Ganjnameh inscriptions

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The Ganjnameh inscriptions are ancient Achaemenid rock carvings near Hamadan, Iran, bearing trilingual cuneiform texts commissioned by Darius I and Xerxes I.

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Ganjnameh inscriptions canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Achaemenid inscription
archaeological site
rock inscription
alsoKnownAs Ganj Nameh
Treasure Epistle
carvedInto granite cliff
commissionedBy Darius I of Persia
surface form: Darius I

Xerxes I
country Iran
creator Darius I of Persia
surface form: Darius I

Xerxes I
culturalContext Achaemenid Empire
surface form: Achaemenid Persian culture
dateFrom late 6th century BCE
dateTo early 5th century BCE
dedicatedTo Ahura Mazda
discoveredIn antiquity
elevation approximately 2000 meters above sea level
function religious dedication
royal proclamation
hasInscriptionOf Darius I of Persia
surface form: Darius I

Xerxes I
heritageDesignation national heritage of Iran
inscribedBy Achaemenid stone reliefs
surface form: royal stonemasons of the Achaemenid court
inscriptionType royal inscription
language Babylonian
Elamite
Old Persian
locatedIn Hamadan Province NERFINISHED
western Iran
locatedNear Hamadan
locatedOn Alvand Mountain
material rock
modernUse tourist attraction
near Ganjnameh waterfall
nearAncientCity Ecbatana
numberOfInscriptions 2
partOf corpus of Achaemenid royal inscriptions
period Achaemenid Empire
protectedBy Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran
surface form: Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization
region ancient Media
religion Zoroastrianism
scriptType cuneiform script
subjectMatter genealogy of the king
legitimization of royal rule
praise of Ahura Mazda
royal titles
writingDirection left-to-right
writingSystem cuneiform

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Input
Subject: Ganjnameh inscriptions
Description of subject: The Ganjnameh inscriptions are ancient Achaemenid rock carvings near Hamadan, Iran, bearing trilingual cuneiform texts commissioned by Darius I and Xerxes I.

Referenced by (1)

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Hamadan hasHeritageSite Ganjnameh inscriptions