-
other deities,
Mithra and Anahita.
Artaxerxes III
makes this
invocation Ahuramazda again during his reign. In the
Elamite language ****polis Fortification...
- same in each language. A
translation into
English reads: "A
great god is
Ahuramazda, the
greatest of the gods, who
created this earth, who
created yonder...
- and
Hamadan (A2Hc),
which have the same text, the
emperor appeals to "
Ahuramazda, Anahita, and
Mithra protect me
against all evil," and
beseeches them...
- and
Ahuramazda are both on horseback,
facing each other. In this scene,
Ardashir receives the
kingship ring from
Ahuramazda. The man
behind Ahuramazda on...
-
supporting the
platform on
which the King of
Kings stands for his
devotion to
Ahuramazda, the
highest deity of Zoroastrianism. One of the best
preserved friezes...
- been done, all that by the will of
Ahuramazda I did.
Ahuramazda bore me aid,
until I did the work. May
Ahuramazda protect me from harm, and my
royal house...
- (Old Persian: "Spardâ") – [this is] what
Ahuramazda, the
greatest of gods,
bestowed upon me. May
Ahuramazda protect me and my
royal house! — DPh inscription...
-
Lydia (Old Persian: Spardâ) – [this is] what
Ahuramazda, the
greatest of gods,
bestowed upon me. May
Ahuramazda protect me and my
royal house! — DPh inscription...
-
succession we have been kings. King
Darius says: By the
grace of
Ahuramazda am I king;
Ahuramazda has
granted me the kingdom.
Darius also
lists the territories...
- The
second part is more
religious in
nature and
related to the cult of
Ahuramazda. The DNa
inscription records the
various territories under the rule of...
