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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.
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 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 ...
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 ...
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.
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.
During the Sasanian Empire it was mostly used for official texts. [2] [3] [citation needed] Inscriptional Parthian is written right to left and the letters are not joined. [citation needed] Parthian (above), along with Greek (below) and Middle Persian was being used in inscriptions of early Sasanian emperors. Shapur I's inscription at the Naqsh ...
From 260 until approximately 274, the Roman Empire suffered the secession of two large territorial areas, which however allowed its survival.In the west, the usurpers of the Gallic Empire, such as Postumus (260–268), [1] [2] Laelian (268), Marcus Aurelius Marius (268–269), Victorinus (269–271), Domitian II (271) and Tetricus (271–274), managed to defend the borders of the provinces of ...