Teïspes (from
Greek
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, ''Teispēs''; in ''Čišpiš'';
Akkadian: 𒅆𒅖𒉿𒅖 ''Šîšpîš'',
[Kent (1384 AP), page 394] Elamite
Elamite, also known as Hatamtite and formerly as Scythic, Median, Amardian, Anshanian and Susian, is an extinct language that was spoken by the ancient Elamites. It was recorded in what is now southwestern Iran from 2600 BC to 330 BC. Elamite i ...
: Zi-iš-pi-iš)
ruled
Anshan in 675–640 BC. He was the son of
Achaemenes of
Persis
Persis (, ''Persís;'' Old Persian: 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, ''Parsa''), also called Persia proper, is a historic region in southwestern Iran, roughly corresponding with Fars province. The Persian ethnic group are thought to have initially migrated ...
and an ancestor of
Cyrus the Great
Cyrus II of Persia ( ; 530 BC), commonly known as Cyrus the Great, was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire. Achaemenid dynasty (i. The clan and dynasty) Hailing from Persis, he brought the Achaemenid dynasty to power by defeating the Media ...
.
[ There is evidence that ]Cyrus I
Cyrus I (Old Persian language, Old Persian: ''Kuruš'') or Cyrus I of Anshan or Cyrus I of Persia, was King of Anshan (Persia), Anshan in Persia from to 580 BC or, according to others, from to 600 BC. Cyrus I of Anshan is the grandfather of C ...
and Ariaramnes were both his sons.[ Cyrus I is the grandfather of Cyrus the Great, whereas Ariaramnes is the great-grandfather of ]Darius the Great
Darius I ( ; – 486 BCE), commonly known as Darius the Great, was the third King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 522 BCE until his death in 486 BCE. He ruled the empire at its territorial peak, when it included much of West A ...
.
According to 7th-century BC documents, Teispes captured the Elam
Elam () was an ancient civilization centered in the far west and southwest of Iran, stretching from the lowlands of what is now Khuzestan and Ilam Province as well as a small part of modern-day southern Iraq. The modern name ''Elam'' stems fr ...
ite city of Anshan, speculated to have occurred after the Persians were freed from Median
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supremacy, and expanded his small kingdom. His kingdom was, however, a vassal state of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
The Neo-Assyrian Empire was the fourth and penultimate stage of ancient Assyrian history. Beginning with the accession of Adad-nirari II in 911 BC, the Neo-Assyrian Empire grew to dominate the ancient Near East and parts of South Caucasus, Nort ...
(911–605 BC). He was succeeded by his second son, Cyrus I.
Name
The Old Persian
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version of the name is ''Čišpiš''; Walther Hinz and Heidemarie Koch interpret it as ''*Čaišpiš'', but this appears to be incorrect.Hurrian
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storm god Tešup
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or to the name of the Cimmerian
The Cimmerians were an Ancient Iranian peoples, ancient Eastern Iranian languages, Eastern Iranian peoples, Iranic Eurasian nomads, equestrian nomadic people originating in the Pontic–Caspian steppe, part of whom subsequently migrated into W ...
king Teušpa.[Schmitt, 1992] Its connection with the (Elamite) byname 𒍝𒆜𒉿𒆜𒅆𒅀 ''Zaišpîšiya'' is unclear — Hinz believes it represents an adjectival form of the name, ''*Čaišpišya'', but Schmitt prefers the reading ''*Čašpišya'' instead
See also
* Teispid
References
Bibliography
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640s BC deaths
7th-century BC Iranian people
7th-century BC monarchs in Asia
Kings of Anshan (Persia)
Teispids
Year of birth unknown
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