Reflection of Elam-Babilon’s Business Relationships in the Documents of Achaemenid Period

Susa and Babylonia were two important capitals of the governments prior to the Achaemenid,that also had role as administrative and winter capitals in the Achaemenid period.Each of these two important satraps were obliged to give tribute and many gifts to the Achaemenid court. They had a good business background before the Achaemenid period. They were received a better position in commercial affairs in the period, with the entering to the Achaemenid Empire area that was larger than all previous governments.The satraps continued their commercial activities in a wider area, and with the actions that were doing by the Achaemenian kings, especially Darius I,commerce more progress than the previous periods, and consequently, the business also has taken steps quickly progress among the Elamite and Babylonian, and they took advantage of the opportunity. Many documents evidence remains for expansion of the commercial relations between the Elamite and Babylonian in the Achaemenid period. This research try to explain how does Elam and Babylonia trade relations with investigate of  remaining documents of Achaemenid period in a descriptive-analytical way. According to verified documents, the business relations between Elam and Babylon from Cyrus to Bardia have been more related to the slave (Kurtaš) trade, but Darius I's legal and commercial documents reflect the fact that during this period was found no news of slave trade and most of the business relations of Elam and Babylon related to the trade of grains, fruits, garments, and the use of mutual services. After Darius the first, the number of documents declined sharply, and this indicating that it was likely that after the death of Darius the first and until the end of the Achaemenid Empire, the thriving business of Elam and Babylon would be diminished, and even was restored the slave trade, and this maybe has been a sign of reduction of Achaemenid authority and trade security