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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.
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.
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 ...
Sasanian Empire King Khosrow I sits before the chessboard, while his vizir and the Indian envoy of Kannauj are playing chess. Shahnama, 10th century CE. [16] The Harahara inscription of Ishanavarman. The inscription, dated to Vikrama Samvat 610 (ie 554 CE), record the genealogy of the Maukharis. [15]
Sasanian Empire timeline including important events and territorial evolution. The Sassanid Empire or Sassanian Dynasty is the name used for the Persian dynasty which lasted from 224 to 651 AD. Coin of Ardashir I. Cameo of Shapur I humiliating Emperor Valerian. 224 - Ardashir I introduces the title Šāhanšāh (king of kings); the Sasanid ...
Coin of Ardashir I, the founder of the Sasanian Empire. On his coinage, the first Sasanian King of Kings Ardashir I (r. 224–242), introduces himself as King of Kings of a realm that he identified as Eran. His son and successor Shapur I (r. 240–270) calls himself King of Kings of Eran and Aneran in his SKZ inscription.
The book serves as a source for works on Middle Iranian languages, a source on Sasanian administrative geography and history, as well as a source of historical records concerning names of the Sasanian kings as the builder of the various cities. The text provide information on the Persian epic, the Xwadāy-nāmag (lit. “Book of Kings”). [4]
The 8th and 9th book of the Denkard give an overview of the Avesta as it was available at the time. Whereas the 8th book lists the content, the 9th book provides a lengthy summary on a number of its nasks [6] In addition, the Rivayats, a series of epistles from the 15th - 17th century, also list its content but do not provide further summaries ...