两河文明档案管理制度浅析——从德里达档案“拓扑法理学”的角度

本文以西方档案发展的源头——两河流域为研究对象进行分析,通过考查相关考古文献,梳理了马里、乌加里特以及尼姆鲁德这三处代表城市的档案管理制度,指出两河文明的档案保管制度与职能机构的分布之间存在着紧密的联系,从历史考证的角度印证了德里达在其晚期著作《档案狂热:弗洛伊德印象》中提出的档案的"拓扑法理学"概念。并指出这一特征的演变以及对于后世西方档案史发展的影响值得进一步关注。

Topo-nomology is a concept mentioned in Derrida＇s later work Archive Fever： A Frerdian Impression. It means that records and documents should be kept and classified in their origins, which are with political power. Considering ancient western archives is rarely discussed in Derrida＇s assumption and internal research, this article explores archives in ancient mesopotamia, the beginning of the history of western archives, to validate Derrida＇s idea. After analyzing archaeological discoveries in Mari, Ugarit and Nimrud, the author notices that archive keeping is inextricably linked with administrative structure, which confirms Derrida＇s theory.