I would be very interested in knowing how ancient Persians referred to the non-royal members of the Seven co-conspirators. Darius named them in the #Behistun inscription as his followers (anushiya) but that was not unique to them. Did they have a specific group name in #OldPersian? #AncientHistory

I see that CDLI has moved. Has it also list the #OldPersian text of the #Behistun inscription? I seem to be only able to access the Elamite of Darius's Behistun inscription there, and I'd like to check my transcription of a portion of the Old Persian.
#Cuneiform

Eyes X’d out, tongue lolling lifelessly, it’s Duo the Owl, of DuoLingo fame, but sadly and tragically dead. (Feb 2025 DuoLingo marketing campaign)

I’m really hoping the death of Duo the Owl is a clever way to usher dead language courses into DuoLingo’s official offerings.

#philology #latin #ancientgreek #sanskrit #coptic #oldenglish #akkadian #oldpersian #egyptianhieroglyphs #languagestudies
#duolingo