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.
| 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 | .jpg.webp) | |
| 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 | .tif.jpg.webp) | |
Parthian version of Shapur I's inscription at the Ka'ba-ye Zartosht
Parthian (above), along with Greek (below) versions of Shapur inscription in Naqsh-e Rajab
Shapur III's inscription in Taq-e Bostan
Inscription of Apasa the Scribe
Sasanian inscription in Meshginshahr
References
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