An Achaemenid akinakes
The following video shows an Achaemenid akinakes made by the late Haj Hossein Farajian. The blade is made of bronze and is engraved with the inscriptions of King Xerxes from the Gate of Nations in Persepolis, Iran.
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The inscriptions in Old Persian read:
[1-6] A great god is Ahuramazda, who created this earth, who created heaven, who created man, who created happiness for man, who made Xerxes king, one king of many kings, commander of many commanders. [6-11] I am Xerxes, the great king, the king of kings, the king of all countries and many men, the king in this great earth far and wide, the son of Darius, an Achaemenian. [11-17]
King Xerxes says: by the favor of Ahuramazda this Gate of All Nations I built. Much else that is beautiful was built in this Persepolis (Pârsâ), which I built and my father built. Whatever has been built and seems beautiful - all that we built by the favor of Ahuramazda. [17-20] King Xerxes says: may Ahuramazda preserve me, my kingdom, what has been built by me, and what has been built by my father. That, indeed, may Ahuramazda preserve.
The handle is made of two slabs of black horn ending in two lion heads with visible teeth made of bone. The scabbard is made of walnut wood and is inlaid and decorated with images of ibices made from lighter wood. The scabbard fittings are made of copper-alloy and engraved with Achaemenid images. For my scientific article on Achaemenid akinakes, see the following article on my academia page: [ Ссылка ]
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