Teispes
Teispes | |
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King of Persia | |
Reign | 675–640 BC |
Predecessor | Achaemenes |
Successor | Cyrus I |
Died | 640 BC |
Issue | |
Achaemenid | |
Father | Achaemenes |
Teïspes (from
According to 7th-century BC documents, Teispes captured the Elamite city of Anshan, speculated to have occurred after the Persians were freed from Median supremacy, and expanded his small kingdom. His kingdom was, however, a vassal state of the Neo-Assyrian Empire (911–605 BC). He was succeeded by his second son, Cyrus I.[4]
Name
The
As for Elamite derivations, Tavernier says that no good one has been found.[5] The verb stem piš-, meaning "to renew, restore", is indeed found in some Elamite names, but the first part is hard to explain.[5] Tavernier suggests a possible connection with šišnali, "beautiful", which occurs as šiš in some compounds; an Elamite name *Šišpiš could then mean "renewing the beautiful".[5] However, this would not explain why the name is spelled Zišpiš in Elamite, since šišnali is only ever spelled with a š.[5]
Another person named Čišpiš is also attested in the
See also
- Teispid
References
Bibliography
- Akbarzadeh, D.; Yahyanezhad, A. (2006). The Behistun Inscriptions (Old Persian Texts) (in Persian). Khaneye-Farhikhtagan-e Honarhaye Sonati. ISBN 964-8499-05-5.
- Kent, Ronald Grubb (2005). Old Persian: Grammar, Text, Glossary (in Persian). translated into Persian by S. Oryan. ISBN 964-421-045-X.
- Schmitt, Rüdiger (1992). "ČIŠPIŠ". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Vol. 5.