Oriental studies

There are 625 items in Oriental studies:

A2Hb

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.A2Hb, inscription on column bases from Ecbatana [Brief Old Persian inscription on column bases. It is interesting to see…

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A2Hc

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.A2Hc, gold tablet from Ecbatana [Rather stereotypical inscription on a gold tablet, similar to D2Ha.] baga \ vazraka \ Auramazdâ…

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A2Pa

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.A2Pa, indications of people on the Tomb of Artaxerxes II near Persepolis …

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A2Sa

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.A2Sa, inscription on column bases from Susa [Old Persian inscription from the Apadana on fragments of four column bases;…

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A2Sb

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.A2Sb, inscription on column bases from Susa [Old Persian inscription on fragments of several column bases; Elamite and Babylonian…

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A2Sc

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.A2Sc, inscription from Susa [Old Persian inscription with large lacunas on a stone tablet, indicated in italics.] [adam \ Artaxšaçâ…

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A2Sd

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.A2Sd, inscription on column bases from Susa [Partly reconstructed Old Persian inscription from the Palace of Artaxerxes II Mnemon…

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A3Pa

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.A3Pa was added in the mid-fourth century to the newly-built western staircase of the Palace of Darius by…

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