Artaxerxes II Susa Inscription

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Artaxerxes II · c. 404-358 BC (Artaxerxes II's reign; no precise year known) · Susa (Iran) · history

Artaxerxes II credits Ahuramazda, Anahita, and Mithra together for rebuilding his grandfather's audience hall at Susa, the first Achaemenid royal inscription to name any god beside Ahuramazda and a lasting shift in how the dynasty presented its religious loyalties.