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Cuneiform inscription of a message from the Persian King Xerxes
Bjørn Christian Tørrissen2009
Fundación Antonio de Nebrija
Madrid, Spain
A large cuneiform inscription found on the south side of the Van Castle hill, four kilometres west of modern-day Van, in eastern Turkey. It's several metres tall and wide, 25 centuries old and the message comes from the Persian king Xerxes.
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- Title: Cuneiform inscription of a message from the Persian King Xerxes
- Creator: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen
- Date: 2009
- Type: Photograph
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