documentation of this period sheds light on the terminology used to define spies/informers, the organisation of intelligence activities, and the management of the flow of information that Zimri-Lim received from intelligence activities.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>ost</sub> - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60101 - History (history of science and technology to be 6.3, history of specific sciences to be under the respective headings)

Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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