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    Naqsh-e Rostam (lit. 'mural of Rostam'; Persian: نقش رستم, Persian: [ˌnæɣʃeɾosˈtæm]) is an ancient archeological site and necropolis located about 13 km...
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    (abbreviation for Darius Naqsh-e Rostam inscription "a") is a famous Achaemenid royal inscription located in Naqsh-e Rostam, Iran. It dates to c. 490...
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  • Shah Mosque (Persian: آرامگاه نقش رستم) may refer to: Tomb of Artaxerxes I, The Tomb is Artaxerxes I. Tomb of Darius the Great, The Tomb is Darius the...
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    about 5 km north of Persepolis in Fars province, Iran. Together with Naqsh-e Rostam, which lies 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) away, the site is part of the Marvdasht...
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    Shapur I's victory relief at Naqsh-e Rostam is located 3 kilometers north of Persepolis. It is one of eight Sasanian rock carvings cut into the cliff beneath...
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    Rostam and Sohrab Battle of Rostam and Esfandiyār Rostam and Shaghad Rostam's Seven Labours Zal and Rudabeh Garshaspname Banu Goshasp Naqsh-e Rostam Rostami...
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  • Naqsh-e Rostam Rural District (Persian: دهستان نقش رستم) is in the Central District of Marvdasht County, Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the village...
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    Tomb of Darius the Great (category Naqsh-e Rustam)
    one of the four tombs for Achaemenid kings at the historical site of Naqsh-e Rostam, located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northwest of Persepolis in Iran...
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    city. Naqsh-e Rostam is an ancient necropolis located about 12 km (7.5 mi) northwest of Persepolis, in Fars Province, Iran. The oldest relief at Naqsh-i Rustam...
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    Darius decided to leave for Egypt (487–486 BC), he prepared his tomb at Naqsh-e Rustam (five kilometers from his royal palace at Persepolis) and appointed...
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    The Elamite rock relief in Naqsh-e Rostam is the oldest rock relief in Naqsh-e Rostam, belonging to the Elam culture. Bahram II, the Sasanian king, has...
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  • later. This battle is only known through Shapur I's inscription at Naqsh-e Rostam. The battle was fought between the Sasanian Persians and Romans at Barbalissos...
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    the inscription of Shapur I on the wall of the Ka'ba-ye Zartosht at Naqsh-e Rostam near Persepolis in southern Iran as “Lady Murrod, Mother of the King...
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    Middle Persian and nryshw in Parthian on the Paikuli inscription and Naqsh-e Rostam. The Greek version of his name is also listed in the inscriptions, as...
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    inscriptions carved in the royal fashion (at Sar Mashhad, Naqsh-e Rostam, Ka'ba-ye Zartosht and Naqsh-e Rajab). Under Shapur I, Kartir was made the 'absolute...
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    Middle Persian Ērān, first attested in a 3rd-century inscription at Naqsh-e Rostam, with the accompanying Parthian inscription using Aryān, in reference...
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    486 BCE, his body was embalmed and entombed in the rock-cut tomb at Naqsh-e Rostam, which he had been preparing. An inscription on his tomb introduces...
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    Tomb of Xerxes I (category Naqsh-e Rustam)
    خشایارشا) is a catacombs located in Marvdasht. This tomb is part of the Naqsh-e Rostam and is Xerxes I's Tomb. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tomb...
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  • the inscription of Shapur I on the wall of the Ka'ba-ye Zartosht at Naqsh-e Rostam near Persepolis in southern Iran as “Mother of the King of Kings”. Brosius...
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    present-day Afghanistan confirms this claim. Shapur I claims in his Naqsh-e Rostam inscription possession of the territory of the Kushans (Kūšān šahr)...
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    in Spirits.") âdhar-bâtgar ("Air of fire, i.e. transformer into air.") âdhar-namgar ("Water of fire, i.e. transformer into water.") bât-âdhargar ("Transformer...
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    Gandhara to them. The Sassanian king Shapur I (240–270) claims in his Naqsh-e Rostam inscription possession of the territory of the Kushans (Kūšān šahr)...
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    Xerxes I of Persia. Aspathines is illustrated on the tomb of Darius I at Naqsh-e Rostam, with a dedication: Aspacanâ \ vaçabara \ Dârayavahauš \ xš âyathiyahyâ...
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  • Great's solemn tomb at Pasargadae to the structures at Persepolis and Naqsh-e Rostam. The Bam Citadel, a massive structure at 1,940,000 square feet (180...
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    the inscription of Darius the Great (r. 522–486 BC) on his tomb at Naqsh-e Rostam mentions Kūšīyā (Old Persian: 𐎤𐎢𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠, pronounced Kūshīyā) among...
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    Ka'ba-ye Zartosht, a stone quadrangular and stepped structure located in Naqsh-e Rustam, an ancient necropolis located northwest of Persepolis, in today's...
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    Narseh ascended the throne in 293, he had an investiture relief made in Naqsh-e Rostam, where he is depicted as receiving the ring of kingship from a female...
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    well-preserved and is mostly unharmed. It is located in the east corner of Naqsh-e Rostam and was carved 2 meters above the ground. The relief has 6.65m width...
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  • Qasemabad-e Sarui (Persian: قاسم ابادساروئي, also Romanized as Qāsemābād-e Sārū’ī; also known as Qāsemābād, Sārū’, Sārū’ī, and Sārū’īyeh) is a village in Naqsh-e...
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    art several mard o mard depictions are preserved in rock-reliefs in Naqsh-e Rostam and in a cameo of Shapur I and Valerian. Single combats have been narrated...
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