List of Sasanian inscriptions
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This is a list of religion in Persia. Some of the inscriptions are lost and are known only through tradition.
List of Sasanian inscriptions
Early royal Sasanian inscriptions were trilingual:
Book Pahlavi
script replaced Inscriptional Pahlavi in late Middle Persian inscriptions.
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Name | Attributed to | Location | Language(s) | Notes | Photo |
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Investiture of Ardashir I
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Ardashir I | Naqsh-e Rostam, Fars | Middle Persian, Parthian, Greek | ![]() | |
Shapur I's inscription at the Ka'ba-ye Zartosht (ŠKZ, RGDS) | Shapur I | Kaaba-ye Zartosht
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Middle Persian, Parthian, Greek | ![]() | |
Shapur I's inscription at Naqsh-e Rostam
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Shapur I | Naqsh-e Rostam | Middle Persian, Parthian, Greek | Only part of the Greek inscriptions remains | |
Shapur I inscription in Hajiabad[1] | Shapur I | Hajiabad, near Istakhr | Middle Persian, Parthian | ||
Kartir's inscription at Naghsh-e Rajab[2]
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Kartir | Naghsh-e Rajab
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Middle Persian | ![]() | |
Paikuli inscription[3] | Narseh | Barkal village, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq | Middle Persian, Parthian | ![]() ![]() | |
Inscription of Shapur Sakanshah | Shapur Sakanshah | Tachara Palace, Persepolis, Fars | Middle Persian | ![]() | |
Inscription of Shapur II and Shapur III at Taq-e Bostan | Shapur II, Shapur III | Taq-e Bostan | Middle Persian | ![]() | |
Inscription in the fire-temple of Abruwan | Mihr-Narseh | Abruwan | Lost; attested in al-Istakhri 's work
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Inscription on Gor's bridge | Mihr-Narseh | Gor, Fars | Middle Persian | ![]() |
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Parthian version of Shapur I's inscription at the Ka'ba-ye Zartosht
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Parthian (above), along with Greek (below) versions of Shapur inscription in Naqsh-e Rajab
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Shapur III's inscription in Taq-e Bostan
References
- ^ "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-29. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
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