The Behistun Inscription, carved by Darius the Great in 515 BCE, is the 'Rosetta Stone' for cuneiform scripts, written in three languages.
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7 Tir 2578
7 Tir 2578 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 7 Tir 1398 Shamsi and 2019-06-28 Gregorian. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
7 Tir 2578 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Friday — equivalent to 7 Tir 1398 Shamsi and 28 June 2019 Gregorian.
- Shahanshahi
- 7 Tir 2578
- Shamsi
- 7 Tir 1398
- Gregorian
- 28 June 2019
Cultural insight
Verse of the day
شب تاریک و بیم موج و گردابی چنین هایل کجا دانند حال ما سبکباران ساحلها
“Dark night, fear of waves, such a terrible whirlpool How can those on shore know our state”
— Hafez
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