Achaemenian

[ ak-uh-mee-nee-uhn ]

/ ˌæk əˈmi ni ən /

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of or relating to the Achaemenids or their language, as recorded in cuneiform inscriptions.

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1710–20; <Latin Achaemeni(us) (<Greek Achaimén(ēs) Achaemenes + Latin -ius adj. suffix) + -an

Now only the older Pg 87Persian inscriptions of the Achaemenian kings awaited interpretation.
Mesopotamian Archaeology|Percy S. P. Handcock
Anzan had been first occupied, it would appear, by his great-grandfather Teispes the Achaemenian.
A Primer of Assyriology|Archibald Henry Sayce
The Achaemenian sovereign did not hesitate to forestall the attack, and promptly assumed the offensive.
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 9 (of 12)|G. Maspero
The Oxus, in the time of the Achaemenian kings, fell into the Caspian by a channel which can even now be traced.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 5. (of 7): Persia|George Rawlinson

One gem, ascribed on somewhat doubtful grounds to the Persians of Achaemenian times, contains what appears to be a portrait.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 5. (of 7): Persia|George Rawlinson