kc-Language

=__Language __=  === During the reign of Cyrus and Darius, the language of the chancellory was Elamite. This is primarily verified in the Persepolis fortification and treasury tablets that show details of the day-to-day activities of the empire. These texts are always accompanied by Akkadian and Old Persian inscriptions, and it appears that in these cases, the Elamite texts are translations of the Old Persian ones. It is then likely that although Elamite was used by the capital government, it was not a standardized language of government everywhere in the empire. The use of Elamite is not verified until after 458 BC. ===