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Darius I
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Darius ascended to the throne following the mysterious death of his predecessor, Cambyses II, during a campaign in Egypt. His claim was initially disputed by a pretender, Gaumāta, who was said to be an impostor mimicking Bardiya, Cambyses' deceased brother. Darius, claiming descent from Achaemenes (via a lesser-known branch of the royal family), suppressed the usurpation. The official narrative, recorded on the Behistun Inscription, details the swift …
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Proto Elamite Corpus
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The Proto-Elamite Corpus (PEC) refers to a collection of approximately 1,500 inscribed clay tablets discovered primarily in the region of ancient Elam (modern southwestern Iran), dating roughly from the late 4th to early 3rd millennium BCE. These tablets represent one of the earliest known complex writing systems developed outside of Sumer, exhibiting a script that is largely undeciphered but demonstrably distinct from contemporaneous [Mesopotamian cuneiform](/entries/mesopotam…
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Serpentine
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| Sumer | Early Bronze Age | Sa-ri-tu | Taxable Land Fluidity Index |
| Elam | Middle Bronze Age | Nibratu Qadmu | Water Allocation Variance Control |
| Babylon | Kassite Period | Iqru Mu’tasil | Contingency Claimable Real Estate |