M. A. Dandamayev
Articles by M. A. Dandamayev
- BIBLE i. As a Source for Median and Achaemenid History
BIBLE i. The Bible as a Source for Median and Achaemenid History The old biblical texts arose in various historic…
- BARIKĀNU
BARIKĀNU, a town in Media, which was conquered and forced to pay a tribute by the Assyrian king Sargon II…
- BARDIYA
BARDIYA, the younger son of Cyrus the Great. The name is derived from proto-Iranian *bardz-“be high.” In the Elamite version…
- BABYLONIA i. History of Babylonia in the Median and Achaemenid periods
BABYLONIA i. History of Babylonia in the Median and Achaemenid Periods I. Political history. Babylonia came into being early…
- AUTOPHRADATES
AUTOPHRADATES (Greek rendering of Old Persian *Vāta-fradāta, Lycian Wataprddata). The bearers of this name include: 1. A satrap of Lydia…
- ARTEMBARĒS
ARTEMBARĒS, Greek form of an Old Iranian proper name * Ṛtam-para- (Lycian Arttumpara), meaning “who encourages the order.” 1) A…
- ARTAVARDIYA
ARTAVARDIYA, Old Persian personal name (Elamite Ir-du-mar-ti-ya, Akkadian Ar-ta-mar-zi-ya, Aramaic ʾrtwrzy), from Old Pers. arta- and *vard -, meaning “doer…
- ARTASYRAS
ARTASYRAS, Greek rendering of an Old Iranian name *Ṛta-sūra “powerful through Arta” (Akkadian Ar-ta-sur-ru, Elamite Ir-da-šu-ra), see M. Mayrhofer, Onomastica…
- ARTABAZUS
ARTABAZUS (Gk. Artábazos, Elam. Ir-du-masda. Av. Ašavazdah from Old Iranian *Ṛta-vazdah; cf. Artavasdes), Old Iranian personal name. 1) Son of…
- ARTABĒ
ARTABĒ, the Greek form of a Median and Old Persian measure of volume. The word appears as a loanword in…
- ARTABANUS (Old Persian proper name)
ARTABANUS (Achaemenid personal name, Greek Artábanos, Akkadian Atarbanuš, Elamite Irtabanuš, Aramac ‘rtbnw, Lydian Artabãna, Mid. Pers. Ardawān), Latinized form of…
- ARIOBARZANES
ARIOBARZANES, Greek form of an Old Iranian proper name *Ārya-bṛzāna-, perhaps signifying “exalting the Aryans;” the Old Persian form is…
- ARBACES
ARBACES, Greek form of an Old Iranian proper name. 1. Arbaku (Ar-ba-ku), ruler of the Median district Arnasia, one of…
- ARAXA
ARAXA (Elamite ḫa-rak-qa, Akkadian a-ra-ḫu), Old Persian form of the name of a leader of a Babylonian rebellion against Darius…
- AKES
AKES (Greek Akēs), a river in Central Asia, the modern Tejen or Harī-rūd (q.v.). According to Herodotus (3.117), before the…
- ĀÇINA
ĀÇINA, an Old Persian name beginning with *āç- “fire;” cf. Hašina and Atrinā/Ašina, which are respectively the Elamite and Akkadian…
- ACHAEMENES
ACHAEMENES (Greek Achaiménēs), Old Persian proper name Haxāmaniš, traditionally derived from haxā- “friend” and manah “thinking power” (but see Achaemenid…
- ACHAEMENID TAXATION
ACHAEMENID TAXATION, a most important component of the Achaemenid state administration. According to Herodotus (3.89), in the Persian empire under…