Judaeans in the Persian Empire (EABS)

Call For Papers: JPE invites submissions for two themes for 2017, "Translation, Language Appropriation, and Control in the Achaemenid Empire" and "Continuity and Innovation in First Millennium Imperial Rule." The first panel is Translation, Language Appropriation, and Control in the Achaemenid Empire The Achaemenid Empire was a decidedly multilingual entity, despite the imperial adoption of an administrative language. In this context, the use of a particular script, medium, and language implied choices. These choices in turn imply both pragmatic and status-related considerations. In a number of contexts, continuity of practices can be observed across linguistic boundaries, as well as texts which utilize multiple languages that are not translations of each other. This theme invites an interdisciplinary perspective to explore the status of texts and contexts which utilize multiple languages. We seek to understand how these choices reflect the transmission of cultural knowledge in terms of particular cultural practices and scribal training. JPE will invite speakers for this panel, but abstract submissions are also welcome. The second panel is organized jointly with the Israel in the Ancient Near East group. Continuity and Innovation in First Millennium Imperial Rule The first three empires of the first millennium BCE are often treated together in discussions of Near Eastern Empire, with practices and cultures from one used to explain the others. But how similar or different in practice were the Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Persian forms of rule? We invite papers which compare the three empires on specific topics for a joint session discussing these issues.

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