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Inscription of Artaxerxes II from Ecbatana

Inscription from Hamadan where the ’great king’ Artaxerxes mentions Ahuramazda, Anahita, and Mithra as guardians.

The New Mithraeum

20 Dec 2024

Updated on May 2026

Weissbach-Bang, Altpers. Keilinschr., 46; MMM II 88 No. 2.Thâtiy / Artakhshatra / KHSH / vazraka / KHSH / KHSH(yanam ...... ) Imam / Apadana / vashn(a Auramazdaha / Anah/i/tahya / uta / M/i/trahya / akuna / m)am Auramazda / Anah[i]ta / uta / M[i]tra / ma(m / patuv / haca / gasta ...... ut)a / imam / tya / akuna / rna ..... . (Ainsi) parla Artaxerxes Ie grand roi, roi [des rois ...... ] J’ai bati (?) cet Apadana suivant la volonte [d’Ahuramazda, d’Anahita et de Mithra]. (Qu)’Ahuramazda, Anahita et Mithra me gardent du mal..... et ce que j’ai bati, de peur que ..... .

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