Achaemenid Arabia

Arabia (Old Persian cuneiform: ๐Ž ๐Žผ๐Žฒ๐Ž ๐Žน, Arabฤya) was a satrapy (province) of the Achaemenid Empire.

His successor Darius the Great mentions the Arabs in the Behistun inscription from the first years of his reign, and in later texts.

They also helped the Achaemenids invade Egypt by providing water skins to the troops crossing the desert.

[4] They were enrolled in the Achaemenid army and participated to the Second Persian invasion of Greece (479โ€“480 BCE).

Arab soldier in the service of the Achaemenids are depicted in the reliefs of the imperial tombs of Naqsh-e Rustam.

The name for Arabia as an Achaemenid territory in the DNa inscription of Darius the Great (circa 490 BC): Arabฤya ( ๐Ž ๐Žผ๐Žฒ๐Ž ๐Žน )
Relief of the Arabian delegation bearing a dromedary , Apadana stairs of Persepolis