Achämenidische Verwaltung und Hinweise auf sie in den Randgebieten des persischen Großreiches

Abstract

Cuneiform tablets, written in Elamite script and language, found at Persepolis, which once were part of the archive of King Darius the Great (522-486 BC), are very informative about life in the Achaemenid Empire. They enlighten us on dignitaries and officials, their position and their function, and the districts for which they were responsible. Comparable to the centre of the Persian empire is the situation in the satrapies. Officials like treasurers and tax collectors are known from Arachosia, for instance, and administrative buildings copy constructions from Persepolis (e.g. at Tacht-e Sangin at the Oxos-river). No administrative centre in Georgia in Achaemenid times has been found so far. But the find of Elamite tablets at Armavir Blur (Armenia) may suggest that there was a comparable institution in Georgia too. Some support comes from Sasanian times when a satrap by the name ofPapak became »viceroy of Iran«, which at least points to the importance of Georgia held for the Persian empire.