Originally posted by calvo
rather than discussing the similarities between German and Iranian, let's keep to the subject on the affinities between different Iranian groups.
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One thing that has been fairly well documented for almost all of the groups is their affection for horses.
We see this phrase repeated a few times on the inscriptions in Persepolis
"
thâtiy Dârayavaush xshâyathiya iyam dahyâush Pârsa tyâm manâ Auramazdâ frâbara hyâ naibâ uvaspâ umartiyâ" which translates into "
King Darius says 'This great country Parsa which Ahuramazda
bestowed upon me, possessed of good horses, possessed of
good men...'"
And it's also see on a few other places, where it is attributed to older kings (though it is unclear if they were responsible for it themselves). The following is from a gold tablet found in Hamedan (although it is suspected to be a "forgery").
"
thâtiy Ariyâramna xshâyathiya iyam dahyâushi Pârsâ tya adam dârayâ miy hya uvaspâ umartiyâ manâ baga vazraka Auramazdâ frâbara vashnâ Auramazdâha adam xshâyathiya iyam dahyâush amiy" translating into "
King Ariaramnes says 'This country Persia which
I hold, which is possessed of good horses, of good men,
the Great God Ahuramazda bestowed it upon me. By the favor of Ahuramazda
I am king in this country.'
"
Horses are also featured fairly prominently in scythian art and coins. Sarmatians, Cimmerians and Parthians are all documented to have been equestrian societies (especially in their style of warfare.)