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Foundation Slab

Classification/Broad: Architectural Element

Classification/Specific: Foundation Slab

Material/Broad: Stone or Rock

Material/Specific: Limestone

Measurements: 537LX116WX513H MM

Description: Limestone convex tablet with inscription of Xerxes, so-called 'Daiva inscription' (XPh), Babylonian version.

Region: Southwestern Iran

Country: Iran

Place/site: Persepolis

Place/other: Fars Province

Locus: Garrison quarters, Room 16, Plot HG 86, debris

Period: Achaemenid

Date: 486-465 BC

Culture: --

Dynasty: --

King/Ruler: Xerxes I

Inscribed: Yes

Inscription Sequence Number: 1

Inscription Language: Akkadian Language

Script: Cuneiform

Dialect: Babylonian

Inscription Description: So-called 'Daiva inscription' of Xerxes, XPh Babylonian. Inscribed on obverse, bottom edge, reverse, and upper edge.

Inscription Subject: --

Inscription Type: --

Inscription Location: --

Translation: 

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Transliteration One: 

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Transliteration Two: 

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Transliteration Three: 

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On Display: Persian Gallery

Registration Number: A24120

Accession Number: 2390

Field Number: PT3 141

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