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Attested in Old PersianScript, transliteration, and gloss
𐎲𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎼𐎢𐎺
b-a-b-i-r-u-v
Babylon
Documented Old Persian dictionary entry for Bābirau̯; English gloss: Babylon.
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Babylon
Documented attestations in ancient inscriptions
- Darius I, Bisotun (DB1.)DB1., 78, DB1. 78Confidence 100%
- Darius I, Bisotun (DB1.)DB1., 81, DB1. 81Confidence 100%
- Darius I, Bisotun (DB2.)DB2., 5, DB2. 5Confidence 100%
- Darius I, Bisotun (DB2.)DB2., 6, DB2. 6Confidence 100%
- Darius I, Bisotun (DB3.)DB3., 79, DB3. 79Confidence 100%
- Darius I, Bisotun (DB3.)DB3., 83, DB3. 83Confidence 100%
- Darius I, Bisotun (DB3.)DB3., 92, DB3. 92Confidence 100%
- Darius I, Bisotun (DB4.)DB4., 2, DB4. 2Confidence 100%
- Darius I, Bisotun (DBd)DBd, 7, DBd 7Confidence 100%
- Darius I, Bisotun (DBi)DBi, 11, DBi 11Confidence 100%
- Darius I, Susa (DSf)DSf, 33, DSf 33Confidence 100%
- Darius I, Susa (DSf)DSf, 33, DSf 33Confidence 100%