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The 25 pages that link to Behistun Inscription, each with the reason it gives.

• Achaemenid EmpireRelated: Its account shows how Darius legitimized his rule across a multilingual empire.

• CuneiformBroader topic: Its parallel versions helped scholars decipher Old Persian and other cuneiform scripts.

• Persian languageRelated: Its Old Persian text is a central source for deciphering the language’s early form.

• Zagros MountainsBroader topic: Its cliffside location made a Zagros landmark part of an imperial monument.

• Rosetta StoneCompared with: It played a comparable role in deciphering cuneiform, using three versions of a royal text.

• Persian EmpireRelated: It offers an imperial account that can be compared with later Greek narratives.

• EpigraphyBroader topic: Its Old Persian, Elamite, and Babylonian versions enabled the decipherment of cuneiform.

• CtesiasCompared with: Its contemporary account offers a check on later Greek narratives of Persian history.

• Ahura MazdaRelated: Darius invokes Ahura Mazda in this major royal account of his rule.

• MedesRelated: Its Old Persian text names the Medes and records their revolt against Darius.

• Aramaic alphabetRelated: Its Aramaic version illustrates the script’s role in Achaemenid imperial communication.

• ElamRelated: Its Elamite version documents the language’s use under Achaemenid rule.

• Median EmpireRelated: Its account of the Medes offers a Persian imperial perspective on their political status.

• Royal RoadRelated: The inscription illustrates the empire's need to communicate royal authority across distant regions.

• SatrapBroader topic: It names provincial territories and records the king's reach across the empire.

• AssyriologyBroader topic: Its parallel versions supplied crucial evidence for deciphering cuneiform scripts.

• Cambyses IIRelated: It is the principal source for Darius’s account of the succession after Cambyses.

• Twenty-seventh Dynasty of EgyptRelated: It records the revolt of an Egyptian satrap during Darius's consolidation of power.

• AstyagesCompared with: Its account of Median kings differs from the genealogy preserved in Greek narratives.

• Kermanshah ProvinceBroader topic: This UNESCO-listed monument stands on a cliff in the province and records Darius’s rise to power.

• Psamtik IIIRelated: Its account of Egypt’s revolt offers a Persian royal perspective on events after conquest.

• Achaemenid royal roadRelated: Its location beside a major route shows how royal monuments occupied strategic corridors.

• Darius the GreatBroader topic: It publicized Darius’s account of his victory over rivals and the restoration of order.

• DeiocesRelated: Its account of the Medes offers evidence independent of Herodotus but does not name Deioces.

• Elamite languageBroader topic: Its parallel versions helped scholars decipher cuneiform and compare Elamite with other languages.