Ganj Nameh
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Ganj Nameh (literally Treasure epistle) is an ancient inscription, 5 km southwest of Hamadan, on the side of Alvand Mountain in Iran. The inscription, which has been carved in granite, is composed of two sections. One (on the left) ordered by Darius I (521-485 BCE) and the other (on the right) ordered by Xerxes I (485-65 BCE). Both sections, which have been carved in three ancient languages of Old Persian, Neo-Babylonian and Neo-Elamite, start with praise of God (Ahura Mazda) and describe the lineage and deeds of the mentioned kings.