List of Sasanian inscriptions

This is a list of Sasanian inscriptions, 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.

Sasanian inscriptions
Photo Name Date /attributed to Location Language(s) Notes

Investiture of Ardashir I Ardashir I Naqsh-e Rostam, Fars Persian, Parthian, Greek
Shapur I's inscription at the Ka'ba-ye Zartosht (ŠKZ, RGDS) Shapur I Kaaba-ye Zartosht Persian, Parthian, Greek
Shapur I's inscription at Naqsh-e Rostam Shapur I Naqsh-e Rostam Persian, Parthian, Greek Only part of the Greek inscriptions remains
Shapur I inscription in Hajiabad[1] Shapur I Hajiabad, near Istakhr Persian, Parthian

Shapur I inscription in Naqsh-e Rajab Shapur I Naqsh-e Rajab Persian, Parthian, Greek

Kartir's inscription at Sar Mashhad (KSM) Kartir Sar Mashhad Persian
Inscription of Apasa the Scribe
Kartir's inscription at Naghsh-e Rajab[2] Kartir Naqsh-e Rajab Persian
Paikuli inscription[3] Narseh Barkal village, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq Persian, Parthian
Inscription of Narseh at Bishapur Narseh
Inscription of Shapur Sakanshah Shapur Sakanshah Tachara Palace, Persepolis, Fars Persian

Sasanian inscription in Meshginshahr Shapur II Near Meshginshahr Persian
Inscription of Shapur II and Shapur III at Taq-e Bostan Shapur II, Shapur III Taq-e Bostan Persian
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 Persian
Bandian complex inscriptions Peroz I /Kavad I Bandian complex Persian?
  • Stone cross with Book Pahlavi writings. Valiyapalli Church in Kottayam, Kerala, India
  • Sasanian relief with Inscriptional Pahlavi monogram ʾpr, which stands for abzūn farr, meaning "May his farr increase!"

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".
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