This article, focused on the Persian Gobryas, the head of Patischorian tribe and a member of the mysterious circle bringing Darius I (the Great) to the throne called the “Seven” by Herodotus, aims to argue that the concept of seven families was originally derived from the tribal structure of the Achaemenid society rather than from traditions found in classical writers. Mainly based on the administrative Elamite texts from Persepolis, the paper attempts to add contextual and practical detail to the classical narrative about the status of the “Seven” in the Achaemenid imperial system. This data leads us to the Fahliyān region in southwestern Persia as the house of the Patischorians and shows how Gobryas and his house were involved in the political, economic and administrative structures of the Persian Achaemenid Empire especially during the reign of Darius. The case also provides a valuable context for the study of various aspects of social organization particularly the land tenure.

本文的重点是波斯人戈布里亚人，帕蒂斯乔安部落的首领和将大流士一世（大帝）登上希罗多德的“七个”王位的神秘圈子的成员，旨在论证七个家庭的概念最初是从阿契美尼德社会的部落结构衍生而来，而不是从古典作家中发现的传统衍生而来。本文主要基于波斯波利斯（Persepolis）的行政Elamite文本，试图在有关阿契美尼德帝国体系中“七人”地位的经典叙述中增加上下文和实际细节。这些数据将我们引至波斯西南部的法赫里扬地区，作为Patischorians的住所，并展示了Gobryas和他的住所如何参与政治，波斯阿契美尼德帝国的经济和行政结构，特别是在大流士统治时期。该案例也为研究社会组织各个方面，尤其是土地使用权提供了有价值的背景。