Trilingual inscription of Xerxes in Türkiye
The trilingual inscription of Xerxes is located in Turkey near Lake One of Turkey, on top of a rock and at a height of 20 meters from the ground and near a castle.. This inscription was originally prepared by Darius the Great, but for some reasons it was left unfinished and empty, but Xerxes the son of Darius the Great, during his reign, completed it in three ancient Persian, Babylonian and Elamite languages and left it as a memorial.. This inscription has 27 lines and 3 columns and is written from left to right in ancient Persian, Babylonian and Elamite languages.. This inscription is the only inscription of the Achaemenid Empire that is outside the current borders of Iran.
The great god is Ahuramazda, who is the greatest of the gods
who created this earth and that sky
which created happiness for people
who made Xerxes king
The only ruler of many
I am Xerxes, the great king, the king of kings
King of many people
The king in this far and wide land
Achaemenid king Dariush's son
Xerxes says: Dariush Shah, who was my father,
By the will of Ahuramazda beautiful buildings
made and he ordered this inscription to be removed.
But there was no writing in it
After that I ordered this post to be removed.
Ahuramazda with my gods and my lords
And what I have made is preserved.
