Iran
There are 1733 items in Iran:
Cyaxares
Cyaxares (Persian Uvakhšatara, Akkadian Umakištar): name of a king of the Medes, who may have reigned from c.625 to c.585. Two…
A modern Persian carpet showing Cyrus the Great, seen in Tehran. |
Cyrus Cylinder
In the Cyrus Cylinder, a cuneiform tablet now in the British Museum, Cyrus describes how he had conquered Babylon (October 539 BCE). It is interesting because the Persian king presents himself to his new subjects as the perfect ruler, carefully…Cyrus Cylinder Translation
In the Cyrus Cylinder, a cuneiform tablet now in the British Museum, Cyrus describes how he had conquered Babylon (October 539 BCE). It is interesting because the Persian king presents himself to his new subjects as the perfect ruler, carefully…Cyrus of Anšan
Cyrus (Kuraš): king of Anšan, the grandfather of king Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid empire. Seal of Cyrus…Cyrus the Great
Cyrus (Old Persian Kuruš; Hebrew Kores): founder of the Achaemenid empire. He was the son of Cambyses I, the king of the Persian kingdom called Anšan. During Cambyses' reign, the Persians were vassals of the Median leader Astyages.Persians and Medes …Cyrus the Younger
Cyrus (Old Persian Kurush): Persian prince (424/423-401), revolted against his brother, king Artaxerxes II Mnemon. He was defeated and killed at Cunaxa. …D vase (Inscription on a Fluted Bowl)
Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions: collection of Old Persian cuneiform texts from the sixth, fifth, and fourth centuries BCE, left by the Achaemenid kings on their official monuments.Inscription on a Fluted Bowl of a king named Darius [Inscription on a fluted bowl of Darius I the…D2Ha
Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions: collection of Old Persian cuneiform texts from the sixth, fifth, and fourth centuries BCE, left by the Achaemenid kings on their official monuments.D2Ha, gold tablet from Ecbatana [Stereotypical inscription on a gold tablet, similar to A2Hc.] A great god is Ahuramazda, who…D2Sa
Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions: collection of Old Persian cuneiform texts from the sixth, fifth, and fourth centuries BCE, left by the Achaemenid kings on their official monuments.D2Sa, inscription on a column base [Badly damaged column base.] imam \ apadânam \ stûnâya \ athagainam \ Dârayavauš \ XŠ…
D2Sa (drawing) |
D2Sb
Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions: collection of Old Persian cuneiform texts from the sixth, fifth, and fourth centuries BCE, left by the Achaemenid kings on their official monuments.D2Sb, inscription on column bases [Two column bases; Babylonian translation added.] adam \ Dârayavauš \ XŠ \ vazraka \ XŠ…