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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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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