List of Sasanian inscriptions

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This is a list of

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. 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.

Sasanian inscriptions
Name Attributed to Location Language(s) Notes Photo
Investiture of Ardashir I
Ardashir I Naqsh-e Rostam, Fars Middle Persian, Parthian, Greek Inscriptional Parthian, Greek, and Pahlavi
Shapur I's inscription at the Ka'ba-ye Zartosht (ŠKZ, RGDS) Shapur I
Kaaba-ye Zartosht
Middle Persian, Parthian, Greek Inscriptional Parthian, Greek, and Pahlavi
Shapur I's inscription at Naqsh-e Rostam
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]
Kartir
Naghsh-e Rajab
Middle Persian
Paikuli inscription[3] Narseh Barkal village, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq Middle Persian, Parthian Inscriptional PahlaviInscriptional 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 Inscriptional Pahlavi
Inscription in the fire-temple of Abruwan Mihr-Narseh Abruwan Lost; attested in
al-Istakhri
's work
Inscription on Gor's bridge Mihr-Narseh Gor, Fars Middle Persian

References

  1. ^ "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica".
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-29. Retrieved 2017-12-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica".