Considerations on the Aesthetic of the Old Persian Cuneiform Letters In the Inscription of Xerxes (XPc) in Persepolis

In the inscription of Xerxes (XPc) in Persepolis, Old Persian cuneiform is one of the cultural-artistic achievements of the Achaemenid period (550-330 BC), which was invented to write official imperial inscriptions in Old Persian. The written inscriptions in this script indicate the application of aesthetics and subtle artistic taste. In fact, the surviving inscriptions from the Achaemenid period highlight the knowledge and art used in them. In this short paper, the author tries to examine some calligraphic features in the inscription of Xerxes (XPc) in Persepolis and to show its aesthetic and calligraphic rules and principles.