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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