CDLI RIAI 001 (Behistun trilingual) (P412456)

Official or display Wall slab excavated in Uncertain (mod. Behistun), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in Behistun, Kermanshah Province, Iran

Cite

Photo (detail)

Lineart (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Behistun, Kermanshah Province, Iran

Museum Number

Behistun

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Behistun)

Artifact Type

Wall slab

Material(s)

Stone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display

Language(s)

Akkadian, Elamite, Persian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Official or display
Language(s)	Akkadian, Elamite, Persian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

Photo detail: copyrights to S. Amiri Parian s.amiriparian@gmail.com

CDLI number	P412456
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P412456

Physical information

slab, relief

Artifact type	Wall slab slab, relief
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Stone
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Behistun)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Behistun, Kermanshah Province, Iran
Museum Number	Behistun
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Wikidata (Wikidata)	Q180012

References

history: The Sculptures and inscription of Darius the Great on the Rock of Behistûn in Persia

[KingThompson1907Darius] King, Leonard W., and Reginald Campbell Thompson. 1907. The Sculptures and Inscription of Darius the Great on the Rock of Behistûn in Persia. British Museum.
citation: JANEH 01, 173-199

[Hyland2014JANEH01] Hyland, John O. 2014. “The Casualty Figures in Darius’ Bisitun Inscription.” Journal of Ancient Near Eastern History 1 (2): 173–99.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20	Willighagen, Lars	Artifact metadata	Willighagen, Lars	Wikidata	Willighagen, Lars	Approved
2023-10-27 at 13:18:14	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2010-07-13 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI RIAI 001 (Behistun Trilingual) Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P412456.

CDLI RIAI 001 (Behistun trilingual) artifact entry (No. P412456). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P412456 (Original work published 2010)

CDLI RIAI 001 (Behistun trilingual) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P412456 (Accessed: August 18, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI RIAI 001 (Behistun Trilingual) Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P412456.

CDLI RIAI 001 (Behistun trilingual) artifact entry (No. P412456). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P412456 (Original work published 2010)

CDLI RIAI 001 (Behistun trilingual) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P412456 (Accessed: August 18, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P412456},
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