Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- List of Illustrations and Maps
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 WHEN GENERATIONS REALLY COUNT: DATING ZERUBBABEL AND NEHEMIAH USING GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION IN THE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH
- Chapter 2 WHAT'S IN A DATE? THE UNRELIABLE NATURE OF THE DATES IN HAGGAI AND ZECHARIAH
- Chapter 3 IT'S ALL IN THE SOURCES: THE HISTORICITY OF THE ACCOUNT OF TEMPLE-REBUILDING IN EZRA 1–6
- Chapter 4 SETTING THE BOUNDS: THE TERRITORY COMPRISING YEHUD UNDER ARTAXERXES I IN THE MID-FIFTH CENTURY BCE
- Chapter 5 EXCAVATING THE PAST: SETTLEMENT PATTERNS AND MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN PERSIAN-ERA YEHUD
- Chapter 6 PIETY OR PRAGMATISM? THE POLICY OF ARTAXERXES I FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF YEHUD
- A List of Persian Kings and their Dates
- Appendix I The Old Persian Text of the Behistun Inscription
- Appendix II The Cyrus Cylinder
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index of Authors and Individuals Cited
- Index of Biblical, Classical and Patristic Works Cited
- Index of Geographical Names
- Index of Personal Names
- Index of Subjects
Appendix I - The Old Persian Text of the Behistun Inscription
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- List of Illustrations and Maps
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 WHEN GENERATIONS REALLY COUNT: DATING ZERUBBABEL AND NEHEMIAH USING GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION IN THE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH
- Chapter 2 WHAT'S IN A DATE? THE UNRELIABLE NATURE OF THE DATES IN HAGGAI AND ZECHARIAH
- Chapter 3 IT'S ALL IN THE SOURCES: THE HISTORICITY OF THE ACCOUNT OF TEMPLE-REBUILDING IN EZRA 1–6
- Chapter 4 SETTING THE BOUNDS: THE TERRITORY COMPRISING YEHUD UNDER ARTAXERXES I IN THE MID-FIFTH CENTURY BCE
- Chapter 5 EXCAVATING THE PAST: SETTLEMENT PATTERNS AND MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN PERSIAN-ERA YEHUD
- Chapter 6 PIETY OR PRAGMATISM? THE POLICY OF ARTAXERXES I FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF YEHUD
- A List of Persian Kings and their Dates
- Appendix I The Old Persian Text of the Behistun Inscription
- Appendix II The Cyrus Cylinder
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index of Authors and Individuals Cited
- Index of Biblical, Classical and Patristic Works Cited
- Index of Geographical Names
- Index of Personal Names
- Index of Subjects
Summary
A slight adaptation of the English translation made by Roland Kent in Old Persian Grammar, Texts, Lexicon (1953): 116-34.
Copyright permission granted by the American Oriental Society
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§1. 1.1-3. I am Darius the Great King, King of Kings, King in Persia, King of countries, son of H ystaspes, grandson of Arsames, an Achaemenian.
§2. 1.3-6. Says Darius the King: My father was Hystaspes; Hystaspes' father was Arsames; Arsames' father was Ariaramnes; Ariaramnes' father was Teispes; Teispes' father was A chaemenes.
§3. 1.6-8. Says Darius the King: For this reason we are called Achaemenians. From long ago we h ave been noble. From long ago our family has been kings.
§4. 1.8-11. Says Darius the king: VIII of our family (there are) who were kings before; I am the n inth; IX in succession we have been kings.
§5. 1.11-12. Says Darius the king: By the favor of Ahuramazda I am king; Ahuramazda bestowed the kingdom upon me.
§6. 1.12-17. Says Darius the King: These are the countries that came to me; by the favor of Ahuramazda I was king of them: Persia, Elam, Babylonia, Assyria, Arabia, Egypt, (those) who are beside the sea, Sardis, Ionia, Media, Armenia, Cappadocia, Parthia, Drangiana, Aria, Chor asmia, Bactria, Sogdiana, Gandara, Scythia, Sattagydia, Arachosia, Maka: in all, XXIII provinces.
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