Publications (scholarly)

Kristin Kleber, “Taxation in the Achaemenid Empire”, in: Oxford Handbook Online of Classical Studies. Online Publication Date: Nov. 2015. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199935390.013.34.

Kristin Kleber, “The Kassite Gold and the Post-Kassite Silver Standards Revisited”, in: K. Kleber, R. Pirngruber (eds.), Silver, Money and Credit. A Tribute to Robartus J. van der Spek on the Occasion of his 65th Birthday. PIHANS 128, Leiden 2016, 39-60.

Mark Tamerus, "Elusive Silver in the Achaemenid Heartland: Thoughts on the Presence and Use of Silver according to the Persepolis Fortification and Treasury Archives’, in: K. Kleber, R. Pirngruber (eds.), Silver, Money and Credit. A Tribute to Robartus J. van der Spek on the Occasion of his 65th Birthday. PIHANS 128, Leiden 2016, 241-294.

in press:

Kristin Kleber, “Power Negotiation, Elite Management and Administration in Babylonia under Persian Rule”, in: B. Jacobs, W.F.M. Henkelman (eds.), The Administration of the Achaemenid Empire – Tracing the Imperias Signature. Celebratory Conference on the Occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the Discovery of the Persepolis Fortification Archive / Die Verwaltung im Perserreich – Imperiale Muster und Strukturen. Festkolloquium zur 80-Jahr-Feier der Entdeckung des Festungsarchivs von Persepolis. (in press).

Kristin Kleber, “Achaemenid Administration in Babylonia”, in B. Jacobs, R. Rollinger (eds.), A Companion to the Achaemenid Persian Empire. Routledge (in press).

Lectures for a scholarly audience

Kristin Kleber, "Elite Management and Administration in the First Persian Empire (c. 550-330 BC)". Lecture held at the Nederlandse Oudhistoricidag, Amsterdam on 26 January 2016.

Kristin Kleber, "Religious Tolerance or Pragmatic Indifference? Teispid and Achaemenid Religious Policy in Babylonia". Invited lectures held at the conference “Die Religionspolitik der Achaimeniden und die Rolle der Lokalheiligtümer” organized by Excellenzcluster “Religion und Politik" on 24-26 February 2016 in Münster.

Kristin Kleber, "Tablet Format and Book-keeping in Eanna". Invited lecture held at the workshop “Towards a Diplomatics of Archival Cuneiform Documents” organized by the research project “Diplomatics and Palaeography of the Neo- and Late Babylonian Archival Documents” at the Vienna University on 6-7 October 2016.

Mark Tamerus, “Thoughts on Taxation in the Achaemenid Heartland”. Lecture held on 30 May 2016 at the 4th Neo-Babylonian Network (NBN) Conference in Leuven.

Lectures for a scholarly audience

Kristin Kleber, "The Vidi-project “Paying for All the King’s Horses and All the King’s Men: A Fiscal Policy of the Achaemenid Empire”, presentation held at the Nederlandse Nationale Orientalistendag, Amsterdam on 24 June 2016.