Monumentum
Persian plaque from the palace of Darius
Located at the western entrance to the Palace of Darius in Persepolis, this tablet bears an inscription mentioning Ahuramazda and Mithra.
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The New Mithraeum
24 Aug 2021
Updated on May 2026
TNMM 362 ↔ CIMRM 9
3. Thâtiy / Artakhshatrâ khshâyathiya / imam / ustashanâm / athâganâm / mâm / upâ / mâm / kartâ.
4. Thâtiy / Artakhshatrâ / khshâyathiya / mâm / Auramazdâ / utâ / M[i]thra / baga / pâtuv / utâ / imâm / DAHyum / utâ / tya / mâm kartâ.
(Ainsi) parla le roi Artaxerxes: Cette construction de pierre(?) a ete elevee par moi pour moi.
(Ainsi) parla le roi Artaxerxes: (Qu)’Ahuramazda et le dieu Mithra me protegent (moi) et ce pays et ce qui (a ete) fait par moi.
Meant is Artaxerxes Ochus.
[This monument] was added in the mid-fourth century to the newly-built western staircase of the Palace of Darius by Artaxerxes III Ochus. There’s another copy on the Palace of Artaxerxes I, on the northern stairs.
Main inscription
A great god is Ahuramazda, who created this earth, who created yonder heaven, who created happiness for man, who made Artaxerxes king. One king for many, one leader of many.
The great king Artaxerxes, the king of kings, the king of countries, the king of this earth, says: I am the son of king Artaxerxes [II Mnemon]. Artaxerxes was the son of king Darius [II Nothus]. Darius was the son of king Artaxerxes [I]. Artaxerxes was the son king Xerxes. Xerxes was the son of king Darius [the Great]. Darius was the son of a man named Hystaspes. Hystaspes was a son of a man named Arsames, the Achaemenid.
King Artaxerxes says: This stone staircase was built by me in my reign.
King Artaxerxes says: May Ahuramazda and the god Mithra preserve me, my country, and what has been built by me.
The great king Artaxerxes, the king of kings, the king of countries, the king of this earth, says: I am the son of king Artaxerxes [II Mnemon]. Artaxerxes was the son of king Darius [II Nothus]. Darius was the son of king Artaxerxes [I]. Artaxerxes was the son king Xerxes. Xerxes was the son of king Darius [the Great]. Darius was the son of a man named Hystaspes. Hystaspes was a son of a man named Arsames, the Achaemenid.
King Artaxerxes says: This stone staircase was built by me in my reign.
King Artaxerxes says: May Ahuramazda and the god Mithra preserve me, my country, and what has been built by me.
References
Weissbach-Bang, Altpers. Keilinschr., 46; MMM II No. 3.
- Vermaseren, Maarten Jozef (1956) Corpus Inscriptionum et Monumentorum Religionis Mithriacae
- Pierre Lecoq (1997) Les inscriptions de la Perse achéménide.
