When Tattenai, the governor of Trans-Euphrates, challenged the rebuilding, where was the original decree of Cyrus eventually found?
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Correct answer: In the archives at Achmetha
King Darius ordered a search of the royal records. The memorandum was found in the palace at Achmetha (Ecbatana) in the province of Media, proving that Cyrus had indeed authorized the Temple's reconstruction.
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