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Ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire

Inscription, cuneiform, 1800s plaster cast taken from the Palace of Darius, Persepolis, Iran - British Museum - DSC01322.
Inscription, cuneiform, 1800s plaster cast taken from the Palace of Darius, Persepolis, Iran - British Museum - DSC01322. Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

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