Achaemenian

American  

[ak-uh-mee-nee-uhn] / ˌæk əˈmi ni ən /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of Achaemenian

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

Example Sentences

These are places where Zoroastrian Iranian kings once ruled, like the Achaemenian, Parthian and Sasanian dynasties.

From BBC • May 16, 2025

Notable will be a group of remarkably preserved bronze Achaemenian objects of great sculptural beauty and vigor recently unearthed in Luristan Province by Dr. Friedrich Sarre, famed Berlin archeologist.

From Time Magazine Archive

O Cyrus, great king, king of kings, Achaemenian king, king of the land of rlran," the Shah intoned, "I, the Shahanshah of Iran, offer thee salutations from myself and from my nation.

From Time Magazine Archive

The state and pomp which surrounded the monarch seem scarcely to have fallen short of the Achaemenian standard.

From The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. by Rawlinson, George

This was done half a year later by de Saulcy, who analyzed the Babylonian transcript of the Achaemenian inscription at Elwend, and gave phonetic values to 120 characters.

From A Primer of Assyriology by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)