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Wisconsin Academy of Sciences , Arts and Letters . 
THE INSCRIPTION OF ARTAXERXES OCHUS AT PERSEPOLIS.. 
Upon the steps of the palace. 
A great god (is) Anramazda who created this earth, who created yonder 
heaven, who created man, who created the spirit? of man, who made me, 
Artaxerxes, king, one king of many, one lord of many. Says Artaxerxes 
the great king, king of kings, king of countries, king of the earth. I 
(am) the son of Artaxerxes, the king; Artaxerxes (was) the son of Darius 
the king; Darius (was) the son of Artaxerxes the king; Artaxerxes (was) 
the son of Xerxes the king; Xerxes (was) the son of Darius the king; 
Darius was the son of Hystaspes by name; Hystaspes was the son of 
Arshama by name, the Achaemenide. Says Artaxerxes the king this 
lofty stone structure (was) made by me during my reign (lit. under me). 
Says Artaxerxes the king let Auramazda and the ®god Mithra j protect 
me and this country and what (was) done by me. 
