Dārayamūš

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Dārayamūš is the Akkadian form of the name Darius, used in ancient Mesopotamian texts to refer to the Achaemenid Persian kings bearing that name.

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Dārayamūš canonical 1

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Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Akkadian name form ⓘ
personal name ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Achaemenid Persian ⓘ
linked to: Achaemenid dynasty
associatedWithRegion Babylonia ⓘ
linked to: Babylon

Mesopotamia ⓘ
attestedIn Babylonian administrative texts ⓘ
economic tablets from Mesopotamia ⓘ
category royal name ⓘ
correspondsTo Darius ⓘ
denotes king of Persia ⓘ
etymologicallyRelatedTo Old Persian Dārayavahuš ⓘ
linked to: Darius I of Persia
historicalContext Persian rule over Mesopotamia ⓘ
language Akkadian ⓘ
nameOf Achaemenid ruler ⓘ
refersTo Darius I ⓘ
linked to: Darius I of Persia

Darius II ⓘ
linked to: Darius II of Persia

Darius III ⓘ
script cuneiform ⓘ
semanticRole royal titulary element ⓘ
timePeriodOfUse Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
late 6th century BCE to 4th century BCE ⓘ
transliterationVariantOf Darius ⓘ
usedBy Mesopotamian scribes ⓘ
usedFor Achaemenid kings named Darius ⓘ
usedIn ancient Mesopotamian texts ⓘ
cuneiform sources ⓘ

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