TEHRAN-- An ancient inscription has just recently been found in Marvdasht, southern Fars province, ILNA reported on Sunday.Astronomy and chronology are pointed out in a historical engraving found at Naqsh-e Rostam, a must-see travel location welcoming stunning treasures from the Achaemenid and Sassanid eras, researcher Abolhassan Atabaki said.Other inscriptions have also been found in this area, but this stone inscription has to do with astronomy and chronology, written in two short lines on the smooth rocks of the mountains in the Pahlavi script, he added.Based on the script and the method it was composed, this inscription was written by scribes from the ancient city of Istakhr or the Naqsh-e Rostam citizens in the late Sassanid period (224-- 651), he explained.The translation of this engraving has recently been released in the Research Journal of the Iranian Civilization of Kerman University, he noted.One of the marvels of the ancient world, Naqsh-e Rostam, is home to magnificent massive rock-hewn tombs and bas-relief carvings.
It embraces 4 tombs where Persian Achaemenid kings are laid to rest, believed to be those of Darius II, Artaxerxes I, Darius I, and Xerxes I (from left to best dealing with the cliff), although some historians are still debating this.The Achaemenid necropolis is located near Persepolis, itself a busy UNESCO World Heritage site near the southern city of Shiraz.
Naqsh-e Rostam, suggesting Picture of Rostam is named after a mythical Iranian hero which is most celebrated in Shahnameh and Persian mythology.
Back in time, natives of the area had actually mistakenly supposed that the carvings below the tombs represent depictions of the mythical hero.There are sensational bas-relief carvings above the tomb chambers that resemble those at Persepolis, with the kings basing on thrones supported by figures representing the subject countries listed below.
There are likewise 2 comparable graves situated on the facilities of Persepolis most likely coming from Artaxerxes II and Artaxerxes III.Beneath the funerary chambers are dotted with seven Sassanian ages (224-- 651) bas-reliefs cut into the cliff depict brilliant scenes of imperial conquests and royal events; signboards below each relief give a detailed description in English.At the foot of Naqsh-e Rostam, in the instructions of the cliff face, stands a square structure referred to as Kabeh-ye Zardusht, meaning Kaaba of Zoroaster.
The building, which is approximately 12 meters high and seven meters square, probably was constructed in the first half of the 6th century BC, although it bears a variety of engravings from later durations.
Though the Kabeh-ye Zardusht is of terrific linguistic interest, its original purpose is not clear.
It might have been a burial place for Achaemenian royalty or some sort of altar, possibly to the goddess Anahiti, likewise called Anahita thought to be associate with royalty, war and fertility.ABU/ AM