The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East, pp. 751-782, 2023/04/12
Proceedings of the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale and the 12th Melammu Symposium, University of Innsbruck, July 16‒20, 2018
A regular, frequent, and timely exchange of information between the Assyrian heartland and the periphery was fundamental to the Assyrians’ efficient governing of their vast empire. For this reason, the Assyrians developed a sophisticated administrative machinery that, on the one hand, guaranteed a regular flow of information and goods to Assyria and, on the other hand, kept the periphery under control. This paper investigates the role of the officials known as ṣīrāni in Assyrian administration and propaganda transmission.
