Behistun Inscription

The Behistun Inscription (also Bisitun or Bisutun, بیستون in modern Persian) is to cuneiform what the Rosetta Stone is to Egyptian hieroglyphs: the document most crucial in the decipherment of a previously lost script. It is located in the Kermanshah Province of Iran.

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  The Behistun Inscription, carved into a cliffside, gives the same text in three languages, telling the story of King Darius' conquests. It is illustrated by life-sized carved images of King Darius with other figures in attendance.
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  Transcription of a part of the Behistun inscription
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  The text in three languages
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  Skunkha, king of 'wearing pointed caps' sakae (group of scithian tribes). Detail of Behistun Inscription.