Artachshastaארתחששתא
In the Bible
A biblical personal name — Artachshasta (ארתחששתא) — attested in Ezra 4:7 (4 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).
Read Ezra 4:7 on Sefaria →וּבִימֵ֣י אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֗שְׂתָּא כָּתַ֨ב בִּשְׁלָ֜ם מִתְרְדָ֤ת טָֽבְאֵל֙ וּשְׁאָ֣ר כְּנָוֺתָ֔ו עַל־אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּא מֶ֣לֶךְ פָּרָ֑ס וּכְתָב֙ הַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֔ן כָּת֥וּב אֲרָמִ֖ית וּמְתֻרְגָּ֥ם אֲרָמִֽית׃
And in the time of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their colleagues wrote to King Artaxerxes of Persia, a letter written in Aramaic and translated.atranslated Cf. below v. 18 and note there. Aramaic:bAramaic: A note indicating that what follows is in the Aramaic language.
Facts
| Type | person |
| Biblical period | Post-exile/Writings |
| Gematria | 1610 |
| Letters | 8 consonants |
| Theophoric | no |
Stellar letters
The 8-consonant name needs its 1 distinct simple-letter to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Artachshasta appears in the stellar reading on 4 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.
| Date | Precessional era | Occupied letters |O| |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 6352 BCE | Cancer | 3 |
| 21 Jun 1912 BCE | Taurus | 2 |
| 18 Jul 144 BCE | Aries | 1 |
| 24 Apr 1857 | Pisces | 3 |