Arsames (Old Persian: Aršâma): grandfather of the Persian
king Darius I. A short inscription by Arsames,
known as AsH, was found on a golden tablet in Hamadan (ancient Ecbatana)
and runs like this:
Arsames, the great king, king of kings, king in Persia, son
of king Ariaramnes, an Achaemenian.
King Arsames says: the great god Ahuramazda,
greatest of gods, made me king. He bestowed on me the land Persia, with
good people, with good horses. By the favor of Ahuramazda I hold this land.
May Ahuramazda protect me, and my royal house, and may he protect this
land which I hold.
It is unclear when this text was made. It can be a fraud (modern or ancient),
but it may be an original document. |
