Posted at <https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/48611>:linebreak[Go there for linx]linebreak=======================linebreaklinebreakCourts and Courtiers in the Neo-Elamite PeriodlinebreakTitle:Courts and Courtiers in the Neo-Elamite PeriodlinebreakTranslated Title(s):Courts and courtiers in the Neo-Elamite periodlinebreakAuthor(s):Alizadeh, KiumarslinebreakYear of publication:2025linebreakAvailable Date:2026-02-16T08:07:51ZlinebreaklinebreakAbstract:linebreakThe main aim of this research is to dissect the manifold segments of the Elamite court (c. 1000-550 BCE). Beyond offering a mere list of official ranks extant in a hierarchical system and examining them from a linguistic point of view, all these, wherever possible, will be investigated as elements in the political, historical, social, and symbolic networks and strata at Elamite court.linebreaklinebreakThis work will necessarily involve more lexical work to achieve more consistent interpretations of the data at hand. It will require studying Elamite royal and administrative inscriptions and non-written data, particularly in the form of rock reliefs and architectural evidence, especially as a counterweight to the Mesopotamian evidence. I offer this dissertation as simply one piece of a much bigger and more intricate puzzle—that of wielding authority in the Elamite court. The central question will not be: how did the Elamite state fare, but how did the Elamite court work? The research proposed is, therefore, decidedly non-political in perspective and focuses on structures and long-term developments more than short-term changes and event history.linebreaklinebreakThe aim of this study is to analyze in detail the multifaceted segments of the Elamite court (c. 1000–550 BCE). Beyond simply listing official ranks within a hierarchical system and examining them linguistically, these will be investigated—as far as possible—as elements of political, historical, social, and symbolic networks and strata at the Elamite court. This work necessarily requires an in-depth lexical analysis to enable more consistent interpretations of the available data. This includes the evaluation of Elamite royal and administrative inscriptions as well as non-literary sources, particularly rock reliefs and architectural evidence—especially as a counterweight to the Mesopotamian tradition. This dissertation is conceived as a single piece of a far larger and more complex puzzle: that of the exercise of power at the Elamite court. The central question is not how the Elamite state functioned, but rather: How did the Elamite court function? The proposed research therefore deliberately pursues a non-political perspective and focuses more on structural and long-term developments than on short-term changes and historical events.linebreaklinebreak--- linebreak