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Tomb Of Artaxerxes II - Detail

Persepolis, Iran

The tomb is cut into the rock face of the Kuh-i Rahmat, overlooking the Terrace.
The relief on the upper central part of the tomb shows the king sacrificing to the eternal, sacred fire and the supreme god Ahuramazda. He is standing on a platform that is carried by people that represent the subject nations.
Ahura Mazda - the "wise lord", the supreme god of the ancient Iranians, whose cult was propagated by the legendary prophet Zarathustra.
The god Ahura Mazda depicted as a human figure arising from the winged sun-disc, was regularly carved over the figures of the kings, symbolising divine protection.

Artaxerxes II Mnemon of Persia (Old Persian meaning "whose reign is through truth") was king of Persia from 404 BC until his death in 358 BC. He was a son of Darius II of Persia and father of Artaxerxes III of Persia.

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