Behistun

The Behistun inscription, which records the king's accomplishments, dates to 520-519 B.C., substantially later than the 600 B.C. date proposed for the mummy.

Archive 2008-01-01 Jan 2008

The inscription of Darius at Behistun says the god was incarnate in a sacred king slain by his people.

Archive 2008-04-01 Jan 2008

The inscription does indeed contain the line "I am the daughter of the great king Xerxes," as well as a sizeable chunk lifted straight from a famous inscription of the king Darius 522-486 B.C. at Behistun in western Iran.

Archive 2008-01-01 Jan 2008

Darius's commemoration of his achievements, the Behistun inscription, written in Old Persian, Elamite, and Akkadian, became the key to the modern decipherment of cuneiform.

e. The Persian Empire 2001

The inscription does indeed contain the line "I am the daughter of the great king Xerxes," as well as a sizeable chunk lifted straight from a famous inscription of the king Darius (522-486 B.C.) at Behistun in western Iran.

Special Report: Saga of the Persian Princess 2001

The Behistun inscription, which records the king's accomplishments, dates to 520-519 B.C., substantially later than the 600 B.C. date proposed for the mummy.

Special Report: Saga of the Persian Princess 2001

Behistun, a lofty smooth-faced cliff on the western frontier of Persia, caused to be inscribed a record of all his achievements.

General History for Colleges and High Schools Philip Van Ness Myers

High on a rocky precipice at Behistun, Rawlinson has deciphered an inscription claiming to have been ordered by Darius Hystaspes, who lived

Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 Frank F. Ellinwood

And another twenty years had to go by until a British officer, Henry Rawlinson, who found the famous inscription of Behistun, gave us a workable key to the nail-writing of western Asia.

The Story of Mankind 1921

In the Behistun inscription of the Persian king Darius, Arabia (Arabaya) is mentioned as a subject land.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913