-
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...
- (Old Persian: "Spardâ") – [this is] what
Ahuramazda, the
greatest of gods,
bestowed upon me. May
Ahuramazda protect me and my
royal house! — DPh inscription...
- and
Ahuramazda are both on horseback,
facing each other. In this scene,
Ardashir receives the
kingship ring from
Ahuramazda. The man
behind Ahuramazda on...
- and
Hamadan (A2Hc),
which have the same text, the
emperor appeals to "
Ahuramazda, Anahita, and
Mithra protect me
against all evil," and
beseeches them...
-
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...
-
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...
-
Xerxes being designated by
Darius I. Tripylon, ****polis. The
ethnicities of the
Empire are
shown supporting the throne.
Ahuramazda crowns the scene....
-
lines 12–24: "Darius the King says: May
Ahuramazda bear me aid, with the gods of the
royal house; and may
Ahuramazda protect this
country from a (hostile)...
- 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...
