Talk:Xerxes I of Persia
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Is this the same King Xerxes who is mentioned in the book of Esther?
what would be the best spot to start looking for infomation on Xerxes, with reference to his millitary career
I'd recommend reading text books. Not a lot of information on the internet, but plenty in certain textbooks that analyse historical individuals.
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[edit] Xerxes and Ahasueros
How would Khshayarsha or Khsha-yar-shan correspond phonologically with the Hebrew אחשורש Aḥashverosh ? Thanks! Meursault2004 13:57, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
"King of Babel?" Is this history or is this My Big Bible Coloring Book? I changed the references to Babylon of course. Let's raise the standard a little here. --Wetman 21:44, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
- Babel was the real name for Babylon, though... Brutannica 05:45, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
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- "Real"! I'm reading that Akkadian bab-iluš means "Gate of God", translating Sumerian Kadingirra. But all I know is what I read. --Wetman 15:06, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
"Xerxes is also understood to be Ahasuerus the King in the biblical Book of Esther" There's no evidence to suggest this is him. It's just pointless speculation. As a matter of fact.. there's little evidence to suggest a lot of things in the biblical book of whoever, but... anyway :P This is probably one of the Artaxerxes's who are often confused with Xerxes, such as the king called "that wicked man" by Egyptian priests, was not Xerxes as the cartouche would suggest but most likely Artaxerxes III. But I'm just a fucking High School student, so what would I know.
[edit] Persian in Arabic script
Why should the modern Persian form of the name be given in Arabic script at the beginning of the article? Persian wasn't written in Arabic script until a thousand years after he was dead... AnonMoos 05:09, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
...Because that is his name in Persian today - which uses Arabic script...
[edit] Pronunciation
How is the name Xerxes pronounced in English? --Cotoco 05:16, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
- in English (I'm Aussie so non-rhotic): IPA /'zəːcsiːz/ (how you'd say 'zerk-sees') (note: Americans would probably put an 'r' at the end of the first syllable)
but how is it pronounced in persian? Danlibbo 09:09, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] NEED SOMEONE WITH MAD LAYOUT SKILLS!
can someone who knows what they're doing clean up the top - cheers Danlibbo 09:08, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Xerxes = "King of Heroes" (?)
Actually, it doesn't, and it's nonsense to say it does. Xerxes' name in Old Persian (Khshayārshā, not Khashâyârshâ like the article says) almost certainly means "ruling man". The "shāh" stated as maning "king" is Persian, not Old Persian. Shāh is short for Old Persian khshāyathiya. Thus, Xerxes' real name would be Khshayār-khshāyathiya, which we know is not the case (and it would sound ridiculous, anyhow). Scholars believe Khshayārshā is made from the Old Persian prefix khshaya-, which means "king" or "ruling", and arshan-, which means "man".
