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This is a list of Sasanian inscription, which include remaining official inscriptions on rocks, as well as minor ones written on bricks, metal, wood, hide, papyri, and gems. Their significance is in the areas of linguistics, history, and study of religion in Persia. Some of the inscriptions are lost and are known only through tradition.
Sasanian music encompasses the music of the Sasanian Empire, which existed from 224 to 651 CE. Many Sasanian Shahanshahs were enthusiastic supporters of music, including the founder of the empire Ardashir I and Bahram V. [1] In particular, Khosrow II (r. 590–628) was an outstanding patron, his reign being regarded as a golden age of Persian ...
Ka'ba-ye Zartosht The inscriptions. Shapur I's Ka'ba-ye Zartosht inscription (shortened as Shapur-KZ, ŠKZ, [1] SKZ [2]), also referred to as The Great Inscription of Shapur I, [2] [3] and Res Gestae Divi Saporis (RGDS), [2] [1] is a trilingual inscription made during the reign of the Sasanian king Shapur I (r. 240–270) after his victories ...
Pages in category "Sasanian inscriptions" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Kartir, the great and influential Sasanian priest, has left an inscription in Naqsh-e Rajab in the Chamgan mountain. The inscription is located about one kilometer away from the south of ancient Istakhr city, and about three kilometers away from the north of Takht-e Jamshid. In Naqsh-e Rajab, there are also some figures of Ardashir I and Shapur I.
The inscriptions of Shapur II the Great and Shapur III at Taq-e Bostan, are located about 5 kilometers away from the northeast of Kermanshah and date to the Sasanian era. The inscription shows Shapur II on the right and Shapur III on the left. Two inscriptions in Middle Persian are etched on both sides. The inscriptions contain their names and ...
These two inscriptions show that 'Maniyan Vannakkan Devan Sathan' organised musical syllables. [4] "This inscription, which belongs to the same period as Silappadikaram, is centuries older than the 'Kudumiyamalai inscriptions' on music, and yet the Arachalur inscription hardly draws visitors," rues Dr.S. Raju. [3] [5]
Ruins of Shapour Palace in Bishapur. The name Bishapur derives from Bay-Šāpūr, which means Lord Shapur. [1]According to an inscription, the city itself was founded in 266 AD by Shapur I (241–272), who was the second Sassanid king and inflicted a triple defeat on the Romans, having killed Gordian III, captured Valerian and forced Philip the Arab to surrender.