Behistun Inscription
inscription in Bisotun, Iranian national heritage site and World heritage site
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Summary
Behistun Inscription is an inscription[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of inscription entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,462 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Harsin County[3]
- Country: Iran[4]
- Instance of: bas-relief[5], rock relief[6], Überrest[7], cultural property[8]
- Commissioned by: Darius I[9]
- Movement: Achaemenid art[10]
- Named after: Mount Behistun[11]
- Depicts: Darius I[12]
- Made from material: limestone[13]
- Location: Bisotun[14]
- Writing system: cuneiform[15]
- Part of: Behistun[16]
- Commons category: Behistun Inscription[17]
- Language of work or name: Old Persian[18], Babylonian[19], Elamite[20]
- Has part(s): Geflügeltes Symbol (Achämenidenreich)[21]
- Inception: 600 BC[22]
- Coordinate location: 34.39036111111111, 47.43588888888889[23]
- Located in/on physical feature: Mount Behistun[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Behistun Inscription[25]
- Commons gallery: Behistun Inscription[26]
- Described at URL: http://cdli.ox.ac.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=bisitun_inscription[27]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[28], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29]
- Heritage designation: part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[30], Iranian National Heritage[31]
- Native label: سنگنبشته بیستون[32]
- World Heritage criteria: (ii)[33], (iii)[34]
- Directions: بیستون[35]
Why It Matters
Behistun Inscription has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 95 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]