Witzig, Sophia MA (Lyon/France) – Fonctions administratives et rôles politiques des gouverneurs de province dans l’empire d’Ur III (2112-2004 av. J.-C.) : le cas des gouverneurs de Girsu/Lagaš

This doctoral dissertation falls within the context of previous studies conducted on Ur III political history by assyriologists (see for instance J. Dahl on Umma). The project aims at shedding a new light on the administration of Ur III “core provinces”. It relies on prosopographical studies of the Girsu/Lagaš governors and builds upon the significant amount of textual sources – available online mainly thanks to the BDTNS – so as to answer questions regarding the following points:

-The distribution of power among the local elite
-The appointment of governors and their relation with the royal family
-The role of the governors with respect to taxation
-The extent and the nature of the governors’ social network

Sophia Witzig
sophia.witzig@univ-lyon2.fr
sophia.witzig@gmail.com
University Lumière-Lyon II
Archéorient Laboratory
MSH Maison de l’Orient et de la Méditerranée
7 rue Raulin – 69365 LYON cedex 07, France