The delegation of power

Radner, Karen (2008): The delegation of power. Neo-Assyrian bureau seals. 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'Ètudes et de Recherches Achéménides", Paris, 3. - 4. November 2006. Briant, Pierre; Henkelman, Wouter Franklin Merijn und Stolper, Matthew W. (eds.) : In: 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'Ètudes et de Recherches Achéménides" (GDR 2538 CNRS), 3 - 4 novembre 2006, Paris, France: Éditions de Boccard. pp. 481-515

Abstract

Bureau seals are an innovation of the Assyrian administration to cope with the delegation of power that running a world empire demanded. By placing some bureau seals in their historical context we find indications that these seal types were introduced not at once but at various points in Neo-Assyrian history, reflecting changes in the balance of power.

• Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Other)
• Faculties: History and Art History > Department of History
• Subjects: 900 History and geography > 930 History of ancient world (to ca. 499)
• Place of Publication: Paris, France
• Annotation: Originally published in L'archive des fortifications de Persépolis. Éditions de Boccard, 2006
• Language: English