or Bessatun, the plateau of Kermanshaw, the plain of the ancient Media. Its northern boundary is a precipitous ridge, generally 1500 feet above the plain. On this natural escarpment, Sir R. Ker Porter found the remains of a remarkable bas-relief, representing a Median king or warrior passing sentence on nine captives before him, while one prostrate at his feet is in the act of imploring mercy with outstretched hands. In another portion of this surface are the remains of a Greek inscription, that has been nearly effaced by a Persian one of modern date.