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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:historical_documents
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Bisotun_Inscription
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gptkbp:commissionedBy
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gptkb:Darius_the_Great
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gptkbp:conservationStatus
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partially damaged
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Iran
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gptkbp:date
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c. 522–486 BCE
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gptkbp:depicts
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gptkb:Darius_the_Great
defeated enemies
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:Henry_Rawlinson
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gptkbp:elevation
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about 100 meters above ground
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gptkbp:function
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gptkb:historical_documents
royal proclamation
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gptkbp:hasInscription
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order of Darius I
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gptkbp:height
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15 meters
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Behistun Inscription
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gptkbp:importantFor
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gptkb:Rosetta_Stone_of_cuneiform_studies
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gptkbp:inscription
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trilingual inscription
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gptkbp:language
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Assyrian
Babylonian
Old Persian
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gptkbp:length
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about 1,200 lines
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Mount_Behistun
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gptkbp:material
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limestone
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gptkbp:openToPublic
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difficult
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gptkbp:period
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gptkb:Achaemenid_Empire
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Kermanshah_Province
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gptkbp:script
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cuneiform
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gptkbp:significance
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key to decipherment of cuneiform
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gptkbp:theme
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Darius’s rise to power
legitimacy of Darius’s rule
suppression of revolts
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gptkbp:transcribedBy
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gptkb:Henry_Rawlinson
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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yes
1222
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gptkbp:width
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25 meters
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Ancient_Near_East
gptkb:Assyrian
gptkb:Darius_the_Great
gptkb:Ancient_Persia
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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