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There was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a scroll, and therein was thus written for a record:
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A Royal Record Found
Commentators explain that "Achmetha" was Ecbatana, a major capital city in Media where Persian kings had a summer palace. The discovery of the scroll here, after a search in Babylon proved fruitless, shows the official and widespread nature of Cyrus's decree. It was a legitimate, archived state document, not just a forgotten promise.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
“Achmetha” is the “Ecbatana,” or “Agbatana,” of the Greeks, the Persian name for which, as we find in the Behistun Inscription, was HaGMaTANa.
19th Century
Anglican
At Achmetha. —That is, Ecbatana, the Median capital of Cyrus. It is probable that the original roll of parchment …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And there was found at Achmetha Which Jarchi and Aben Ezra take to be the name of a vessel in which letters and writ…
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