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title: The Behistun Inscription
author: dynamosquito
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# The Behistun Inscription
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8764.jpg)
## Image Caption
[Darius I](https://www.worldhistory.org/Darius_I/)'s (c. 550-486 BCE) trilingual inscription, in [Akkadian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/akkadian/) or Babylonian, [Elamite](https://www.worldhistory.org/elam/), and old Persian, carved on the Behistun rock relief from the village of the same name.
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[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/dynamosquito/3936190483/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/dynamosquito/3936190483/) by [**dynamosquito**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/dynamosquito/3936190483/). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 18 May 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.