Ariaramnes

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Ariaramnes
Behistun inscription.
IssueArsames
King of Parsa (possibly)
Old Persian𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎼𐎶𐎴 (Ariyāramna)
Modern Persianاریارمنه
GreekἈριαράμνης
DynastyAchaemenid
FatherTeispes (probably)

Ariaramnes (

Darius I, and perhaps the king of Parsa,[3] the ancient core kingdom of Persia
.

Ariaramnes was most likely the brother of

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

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 Ἀριαράμνης. In Modern Persian, his name is spelled اریارمنه.‎[4]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Akbarzadeh & Yahyanezhad 2006, p. 56.
  2. ^ Kent 2005, p. 393.
  3. Encyclopaedia Iranica
    . Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  4. ^ Kent 2005, p. 391.

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Ariaramnes
Born:  ?? Died:  ??
Preceded by
King of Persia
Succeeded by
Arsames