Abstract

Abstract An introduction to the research project ‘Mechanisms of communication in an ancient empire: the correspondence between the king of Assyria and his magnates in the 8th century BC’ which, on the basis of a text corpus of 1,200 letters preserved in the original from the correspondence of king Sargon II of Assyria (r. 721–705 BC) with the highest state officials, investigates the administrative and practical setup of ancient empires.

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