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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkb:nun
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Bisitun_Inscription
gptkb:Behistun_Inscription
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gptkbp:condition
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partially damaged
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gptkbp:coordinates
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34°23′N 47°26′E
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gptkbp:createdBy
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gptkb:Darius_the_Great
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance
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gptkb:Rosetta_Stone_of_cuneiform
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gptkbp:dateCreated
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circa 520 BCE
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gptkbp:depicts
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gptkb:Darius_the_Great
gptkb:Faravahar_symbol
defeated enemies
Ahura Mazda (symbolically)
Gaumata (the False Smerdis)
nine rebel leaders
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:Henry_Rawlinson
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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1835
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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
political propaganda
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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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Bisotun Inscription
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gptkbp:importantFor
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trilingual inscription
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gptkbp:inscription
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royal inscription
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gptkbp:length
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about 1,200 lines
about 15 meters
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Kermanshah_Province
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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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yes
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Behistun_complex
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gptkbp:period
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gptkb:Achaemenid_Empire
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Western_Iran
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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:subject
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suppression of revolts
Darius I's rise to power
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gptkbp:UNESCO_reference_number
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1222
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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2006
yes
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gptkbp:width
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25 meters
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gptkbp:writtenBy
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Assyrian
Babylonian
Old Persian
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Behistun_Inscription
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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