Résumés
Résumé
Le rêve de Nabuchodonosor et sa vision de la statue composite dans le second chapitre du livre de Daniel appartiennent au folklore de la tradition judéo-chrétienne depuis l’Antiquité. Le personnage de Nabuchodonosor étant basé en grande partie sur Nabonide, le dernier roi de Babylone (556-539 av. J.C.), le présent article offre quelques réflexions sur les origines de cette vision, arguant notamment que le motif de la succession des empires remonte au règne de Nabonide, et que les exigences de Nabuchodonosor envers les Chaldéens contiennent une réminiscence de l’obsession de Nabonide pour ses propres rêves et leur aspect prémonitoire.
Abstract
Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of the composite statue in Daniel 2 has belonged to the traditional folklore of the Judeo-Christian tradition since Antiquity. Since the figure of Nebuchadnezzar is based largely on Nabonidus, the last king of Babylon (556-539 BC), this article offers new elements of reflection on the origin of this vision, arguing that the motif of the succession of empires originated during the reign of Nabonidus, and that the demands of Nebuchadnezzar to the Chaldeans reflect a reminiscence of the obsession of Nabonidus for his own dreams and their mantic content.
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