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EspañolARIARAMNES OF PERSIA
'Ariaramnes' (Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎼𐎶𐎴[1] ''Ariyāramna'',[2] "Peace of the Aryans") was an uncle of Cyrus the Great and the grandfather of Darius I, probably a great-uncle and perhaps the king of Persia.
Ariaramnes was most likely the brother of Cyrus I of Anshan and son of Teispes but this is not certain. In any case, he was a member of the Achaemenid House. In an inscription allegedly found in Hamadan he is called "king of Persia". Following this, he must have been co-ruler of Cyrus I during the early VI century BC. However, the Hamadan inscription is believed to be a fake, either modern or ancient. Another attestation of his reign is the 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 . In Modern Persian, he is spelled ایرارمنه.[3]
1. Akbarzadeh (2006), page 56
2. Kent (1384 AP), page 393
3. Kent (1384 AP), page 391
★ The Behistun Inscriptions (Old Persian Texts), , D., Akbarzadeh, Khaneye-Farhikhtagan-e Honarhaye Sonati, 2006,
★ Old Persian: Grammar, Text, Glossary, , Ronald Grubb, Kent, , 1384 AP,
★ livius.org article on Ariamnes
★ A. Sh. Shahbazi: "Ariyaramna", in ''Encyclopaedia Iranica''.
Ariaramnes was most likely the brother of Cyrus I of Anshan and son of Teispes but this is not certain. In any case, he was a member of the Achaemenid House. In an inscription allegedly found in Hamadan he is called "king of Persia". Following this, he must have been co-ruler of Cyrus I during the early VI century BC. However, the Hamadan inscription is believed to be a fake, either modern or ancient. Another attestation of his reign is the 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 . In Modern Persian, he is spelled ایرارمنه.[3]
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Notes
1. Akbarzadeh (2006), page 56
2. Kent (1384 AP), page 393
3. Kent (1384 AP), page 391
References
★ The Behistun Inscriptions (Old Persian Texts), , D., Akbarzadeh, Khaneye-Farhikhtagan-e Honarhaye Sonati, 2006,
★ Old Persian: Grammar, Text, Glossary, , Ronald Grubb, Kent, , 1384 AP,
★ livius.org article on Ariamnes
★ A. Sh. Shahbazi: "Ariyaramna", in ''Encyclopaedia Iranica''.
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