Ἀρταβάνης

Greco-Persian Names

APers. arta (comp.), divine government, "göttliche Weltordnung", Arta (cf. Av. aša), Av. arəta, Skt. r̥ta + YAv. pāna (comp.), protection, fr. Av. , to protect, APers. , Skt. ; whose protection is Arta.