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Behistun T 02

Behistun or Bisotun: town in Iran, site of several ancient monuments, including a famous inscription by the Persian king Darius I the Great (r.522-486 BCE), the great organizer of the Achaemenid Empire.

Contents
i.1-8
i.9-17
i.18-26
i.27-35

i-36-43
i.44-52
i.53-61
i.62-71
i.72-81

i.82-90
i.91-96
ii.1-8
ii.9-17
ii.18-28

ii.29-37
ii.38-45
ii.46-54
ii.55-63
ii.64-70

ii.71-78
ii.79-88
ii.89-98
iii.1-10
iii.11-19

iii.20-28
iii.29-37
iii.38-48
iii.49-57
iii.58-64

iii.65-74
iii.75-83
iii.84-92
iv.1-11
iv.12-20

iv.21-30
iv.31-39
iv.40-49
iv.50-58
iv.59-66

iv.67-76
iv.77-86
iv.87-92
v.1-10
v.11-17

v.18-26
v.27-36

On these pages, you can find drawings, a transliteration and an adapted version of the King/Thompson translation of the inscription.

Column i, lines 9-17

(4) KingDarius says: Eight of my dynasty were kings before me; I am the ninth. Nine in succession we have been kings.

(5) King Darius says: By the grace ofAhuramazda am I king; Ahuramazda has granted me the kingdom.

(6) King Darius says: These are the countries which are subject unto me, and by the grace of Ahuramazda I became king of them: Persia,Elam,Babylonia,Assyria,Arabia, Egypt, the countries by the Sea,Lydia, theGreeks,Media,Armenia,Cappadocia,Parthia,Drangiana,Aria,Chorasmia,Bactria,Sogdia,Gandara,Scythia,Sattagydia,Arachosia andMaka; twenty-three lands in all.

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