Re: [tied] Re: horses

From: Gerry Reinhart-Waller
Message: 4223
Date: 2000-10-10

 
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From: Piotr Gasiorowski
To: cybalist@egroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 1:06 AM
Subject: Re: [tied] Re: horses

 
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From: John Croft
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 9:18 AM
Subject: [tied] Re: horses

John recommends this to Gerry:
 
Here's another useful page with a description of the Bisutun/Behistun relief and the story of Rawlinson's decipherment of the inscription (the Bisutun rock is a milestone in the history of IE studies):
 
 
Piotr
 
 
And Gerry very much appreciates both links.  There is something familiar about Darius and his claim to the Persian (Iranian) throne.  Didn't someone else in this past century invoke similar ancestory?  Perhaps the late Shah of Iran? 
 
Gerry