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Attested in Old Persian

𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁𐏃𐎹𐎠

h-x-a-m-n-i-š-h-y-a

Achaemenes, eponymous founder of the Achaemenid dynasty

Documented Old Persian dictionary entry for Haxāmanišahyā; English gloss: Achaemenes, eponymous founder of the Achaemenid dynasty.

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Achaemenes, eponymous founder of the Achaemenid dynasty

Documented attestations in ancient inscriptions

Sign analysis

  1. 𐏃haPhonogram
  2. 𐎧xaPhonogram
  3. 𐎠aPhonogram
  4. 𐎶maPhonogram
  5. 𐎴naPhonogram
  6. 𐎡iPhonogram
  7. 𐏁šaPhonogram
  8. 𐏃haPhonogram
  9. 𐎹yaPhonogram
  10. 𐎠aPhonogram
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