Persia's official, the governor of the province Beyond the Euphrates.
Seeing the Jews rebuilding the temple, he sent a letter to Darius I inquiring about the situation, and upon receiving the reply, he carried out the king's command.
Ezra 5:3At that time Tattenai, governor of the province Beyond the Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai and their associates went to them and asked, “Who authorized you to build this temple and restore this structure?”
Ezra 5:6This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai, governor of the province Beyond the Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai and their associates, the officials of Apharach who were in the province Beyond the Euphrates, sent to King Darius).