Behistun Inscription

inscription in Bisotun, Iranian national heritage site
VisualArtwork inscription Q180012
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Behistun Inscription

Summary

Behistun Inscription is an inscription[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of inscription entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (733 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Behistun Inscription is located in Harsin County[3].
  • Behistun Inscription is in the country of Iran[4].
  • Behistun Inscription's image is recorded as کتیبه داریوش ( بیستون(.jpg[5].
  • Behistun Inscription's instance of is recorded as inscription[6].
  • Behistun Inscription's instance of is recorded as bas-relief[7].
  • Behistun Inscription's instance of is recorded as rock relief[8].
  • Behistun Inscription's instance of is recorded as Überrest[9].
  • Behistun Inscription's instance of is recorded as cultural property[10].
  • Behistun Inscription's commissioned by is recorded as Darius I[11].
  • Behistun Inscription's movement is recorded as Achaemenid art[12].
  • Mount Behistun is named after Behistun Inscription[13].
  • Behistun Inscription's depicts is recorded as Darius I[14].
  • Behistun Inscription's made from material is recorded as limestone[15].
  • Behistun Inscription's location is recorded as Bisotun[16].
  • Behistun Inscription's writing system is recorded as cuneiform[17].
  • Behistun Inscription's part of is recorded as Behistun[18].
  • Behistun Inscription's Commons category is recorded as Behistun Inscription[19].
  • Behistun Inscription's language of work or name is recorded as Old Persian[20].
  • Behistun Inscription's language of work or name is recorded as Babylonian[21].
  • Behistun Inscription's language of work or name is recorded as Elamite[22].
  • Behistun Inscription's has part is recorded as Q120402651[23].
  • -0600-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Behistun Inscription[24].
  • Behistun Inscription's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.39036111111111, 'lon': 47.43588888888889}[25].
  • Behistun Inscription's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01j6b[26].
  • Behistun Inscription's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Mount Behistun[27].

Why It Matters

Behistun Inscription ranks in the top 1% of inscription entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (733 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . iranarchpedia.ir. iranarchpedia.ir. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . iranarchpedia.ir. iranarchpedia.ir. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . iranarchpedia.ir. iranarchpedia.ir. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . iranarchpedia.ir. iranarchpedia.ir. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . iranarchpedia.ir. iranarchpedia.ir. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . iranarchpedia.ir. iranarchpedia.ir. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . iranicaonline.org. iranicaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . whc.unesco.org. whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . iranarchpedia.ir. iranarchpedia.ir. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . iranarchpedia.ir. iranarchpedia.ir. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . iranarchpedia.ir. iranarchpedia.ir. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . iranicaonline.org. iranicaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . iranarchpedia.ir. iranarchpedia.ir. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Чаховіч Уладзіслаў · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location Bisotun
    World heritage criteria (ii), (iii)
    Has part(s) Q120402651
    Depicts Darius I
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q139591219]]"
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