Ancient site· İpekyolu, Van
I. Serhas Yazıtı
I. Serhas Yazıtı is a ancient site in İpekyolu, Van; The Xerxes I inscription at Van is a trilingual cuneiform inscription of the Achaemenid King Xerxes I (r.
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- 38.5020°N · 43.3398°E
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The Xerxes I inscription at Van is a trilingual cuneiform inscription of the Achaemenid King Xerxes I (r. 486-465 BC), written in Elamite, Akkadian and Old Persian. It is located on the southern slope of a mountain adjacent to the Van Fortress, on a smoothed section of rock about 20 metres above the ground. The niche was originally carved out under Xerxes' father, King Darius, who left the surface blank.
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