Behistun (Bisitun)
Monument of Darius, King of Persia

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At the mountain of Behistun, Darius carved a huge billboard in the stone cliff to record the struggles he faced in gaining the throne. Darius' monument, displayed in a picture, and text printed in three languages, was critical to scholars who used the texts as a way to decipher the Persian and Babylonian languages. Two articles are provided here which describe the monument, the efforts required to examine it, and the history of its importance...

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