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PERSIAN SOCIETY GLOSSARY
Ahura Mazda: The main god of the Persian kings. In royal inscriptions it is sad that he created man and earth and that he bestowed kingship onto the Achaemenid kings. His image is similar to that of the Assyrian god Ashur.
Apadanna: Audience hall of a Persian royal palace often featuring rows of tall columns.
Arstibara: A high position at court held by a noble, meaning spear bearer
Avesta: The sacred book of the Zoroastian cult
Bandaka: bondsman. Describing the relationship of subjects to the king
Banuka: mistress. Atossa was referred to as a 'banuka'.
Daevas: evil spirits or deomns. Xerxes forbade their worship
Darics: Persian gold coins from the time of Darius with the Persian king on one side.
Dat/Datu: Persian word previously thought to mean 'law' but now believed to mean 'decree' or 'royal command'.
Dathaba: army units of 10 men
Ganzabara: treasurer
Hazarapatis: A high position at court held by a noble, meaning 'commander of the 1000'.
Karsha:a new weight in the shape of a pyramidion introduced by Darius
Kurtash: Workers on royal or noble households
Magi: From the time of Darius, a caste of priests who took part in cult practices and who appear to be the official priests of the Achaemenid kings. Most seem to have been Medes.
Marduk: The major god of Babylon whose temple there was called 'Esagila'
Mazdaism: the worship of the main Persian god Ahura Mazda
Parasang: Persian measurement used for estimating distances on the royal roads.
Satapatis: commander of a unit of 100 men
Satrap: The governors of the Persian provinces or satrapies. Literally means 'protector of the realm or kingdom'. Satraps represented the king and were directly responsible to him.
Sigloi: Silver coiins from the time of Darius
Tribute: Payment as a form of tax, paid by individual provinces or cities to the Persian king
Tripylon: The central building at Persepolis, so called as it had three stone doorways
Vacabara: A high court position held by a noble, meaning 'bow bearer'
Zendan: A tower thought to be related to fire rituals in Persia. Found at Pasargadae and Naqsh-I Rustam
Zoroaster: The Persian prophet and religious reformer who lived around 7th century BC in eastern Persia. He encouraged the worship of the god Ahura Mazda.
Ahura Mazda: The main god of the Persian kings. In royal inscriptions it is sad that he created man and earth and that he bestowed kingship onto the Achaemenid kings. His image is similar to that of the Assyrian god Ashur.
Apadanna: Audience hall of a Persian royal palace often featuring rows of tall columns.
Arstibara: A high position at court held by a noble, meaning spear bearer
Avesta: The sacred book of the Zoroastian cult
Bandaka: bondsman. Describing the relationship of subjects to the king
Banuka: mistress. Atossa was referred to as a 'banuka'.
Daevas: evil spirits or deomns. Xerxes forbade their worship
Darics: Persian gold coins from the time of Darius with the Persian king on one side.
Dat/Datu: Persian word previously thought to mean 'law' but now believed to mean 'decree' or 'royal command'.
Dathaba: army units of 10 men
Ganzabara: treasurer
Hazarapatis: A high position at court held by a noble, meaning 'commander of the 1000'.
Karsha:a new weight in the shape of a pyramidion introduced by Darius
Kurtash: Workers on royal or noble households
Magi: From the time of Darius, a caste of priests who took part in cult practices and who appear to be the official priests of the Achaemenid kings. Most seem to have been Medes.
Marduk: The major god of Babylon whose temple there was called 'Esagila'
Mazdaism: the worship of the main Persian god Ahura Mazda
Parasang: Persian measurement used for estimating distances on the royal roads.
Satapatis: commander of a unit of 100 men
Satrap: The governors of the Persian provinces or satrapies. Literally means 'protector of the realm or kingdom'. Satraps represented the king and were directly responsible to him.
Sigloi: Silver coiins from the time of Darius
Tribute: Payment as a form of tax, paid by individual provinces or cities to the Persian king
Tripylon: The central building at Persepolis, so called as it had three stone doorways
Vacabara: A high court position held by a noble, meaning 'bow bearer'
Zendan: A tower thought to be related to fire rituals in Persia. Found at Pasargadae and Naqsh-I Rustam
Zoroaster: The Persian prophet and religious reformer who lived around 7th century BC in eastern Persia. He encouraged the worship of the god Ahura Mazda.
