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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.
Sasanian 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
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
References