Ariaramnes
| Ariaramnes | |
|---|---|
| File:Lineage of Darius the Great.jpg Position of Ariaramnes in the Achaemenid lineage according to Darius the Great in the Behistun inscription. | |
| Issue | Arsames |
| King of Parsa (possibly) | |
| Old Persian | š š¼š”š¹š š¼š¶š“ (AriyÄramna) |
| Modern Persian | Ų§Ų±ŪŲ§Ų±Ł ŁŁ |
| Greek | į¼ĻĪ¹Ī±ĻĪ¬Ī¼Ī½Ī·Ļ |
| Dynasty | Achaemenid |
| Father | Teispes (probably) |
Ariaramnes (Old Persian: š š¼š”š¹š š¼š¶š“[1] AriyÄramna;[2] "peace of the Arya") was a great-uncle of Cyrus the Great and the great-grandfather of Darius I, and perhaps the king of Parsa,[3] the ancient core kingdom of Persia.
Ariaramnes was most likely the brother of Cyrus I of Anshan and son of Teispes, but this is not certain. In any case, he was a member of the Achaemenid House. As supported by the relief at Behistun he was the first king of a separate Achaemenid branch that ran parallel[clarification needed] to the reigns of Cyrus I and his son Cambyses I. As the great-grandfather of Darius the Great, this line ultimately absorbs the Dynasty and dominates the Persian Empire.
Hamadan Tablet
Sometime in the first half of the 20th century, two gold tablets relating to Ariaramnes were found in Ecbatana, modern Hamadan. These gold tablets allegedly documented the reigns of Ariaramnes and his son Arsames and were written in Old Persian in the first person. This is the only evidence from the time documenting his reign and thus this branch of the Achaemenid royal family. Another attestation of his reign is the later Behistun Inscription, where his great-grandson Darius I states that eight Achaemenid kings preceded him - and then, he must be counting Ariaramnes as a king. His English name is derived - via Latin - from the Greek į¼ĻĪ¹Ī±ĻĪ¬Ī¼Ī½Ī·Ļ. In Modern Persian, his name is spelled Ų§Ų±ŪŲ§Ų±Ł ŁŁ.[4]
References
Citations
- ā Akbarzadeh & Yahyanezhad 2006, p. 56.
- ā Kent 2005, p. 393.
- ā Shahbazi, A. Sh. (1987). "ARIYÄRAMNA". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
- ā Kent 2005, p. 391.
Works cited
- Akbarzadeh, D.; Yahyanezhad, A. (2006). The Behistun Inscriptions (Old Persian Texts) (in Persian). Khaneye-Farhikhtagan-e Honarhaye Sonati. ISBN 964-8499-05-5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - Kent, Ronald Grubb (2005). Old Persian: Grammar, Text, Glossary (in Persian). Translated by Oryan, S. PizhÅ«hishkadah-i ZabÄn va GÅ«yish bÄ hamkÄrÄ«-i IdÄrah-i Kull-i UmÅ«r-i FarhangÄ«. ISBN 964-421-045-X.
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