Teïspes (from Ancient Greek Τεΐσπης, Teispēs; in [Akbarzadeh (2006), page 56] Čišpiš; Akkadian: 𒅆𒅖𒉿𒅖 Šîšpîš,[Kent (1384 AP), page 394] Elamite language: Zi-iš-pi-iš)[ There is evidence that Cyrus I and Ariaramnes were both his sons.][ Cyrus I is the grandfather of Cyrus the Great, whereas Ariaramnes is the great-grandfather of Darius the Great.
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According to 7th-century BC documents, Teispes captured the city of Anshan, speculated to have occurred after the Persians were freed from Medes supremacy, and expanded his small kingdom. His kingdom was, however, a vassal state of the Neo-Assyrian Empire (911–605 BC). He was succeeded by his second son, Cyrus I.
Name
The Old Persian version of the name is Čišpiš; Walther Hinz and Heidemarie Koch interpret it as *Čaišpiš, but this appears to be incorrect.[Schmitt, 1992] Its connection with the (Elamite) byname 𒍝𒆜𒉿𒆜𒅆𒅀 Zaišpîšiya is unclear — Hinz believes it represents an adjectival form of the name, *Čaišpišya, but Schmitt prefers the reading *Čašpišya instead
Vasily Abayev proposed that Čišpiš represents an Iranian form of the Old Indian sú-śiśvi, meaning "growing well".
As for Elamite derivations, Tavernier says that no good one has been found.
Another person named Čišpiš is also attested in the Persepolis tablets.
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