Naqsh-e Rajab
Coordinates: 29 ° 59 ′ 35 ″ N , 52 ° 53 ′ 13 ″ E
In Naqsh-e Rajab there are four reliefs from early Sassanid times. It is located about 3 kilometers north of Persepolis in the Iranian province of Fars .
The Sassanid kings Ardaschir I and Shapur I are shown , as well as the Zoroastrian priest Kartir . Two reliefs come from Shapur and one each from Ardaschir and Kartir. The relief of Ardaschir shows him and the deity Ahura Mazda , who gives him the ring of power. Shapur is shown riding and also receives the ring of power from the riding Ahura Mazda, this relief is almost identical to that of Ardashir in Naqsh-e Rostam . The second shows him on horseback, followed by nine nobles from his empire, including his son Hormizd I.
Web links
Commons : Naqsch-e Rajab - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Unesco World-Heritage: Nasqsh-e Rostam and Naqsh-e Rajab
- Article and picture gallery by Naqsch-e Rajab
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article and picture gallery by Naqsch-e Radschab ( Memento of the original from April 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
