The Behistun Inscription, carved by Darius the Great in 515 BCE, is the 'Rosetta Stone' for cuneiform scripts, written in three languages.
This day
7 Tir 2579
7 Tir 2579 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 7 Tir 1399 Shamsi and 2020-06-27 Gregorian. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
7 Tir 2579 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Saturday — equivalent to 7 Tir 1399 Shamsi and 27 June 2020 Gregorian.
- Shahanshahi
- 7 Tir 2579
- Shamsi
- 7 Tir 1399
- Gregorian
- 27 June 2020
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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