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Darius I and the Bisotun inscription
Trilingual inscription in Old Persian, Elamite and Babylonian; Persepolis is built.
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Darius I and the Bisotun inscription
Trilingual inscription in Old Persian, Elamite and Babylonian; Persepolis is built.
ܡܦܐ ܟܡܬܛܥܢܐ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܫܐܠܬ ܠܗ.
ܥܠ ܡܦܐܕܘܟ̈ܝܬܐ1
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ܐܟܕܡܝܐ126 ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ، ܚܕ ܗܠ ܗܫܐ ܠܐ ܝܠܗ ܦܬܝܚܐ ܠܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐܡܕܝܢܝܐ3 ܚܡܠ̈ܬܐ، 5 ܬܪܡܝ̈ܬܐܝܪܬܘܬܐ116 ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ، 40 ܪܘܫܡ̈ܐ ܕܟܪܘܢܘܠܘܓܝܐܚܒܪ̈ܐ88 ܡܒܘܥ̈ܐ ܡܩܒܠ̈ܐ، ܗܠ ܗܫܐ ܠܝܬ ܓܕܫ̈ܐ ܡܫܪܪ̈ܐܣܘܟ̈ܐܓܘ ܒܢܝܢܐ. ܗܠ ܗܫܐ ܚܕ ܠܐ ܝܠܗ ܡܩܒܠܐ
Darius I and the Bisotun inscription
520 BCE (c.) · Ancient empiresneeds citationTrilingual inscription in Old Persian, Elamite and Babylonian; Persepolis is built.
520 BCE (c.)
ܫܪܪ، ܐܘܣܦ ܡܒܘܥܐ ܝܢ ܡܘܕܥ
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