Fresh Batch #66: Iranian Megaliths

Is Iranian Masonry as Old as Claimed?

Tall-e Takht is claimed to mean Throne Hill, which may be an allusion to the Royal Arch of the sun, whose keystone is the sign of Cancer, when the solstice occurs. Not enough is demonstrated to be known about it to be credible, but it’s claimed to have been used for religious purposes, sacrifices, etc. but without better evidence, all of this is speculation. It’s not even known if it was left incomplete or if the stones were taken for other projects.

Tall-e Takht

Persepolis was a ceremonial capital of Achaemenid Empire, named after Achaemenes (Old Persian: 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 Haxāmaniš; Ancient Greek: Ἀχαιμένης Akhaiménēs; Latin: Achaemenes) was the apical ancestor of the Achaemenid dynasty of rulers of Persia. The name used in European languages (Greek: Ἀχαιμένης (Achaiménēs), Latin: Achaemenes) ultimately derives from Old Persian Haxāmaniš (𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁), as found together with Elamite 𒄩𒀝𒋡𒉽𒉡𒆜 (Ha-ak-ka-man-nu-iš or Hâkamannuiš) and Akkadian 𒀀𒄩𒈠𒉌𒅖𒀪 (A-ḫa-ma-ni-iš-ʾ) in the non-contemporaneous trilingual Behistun Inscription of Darius I. The Old Persian proper name is traditionally derived from haxā- "friend" and manah "thinking power", yielding "having a friend's mind." A more recent interpretation reads haxā- as "follower", giving "characterized by a follower's spirit." The name is spelled هخامنش (Haxâmaneš) in Modern Persian.

Achaemenes or Haxamanis looks like the Wisdom of Manu (Arche-Manu or Chokmah Manu). Manu, in the mythology of India, the first man, and the legendary author of an important Sanskrit law code, the Manu-smriti (Laws of Manu). Without the M, it becomes Anu, the year.

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