New Pahlavi inscription in Bulaghi Gorge (Pasargadae 6)

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1 Manager,Persepolis Museum & The Center for Epigraphical Studies

2 عضوهیات علمی پژوهشگاه وزارت میراث فرهنگی، صنایع دستی و گردشگری

3 Expert archaeologist world heritage site of Pasargadae

4 Pasargad World Heritage Site Expert

10.22084/nb.2023.27450.2556

Abstract

The subject and focus of the following speech is a new inscription that was observed for the first time in the month of July 2022 in the Bulaghi gorge of Pasargadae plain. This inscription, which was written in Middle Persian script with the Sassanid tradition; With a width of 40 and a length of 90 cm, it contains three frames and three texts. The main part of the inscription is the middle frame, which is written vertically with 8 lines. The side boxes are seen above and below the middle text and are written horizontally. The upper box contains three lines and the lower box also seems to have three lines; Only one word of it can be read. The main research questions are: who does the inscription belong to, when was it written, and what is its content? In the Pasargadae plain, 5 Pahlavi inscriptions have been identified and read before. These 5 inscriptions that were discovered in the area known as Tall-i Takht in the years 1961 to 1963; The tombstone is in Sassanid Pahlavi script. The inscription of the present research has a different content from the Tall-i Takht inscriptions and as will be seen; It mentions the construction of ancient bridges and embankments, which seems to be; belonged to the reign of Khosrow I. The interesting thing is that before the discovery of this inscription, the archaeologists of Pasargadae World Heritage Base; They had observed and documented the foundation of the ancient bridge and overpass right under the inscription and on the Pulvar river. Therefore, the discovery of this inscription doubles the importance and necessity of dealing with it, especially from the point of view of archeology and protection. Finally, it should be mentioned that the current research was conducted in the field and documents (library).

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pazhoheshha-ye Bastan shenasi Iran

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 26 October 2023

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