art.wikisort.org - Sculpture

Naqsh-e Rajab (Persian: نقش رجب, Persian pronunciation: [næɣʃeɾæˈdʒæb]) is an archaeological site just west of Istakhr and about 5 km north of Persepolis in Fars Province, Iran.

Together with Naqsh-e Rustam, which lies 2.5 km away, the site is part of the Marvdasht cultural complex. Together, the two sites are a tentative candidate for UNESCO World Heritage status.[1]

Naqsh-e Rajab is the site of four limestone rockface inscriptions and rock-cut bas-reliefs that date to the early Sassanid era. One of the carvings is the investiture inscription of Ardeshir I (ruled in 226-241 CE), the founder of the dynasty. The second investiture inscription is Ardeshir's successor, Shapur I (241-272 CE). A third bas-relief, known as 'Shapur's Parade' celebrates the king's military victory in 244 over the Roman emperor Philip the Arab. A fourth bas-relief and inscription is attributed to Kartir, high priest under Shapur I and his sons Hormizd I (272-273 CE) and Bahram I (273–276 CE).

See also

• List of colossal sculpture in situ
• Naqsh-e Rustam
• Taq-e Bostan, another site of Sassanid-era rock reliefs.

References

External links

Media related to Naqsh-e Rajab at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

---

- [en] Naqsh-e Rajab

---

[es] Naqsh-e Rajab

Naqsh-e Rajab (en persa:نقش رجب, «el cuadro de Rajab»; Rajab es un personaje desconocido) es el nombre moderno de un conjunto de cuatro bajorrelieves sasánidas del siglo III. El yacimiento arqueológico se encuentra a 3 km al norte de Persépolis y en las proximidades de Naqsh-e Rostam, en Fars, en Irán.

---

---