Ka'ba-ye Zartosht trilingual inscription
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The Ka'ba-ye Zartosht trilingual inscription is a monumental Sasanian rock inscription by Shapur I, carved in three languages and detailing his reign, conquests, and royal ideology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ka'ba-ye Zartosht trilingual inscription canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sasanian royal inscription
ⓘ
rock inscription ⓘ trilingual inscription ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sasanian royal cult
ⓘ
Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| author | Shapur I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | early Sasanian period ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Shapur I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| creator | Shapur I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| describes |
cities and provinces under Shapur I
ⓘ
territorial extent of Sasanian Empire ⓘ |
| function |
dynastic legitimation
ⓘ
royal propaganda ⓘ |
| genre |
royal historical inscription
ⓘ
victory inscription ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Naqsh-e Rustam archaeological complex ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
major source for Sasanian-Roman relations
ⓘ
major source for history of Shapur I ⓘ |
| inscribedOn | walls of Ka'ba-ye Zartosht tower ⓘ |
| language |
Greek
ⓘ
Middle Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ Parthian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fars Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ka'ba-ye Zartosht NERFINISHED ⓘ Naqsh-e Rustam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Persepolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | rock ⓘ |
| medium | rock carving ⓘ |
| mentions |
Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
capture of Valerian ⓘ defeat of Roman emperors ⓘ |
| region | ancient Persis ⓘ |
| script | Pahlavi script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Sasanian royal ideology
ⓘ
conquests of Shapur I ⓘ genealogy of Sasanian kings ⓘ military campaigns of Shapur I ⓘ reign of Shapur I ⓘ titles of Shapur I ⓘ |
| timePeriod | reign of Shapur I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | epigraphic monument ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Greek alphabet
ⓘ
Middle Persian Pahlavi NERFINISHED ⓘ Parthian Pahlavi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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