Oriental Institute
| Title | Oriental Institute |
| View | Persepolis Expedition, Tablets 1 |
| Series | III: Events |
| Description | Seven stone tablets, inscribed by order of Xerxes I, King of Persia 2,420 years ago found by excavators of the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute in an army garrison near the palace at Persepolis. |
| Subject Terms | Xerxes I, King of Persia, 519-465 or 4 BCE | Clay tablets | Military architecture--Iran | Inscriptions | Excavations (Archaeology)--Iran |
| Photographer | Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago |
| Photograph Date | Undated |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 11.7 x 15.3 cm |
| Location | Iran |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf3-01762 |
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