In 1933, Oriental Institute archaeologists working at Persepolis, clearing the ruined palaces of Kings Darius, Xerxes, and their Achaemenid Persian successors, found clay tablets in two small rooms of a bastion in the fortification wall at the edge of the great stone terrace.
These were records produced by the operations of a single administrative organization in the years around 500 BC, all strands of a single information system. Most of the Fortification tablets came to the Oriental Institute in 1936, on loan for study and analysis. The results of long, painstaking work—especially the late Richard T. Hallock’s magisterial analysis of 2,087 Elamite texts—were far-reaching. Individually, the documents are mere records of storage and outlays of food, but as a whole, the Persepolis Fortification Archive shows a broader spectrum of Achaemenid Iranian society than any other source, from the lowliest workers to the king’s own family. The PFA has fundamentally changed every aspect of the study of Achaemenid Iranian languages, art, institutions and history.
Mission: The Persepolis Fortification Archive Project is a new phase in recording and distributing the information that brings about these changes, using electronic equipment and media alongside the conventional tool-kits of philology and scholarship.
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On the eighty-sixth anniversary of the find of the Persepolis Fortification Tablets - انجمن علمی باستانشناسی ایران
Wouter F.M. Henkelman (EPHE IVe/PSL, Paris) In his inauguration speech of March 4th, 1933, Fr
New From the Oriental Institute: The Ritual Landscape at Persepolis
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Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran: Recording and Transcript of the Oral Argument - December 04, 2017
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The Persepolis Fortification Archive Project Annual Report for 2015-2016
The Persepolis Fortification Archive Project Annual Report for 2015-2016, by Matthew W. Stolper is online. You will find the full 2015-2...
From the Persepolis Fortification Archive Project, 6 The Dossier of Šarbaladda, Treasury Secretary at Persepolis.
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From the Persepolis Fortification Archive Project, 4: ‘His Own Death’ in Bisotun and Persepolis
Stolper, Matthew W. “From the Persepolis Fortification Archive Project, 4: ‘His Own Death’ in Bisotun and Persepolis.” ARTA: Achaemenid Research on Texts and Archaeology 2015, no. 002 (2015): 1–28. http://www.achemenet.com/document/ARTA_2015.002-Stolper.pdfAnd see AWOL's author index of all articles
News: Local Chicago feature on the Oriental Institute Persian Gallery
Local Chicago TV feature on the Oriental Institute Persian Gallery Did U Know: Persian Chicago Bull The oldest bull in Chicago came from a Persian palace. Chris DeRose takes us to the Oriental Institute to find out more.http://www.wciu.com/videos/youandme/did-u-know-persian-chic . . . Go to the c
New in ARTA: “Achaemenid Administrative Tablets 3: Fragments from Old Kandahar, Afghanistan.”
Stolper, Matthew W., and Michael T. Fisher. “Achaemenid Administrative Tablets 3: Fragments from Old Kandahar, Afghanistan.” ARTA: Achaemenid Research on Texts and Archaeology 2015, no. 001 (2015): 1–27. http://mini-site.louvre.fr/trimestriel/achemenet/ARTA_2015.001-Fisher-Stolper.pdf.
Fascination with Persepolis. European perception of Achaemenid monuments in writing and image, from the fourteenth to the twentieth century
An interesting new dissertation on European perceptions of Achaemenid monuments available open access.Title: Fascinatie voor Persepolis. Europese perceptie van Achaemenidische monumenten in schrift en beeld, van de veertiende tot de twintigste eeuwAuthor(s): Vuurman, C.J.M.Publication year:
Two members of the Persepolis Fortification Archives team receive awards
Two members of the Persepolis Fortification Archives team will be among those who received awards at the Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America in January 2015. James R. Wiseman Book Award2015 Wiseman Book Award winner Elspeth Dusinberre.Each year the James R. Wiseman Book Award C
Achemenet Project teams up with Oriental Institute to study ancient Persia
Achemenet Project teams up with Oriental Institute to study ancient PersiaJuly 16, 2014 Through a partnership with the Achemenet Project in Paris, France, the Oriental Institute will provide online access to new images and documentation of the most significant parts of its Achaemenid period (550-
Persepolis Fortification Archive Project in the Oriental Institute's 2013-2014 Annual Report
The Oriental Institute's 2013-2014 Annual Report has appeared online 2013–2014 Annual ReportPersepolis Fortification Archive Project By Matthew W. Stolper, pp. 128-137Persepolis Fortification Archive Project Annual Reports 2012-2013 Annual Report2011 - 2012 Annual Report2010 - 2011 Annual Report2009
Archaeologies of Text: Archaeology, Technology, and Ethics
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Persian.ology
Persian.ology: gate-keepers of (clay) dinosaur bones, the story of the discovery and recovery of the Persepolis (Parsa) administrative archives (Persepolis Fortification Archive and Persepolis Treasury Archive) in the early 1930s. (114 pages, about 62M)By A. J. Cave, April 2014persian.ology : gate-k
Cultural Heritage Lawyer Rick St. Hillaire reports on the Gettleman decision
Cultural Heritage Lawyer Rick St. Hillaire reports the Gettleman decision"The Law Cited by Plaintiffs Does Not Offer the Remedy They Seek" - Rubin v. IranThursday, April 3, 2014"The court recognizes the tragic circumstances that gave rise to the instant action, but finds that the law cited by plaint
News: Judge: Persian artifacts can't be used to pay survivors of attack
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News: Archive.ology: start with (clay) dinosaur bones, spice with love
Archive.ology: start with (clay) dinosaur bones, spice with love By A.J. Cave 03/03/14 Dr. Matthew Stolper Once upon a time people used something called paper for writing all sorts of things, from love letters to secret sauce formulas to stockholder reports. It was when writing was just w
Open Access Publications on Persepolis from the Oriental Institute
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Lecture in Toronto for the Canadian Society for Mesopotamian Studies
On Wednesday, 19 February, Matthew W. Stolper, John A. Wilson Professor of Oriental Studies at the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, will give a lecture for the Canadian Society for Mesopotamian Studies:PERSIAN RECORDS IN CRISIS: RESCUING THE PERSEPOLIS FORTIFICATION ARCHIVEThe Persepolis
Persepolis Fortification Archive (PFA) Project 2012-2013 Annual Report
Persepolis Fortification Archive (PFA) Project By Matthew W. Stolper From The Oriental Institute 2012-2013 Annual ReportIn mid-May 2013, Persepolis Fortification Archive Project editors Mark Garrison and Wouter Henkelman were crossing Germany on an intercity train after delivering a joint presen
Index to ARTA: Achaemenid Research on Texts and Archaeology
I have updated the index to ARTA: Achaemenid Research on Texts and Archaeology at AWOL.
News: Iranian researcher renders inscriptions of Persepolis
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Lecture: De Persépolis à l'Arachosie achéménide: à propos des fragments de tablettes élamites trouvé
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News: CHTHO Chief in Pursuit of Iran’s Ancient Relics in New York Visit
CHTHO Chief in Pursuit of Iran’s Ancient Relics in New York Visit Fars News AgencyTue Sep 10, 2013 5:13 TEHRAN (FNA)- Vice-president and head of the Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO) Mohammad Ali Najafi vowed to follow up the case with returning Iran’s ancient tablet
Cultural Heritage Lawyer Rick St. Hillaire reports on a motion for a summary judgement in Rubin vs.
Cultural Heritage Lawyer Rick St. Hillaire reports on a motion for a summary judgement in Rubin vs. IranChicago Museums Seek Summary Judgment in Rubin v. IranThe Field Museum of Natural History and the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute filed a motion for summary judgment last week seeking t
Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute grant to the Persepolis Fortification Archive Project
In March, 2013, Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute awarded a grant of $30,000 to the Persepolis Fortification Archive Project at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago to support summer work on the Project by six students, both from Chicago and from other universities.Since late May the
Video: Persepolis and the Economy of Achemenid Persia
Dr. Matt Stolper of the Oriental Institute lectures on Persepolis and the Economy of Achemenid Persia as a part of the docent training miniseries.
Celebratory Conference on the Occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the Discovery of the Persepolis Fo
The Administration of the Achaemenid Empire – Tracing the Imperial Signature Celebratory Conference on the Occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the Discovery of the Persepolis Fortification ArchiveTuesday, May 14th - Friday, May 17thProgram
From Humban to Auramazda – Image and Text. A New Religious Landscape for the Early Persians
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Eightieth Anniversary of the Discovery of the Persepolis Fortification Archive
March 4 2013 is the Eightieth Anniversary of the Discovery of the Persepolis Fortification ArchiveThe text of the telegram from Ernst Herzfeld to James Henry Breasted announcing the discovery of the Persepolis Fortification Archive, received 4 March 1933:Hundreds Probably thousands business Tablets
News: Rick St. Hilaire Comments on the First Circuit Ruling in Favor of MFA and Harvard
First Circuit Rules in Favor of MFA and Harvard in Rubin v. IranThursday, February 28, 2013Rick St. Hilaire on his blogThe First Circuit Court of Appeals on February 27, 2013 decided in favor of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) and Harvard’s museums in the case of Rubin v. Iran.The case involve
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