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Behistun
or Bisotun: town in Iran, site of several ancient monuments, including
a famous inscription by the Persian king Darius
I the Great (522- 486 BCE), the great organizer of the Achaemenid empire.
On these pages, you can find drawings, a translitteration and an adapted version of the King/Thompson translation of the inscription. |
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Column 2, lines 38-45 |
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| (27) King Darius
says: The rebels assembled for the second time, and they advanced against
Dâdarši
to
give him battle. At a stronghold in Armenia
called Tigra they joined battle. Ahuramazda
brought me help; by the grace of Ahuramazda did my army utterly overthrow
that rebel host. On the eighteenth day of the month Thûravâhara
[30 May 521] the battle was fought by them.
(28a) King Darius says: The rebels assembled for the third time and advanced against Dâdarši to give him battle. At a stronghold in Armenia called Uyamâ they joined battle. Ahuramazda brought me help; |
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: Achaemenid Royal inscriptions |
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