and the Argives at that very time had also sent envoys to Susa, and these asked Artoxerxes the son of Xerxes, whether the friendship which they had formed with Xerxes still remained unbroken, if they themselves desired to maintain it, or whether they were esteemed by him to be enemies; and king Artoxerxes said that it most certainly remained unbroken, and that there was no city which he considered to be more his friend than Argos.
ea Xerxesek Argosekin egindako adiskidetasun-itunak oraindik indarrean zirauen ala monarkak dagoeneko areriotzat jotzen ote zituen. Artoxerxes erregeak, orduan, itunak erabat indarrean jarraitzen zuela adierazi omen zien eta Argos zuela, beste ezein baino lehen, aliatu hoberentzat.