Oriental studies
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Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions: collection of Old Persian cuneiform texts from the sixth, fifth, and fourth centuries BCE, left by the Achaemenid kings on their official monuments.DSs, inscription on a slab of marble from Susa [Two fragments of an Old Persian inscription on a slab…DSt
Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions: collection of Old Persian cuneiform texts from the sixth, fifth, and fourth centuries BCE, left by the Achaemenid kings on their official monuments.DSt, inscription on a slab of marble from Susa [Very fragmentary inscription in Old Persian, written on both sides…DSu
DSu, Elamite inscription on a slab of marble from Susa [Brief and incomplete inscription, in Elamite, written on a slab of marble. The exact reading is uncertain.] I am Darius, the great king, king of kings [...] the Achaemenid. King Darius says: [...]…DSv
Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions: collection of Old Persian cuneiform texts from the sixth, fifth, and fourth centuries BCE, left by the Achaemenid kings on their official monuments.DSv, Babylonian list on a slab of marble from Susa [Damaged list of subject nations, written in Babylonian on…DSw
Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions: collection of Old Persian cuneiform texts from the sixth, fifth, and fourth centuries BCE, left by the Achaemenid kings on their official monuments.DSw, Babylonian inscription on a slab of marble from Susa [Brief and damaged inscription, in Babylonian, on a slab…DSy
Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions: collection of Old Persian cuneiform texts from the sixth, fifth, and fourth centuries BCE, left by the Achaemenid kings on their official monuments.DSv, inscription on a column base from Susa …DSz
Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions: collection of Old Persian cuneiform texts from the sixth, fifth, and fourth centuries BCE, left by the Achaemenid kings on their official monuments.DSz, fragments from Susa [This text is a variant of DSf, written on a slab of grey marble. There…Duma
Duma: oasis halfway between the Gulf of Aqaba and southern Babylonia, modern Al-Jawf. The Assyrian attack the Arabs Duma, known to the…Dur Untaš (Choga Zanbil)
Dur Untaš: name of an Elamite town, famous for it ziggurat, modern Choga Zanbil. Southwestern access to the ziggurat The ziggurat of…Dur-Šarrukin (Khorsabad)
Dur-Šarrukin: one of the capitals of ancient Assyria, founded by king Sargon II (r.721-705) but soon abandoned, modern Khorsabad. Khorsabad, Two…Dura Europos
Dura Europos (Greek Δοῦρα Εὐρωπός): Seleucid and Roman city on the west bank of the Euphrates.History Dura Europos, Temple of Mithras,…DW
Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions: collection of Old Persian cuneiform texts from the sixth, fifth, and fourth centuries BCE, left by the Achaemenid kings on their official monuments.Weights On these pages, the weights of king Darius are collected. The basic unit, the karšâ, was 83.30 grams,…