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Bisotan Inscription
TITLEBisotan Inscription
ARCHITECT/BUILDERDarius I
NATIONIran
SITEMount Behistun
DETAILView of Bisotan Inscription
CITYNear Jeyhounabad
STATE or REGIONProvince of Kermanshah
BCE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION521- 518
OBJECT/BUILDING NAMEBisotan Inscription
MATERIALSStone
TYPERelief carving
STYLEAchaemenid
OTHER TERMSBisitun; Behistun Inscription; Trilingual; Persian; Elamite; Babylonian; Assyrian
NOTESMade a Unesco World Heritage site in 2006; Is a trilingual inscription detailing the lineage and victories of Darius I.
DIGITAL COLLECTIONCities and Buildings Database
SLIDE NUMBERmr49
CONTACT INFORMATIONAll files on this site are copyright controlled as indicated. Copying, printing, or distributing any of them without the permission of the copyright holder is expressly prohibited. For further information please contact Prof. Meredith Clausen, at mlc@u.washington.edu, or Art Image Library, Box 353440, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-3440
PHOTOGRAPHERMillard B. Rogers
DATE OF PHOTOGRAPH1951
SOURCEUniversity of Washington Art Image Library; Rogers, Millard B.; Wismans, Rebecca
COPYRIGHT HOLDERRogers, Millard B.; Art Image Library, University of Washington
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