Ditat Deus (Latin "God enriches") is a state motto of Arizona. Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Here is a list of state mottos for the states of the United States. ... State nickname: The Grand Canyon State, The Copper State Other U.S. States Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Governor Janet Napolitano (D) Official languages English Only State Area 295,254 km² (6th) - Land 294,312 km² - Water 942 km² (0. ...
It was first included into the state seal by the Secretary of the Arizona Territory Richard Cunningham McCormick and has not been changed through the years. According to George Earlie Shankle in his "State Names, Flags, Seals, Songs, Birds, Flowers, and Other Symbols", Arizona's motto is probably an abbreviation of Genesis (14:23) of the Latin Vulgate Version of the Bible. Genesis (Greek: Γένεσις, having the meanings of birth, creation, cause, beginning, source and origin) is the first book of the Torah (five books of Moses) and hence the first book of the Tanakh, part of the Hebrew Bible; it is also the first book of the Christian Old Testament. ... The Vulgate Bible is an early 5th century translation of the Bible into Latin made by St. ... Parts of this article contradict each other. ...
Two bare mountains rose in the background, and at the bottom was the phrase “DitatDeus,” God enriches.
The first known use of the legislatively approved territorial seal was by Secretary John Gosper to certify the Acts of the Tenth Territorial Legislative Assembly on March 3, 1879 (Figure 5).
In a circular band surrounding the whole seal is inscribed “Great Seal of the State of Arizona” and the year of admission to the Union, 1912.
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