Tuesday, February 23, 2010

New Book: L'archive des Fortifications de Persépolis. État des questions et perspectives de recherches

[First posted 2/16/09, updated 2/23/10 with the addition of a link to the Review at BMCR]

A new volume (no. 12) in the Persika series, dedicated to the
Persepolis Fortification archive is out:

P. Briant, W.F.M. Henkelman and M.W. Stolper (eds.),
L'archive des Fortifications de Persépolis. État des questions et
perspectives de recherches.
Actes du colloque organisé au Collège de France par la "Chaire
d'histoire et civilisation du monde achéménide et de l'empire
d'Alexandre" et le "Réseau international d'études et de recherches
achéménides" (GDR 2538 CNRS), 3-4 novembre 2006
Paris, De Boccard, 2008.
570 pp., 127 fig., 11 pl.
117 Euro

The volume contains 16 contributions (13 in English and 3 in french).

Detailed table of contents



The volume can be ordered from De Boccard


And see also the detailed information on the series at the Collège de France

Reviewed by Matthew P. Canepa, College of Charleston and University of Oxford Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2010.02.68.

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Thursday, February 18, 2010

PFAP at AOS 2010

At the 220th Annual Meeting of the American Oriental Society, 12-15 March 2010, St. Louis, four papers will focus on the Persepolis Fortification Archive Project

Saturday Morning March 13th, in the session:

Ancient Near East III: The Achæmenid and Seleucid Near East. In Honor of Amélie Kuhrt.
Amélie Kuhrt, University College, London, Chair (9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.) Salon A

  • Matthew W. Stolper, University of Chicago, Interrogation, Auditing and Exchange according to an Unparalleled Persepolis Fortification Document
  • Wouter Henkelman, Vrije Universiteit (Amsterdam) & École Pratique des Hautes Études (Paris), Exit Atossa, Enter Irdabama: Royal Women in the Fortification Archive
  • Mark B. Garrison, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, Archers in Persepolitan Glyptic: A Newly Discovered Scene of Warfare from the Persepolis Fortification Archive
  • Tytus K. Mikolajczak, University of Chicago, Seals on Journal and Account Tablets in the Persepolis Fortification Archive
Program of the 220th Annual Meeting, 12-15 March 2010, St. Louis

Monday, February 08, 2010

Organisation des pouvoirs et contacts culturels dans les pays de l'empire achéménide

A number of important papers related to the Persepolis Fortification Archive appear on this new volume:
Organisation des pouvoirs et contacts culturels dans les pays de l'empire achéménide. Actes du colloque organisé au Collège de France par la "Chaire d'histoire et civilisation du monde achéménide et de l'empire d'Alexandre" et le "Réseau international d'études et de recherches achéménides" (GDR 2538 CNRS), 9-10 novembre 2007, sous la direction de BRIANT (P.) et CHAUVEAU (M.). (20 x 28.5), 428 p., 103 ill., 2009, (1800 g) 95 Euros
Detailed Table of Contents

This and the other volumes in the series Persika are available from De Boccard.

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