Rosetta Stone

The Behistun Inscription is an engraving located on the cliff of Mount Behistun (said to have had the meaning of ‘place where the gods dwell’ in antiquity). This inscription was written in three languages and is accompanied by a large rock relief. The Behistun Inscription is for the field of Assyriology what the Rosetta Stone is for Egyptology. Apart from aiding the decipherment of the cuneiform script, another importance of the Behistun Inscription is that it is the only known monumental text created by the Achaemenids that documents a specific historical event. The Man Rocks of Mersin Province, Turkey The Possible Origins of the Early Persian Kings: Mystery Men - Part I Mount Behistun: A Historic Cliffside Monument The Behistun