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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 page was last edited on 6 January 2016, ...
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 ...
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 ...
The inscription, along with Shapur I's inscription, demonstrates that the organization of the early Sasanian Empire did not contrast much to its predecessor, the Parthian Empire. Like the Parthian monarch, the Sasanian monarch used the title of Shahanshah ("King of Kings"), ruling as the overlord of other lesser kings, such as the king of Adiabene.
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]