Naqsh-e Rustam inscriptions

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ancient inscription corpus archaeological site feature royal inscription

The Naqsh-e Rustam inscriptions are monumental trilingual royal texts carved into the rock-cut tombs and reliefs of Achaemenid and Sasanian kings near Persepolis, providing key historical and linguistic evidence about ancient Persia.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Naqsh-e Rostam 3
Naqsh-e Rustam inscriptions canonical 3

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient inscription corpus ⓘ
archaeological site feature ⓘ
royal inscription ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ
Sasanian Empire ⓘ
surface form: Sasanian dynasty
associatedWithRuler Artaxerxes I of Persia ⓘ
surface form: Artaxerxes I

Artaxerxes II ⓘ
Artaxerxes III ⓘ
Bahram II ⓘ
Darius I of Persia ⓘ
surface form: Darius I

Narseh ⓘ
Shapur I ⓘ
Xerxes I ⓘ
country Iran ⓘ
culture Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
Sasanian Empire ⓘ
earliestDate 6th century BCE ⓘ
function dynastic legitimation ⓘ
religious dedication ⓘ
royal propaganda ⓘ
language Akkadian ⓘ
Elamite ⓘ
Middle Persian language ⓘ
surface form: Middle Persian

Old Persian ⓘ
Parthian ⓘ
latestDate 3rd century CE ⓘ
locatedIn Naqsh-e Rostam ⓘ
surface form: Naqsh-e Rustam
locatedNear Persepolis ⓘ
material limestone ⓘ
medium rock relief ⓘ
rock-cut tomb façade ⓘ
partOf archaeological remains of ancient Persia ⓘ
region Fars Province ⓘ
scriptType Pahlavi script ⓘ
cuneiform ⓘ
significance important for decipherment of Old Persian cuneiform ⓘ
key source for Achaemenid history ⓘ
key source for Sasanian history ⓘ
subjectMatter genealogies ⓘ
imperial ideology ⓘ
military victories ⓘ
religious beliefs ⓘ
royal titles ⓘ
timePeriod Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form: Achaemenid period

Sasanian Empire ⓘ
surface form: Sasanian period
writingSystem Mesopotamian cuneiform ⓘ
surface form: Akkadian cuneiform

Elamite cuneiform ⓘ
Middle Persian language ⓘ
surface form: Middle Persian

Old Persian cuneiform ⓘ
Parthian language ⓘ
surface form: Parthian

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Old Persian → notableInscription → Naqsh-e Rustam inscriptions ⓘ
Darius I of Persia → burialPlace → Naqsh-e Rustam inscriptions ⓘ
this entity surface form: Naqsh-e Rostam
Shiraz, Iran → nearbySite → Naqsh-e Rustam inscriptions ⓘ
this entity surface form: Naqsh-e Rostam
Artaxerxes I of Persia → burialPlace → Naqsh-e Rustam inscriptions ⓘ
this entity surface form: Naqsh-e Rostam
Old Persian cuneiform → notablyUsedIn → Naqsh-e Rustam inscriptions ⓘ
Achaemenid royal inscriptions → majorExample → Naqsh-e Rustam inscriptions ⓘ