A system and method are provided for a query language mapping architecture. In an embodiment, the query language mapping architecture includes an Enterprise Java Bean (EJB) interpreting layer to receive one or more EJB persistence requests and to translate the one or more EJB persistence requests to command sequences. In an embodiment, the query language mapping architecture may also include a Structured Query Language (SQL) assembly layer to receive the command sequences from the EJB interpreting layer and to assemble one or more SQL statements based, at least in part, on the command sequences.