Old Persian-Elamite-Akkadian: Darius Behistun Inscription
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Normalisation and partition into paragraphs of the Old Persian version are those of Prods Oktor Skjærvø: An Introduction to Old Persian revised and expanded 2nd version, Cambridge 2002.
The translation of the Old Persian version into English is by R. N. Sharp in The Inscriptions in Old Persian Cuneiform of the Achæmenian Emperors, The Reverend Ralph Norman Sharp, The Central Council of the Celebration of the 25th Century of the Foundation of the Iranian Empire.
The Elamite materials with translations are based on the work of Saber Amiri Parian, in the Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (
CDLI), January 14, 2024.
The Akkadian text is based on the
CDLI version. Below is the 1907 cuneiform autograph. The input is by Jens Braarvig, January 2024.
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