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.

List of Sasanian inscriptions

Early royal Sasanian inscriptions were trilingual: Middle Persian (in Inscriptional Pahlavi), Parthian (in Inscriptional Parthian) and Greek. Since the rule of Narseh, Greek was omitted. Book Pahlavi script replaced Inscriptional Pahlavi in late Middle Persian inscriptions.

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Sasanian inscriptions
Name Attributed to Location Language(s) Notes Photo
Shapur I's inscription at the Ka'ba-ye Zartosht (ŠKZ, RGDS) Shapur I Kaaba-ye Zartosht Middle Persian, Parthian, Greek
Kartir's inscription at Naghsh-e Rajab[1] Kartir Naghsh-e Rajab Middle Persian
Investiture of Ardashir I Ardashir I Naqsh-e Rostam, Fars Middle Persian, Parthian, Greek
Inscription of Shapur II and Shapur III at Taq-e Bostan Shapur II, Shapur III Taq-e Bostan Middle Persian
Paikuli inscription[2] Narseh Barkal village, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq Middle Persian, Parthian
Shapur I's inscription at Naqsh-e Rostam Shapur I Naqsh-e Rostam Middle Persian, Parthian, Greek Only part of the Greek inscriptions remains
Inscription on Gor's bridge Mihr-Narseh Gor, Fars Middle Persian
Inscription in the fire-temple of Abruwan Mihr-Narseh Abruwan Lost; attested in al-Istakhri's work
Shapur I inscription in Hajiabad[3] Shapur I Hajiabad, near Istakhr Middle Persian, Parthian
Inscription of Shapur Sakanshah Shapur Sakanshah Tachara Palace, Persepolis, Fars Middle Persian

References

  1. ^ "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)
  2. ^ "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica".
  3. ^ "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica".
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