Behistun Inscription
inscription in Bisotun, Iranian national heritage site and World heritage site
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Summary
Behistun Inscription is an inscription[1].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Harsin County[2]
- Country: Iran[3]
- Instance of: bas-relief[4], rock relief[5], Überrest[6], cultural property[7]
- Commissioned by: Darius I[8]
- Movement: Achaemenid art[9]
- Named after: Mount Behistun[10]
- Depicts: Darius I[11]
- Made from material: limestone[12]
- Location: Bisotun[13]
- Writing system: cuneiform[14]
- Part of: Behistun[15]
- Language of work or name: Old Persian[16], Babylonian[17], Elamite[18]
- Has part(s): Geflügeltes Symbol (Achämenidenreich)[19]
- Inception: 600 BC[20]
- Coordinate location: 34.39036111111111, 47.43588888888889[21]
- Located in/on physical feature: Mount Behistun[22]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24]
- Heritage designation: part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[25], Iranian National Heritage[26]
- Native label: سنگنبشته بیستون[27]
- World Heritage criteria: (ii)[28], (iii)[29]
- Directions: بیستون[30]