Bisotun inscription

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nun
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Behistun_Inscription
gptkbp:condition partially damaged
gptkbp:coordinates 34°23′N 47°26′E
gptkbp:created circa 522–486 BCE
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Darius_the_Great
gptkbp:depicts gptkb:Darius_the_Great
gptkb:Faravahar_symbol
defeated enemies
Gaumata (the False Smerdis)
nine rebel leaders
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Henry_Rawlinson
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1835
gptkbp:hasInscription gptkb:Achaemenid_Empire
gptkbp:height 15 meters
about 100 meters
gptkbp:inscription gptkb:royal_inscription
trilingual
gptkbp:inscriptionMethod gptkb:engraver
gptkb:rock_art
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Indo-European
gptkb:Assyrian
gptkb:Semitic
gptkbp:length about 1,200 lines
gptkbp:literaryPeriod gptkb:Achaemenid
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Bisotun,_Iran
gptkbp:material gptkb:limestone
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:history
artistic reliefs
linguistic significance
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Behistun_complex
gptkbp:purpose commemorate Darius's victories
gptkbp:region gptkb:Kermanshah_Province
gptkbp:script cuneiform
gptkbp:significance key to deciphering cuneiform
gptkbp:subject suppression of revolts
Darius's rise to power
genealogy of Darius
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2006
yes
1222
gptkbp:width 25 meters
gptkbp:writtenBy gptkb:Assyrian
Babylonian
Old Persian
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kermanshah,_Persia_(now_Iran)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bisotun inscription

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