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Shāhzada va Ṣūfī (The Prince and the Sufi)
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In the Name of God, May We Endeavor and Succeed. I Behold God before my Eyes at All Times. A Dedication to My Master, My Father, May He Live Forever.

Contributor:

Elisha ben Samuel

Places:

Ottoman Empire (Iran)

Date:

1684

Subjects:

Translation, Jewish languages, Poetry, Poets, Wisdom

Categories:

Literature, Popular Poetry
Behistun Trilingual Inscription and Aramaic Papyrus
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Behistun Trilingual Inscription, Persia. This inscription of Darius I (reigned 522–486 BCE) illustrates the polyglot character of the Persian Empire. Versions in the Old Persian, Elamite, and Akkadian…

Places:

Kermanshah, Iran
Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)

Date:

Persian Period, Late 6th–Early 5th Century BCE

Subjects:

Language and linguistics, Writing, Jewish languages

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Language & Linguistics
Relief with figures with hands bound standing next to larger figure along wall with relief of winged figure and Persian, Elamite, and Akkadian inscriptions.