Ancient inscription

Ancient inscription

Cyrus Cylinder Text

Cyrus the Great: Pioneering the World’s First Bill of Rights

Cyrus the Great: Pioneering the World’s First Bill of Rights Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Persian Empire, is renowned for his groundbreaking achievement – the creation of the world’s first Bill of Rights. This remarkable document, known as the Cyrus Cylinder, provided unprecedented protection and rights to diverse communities under Persian rule. By establishing principles of religious freedom, human rights, and cultural tolerance, Cyrus set a precedent that would influence societies for centuries to come.

Kushani Scripts

It took 70 years to decode Kushan ancient scripts

Researchers have partially deciphered the enigmatic “Kushan script” using inscriptions in the Bactrian language, shedding light on an ancient Middle Persian language used by the Kushan Empire in Central Asia and Northwest India. Organic matter decomposition has made the script somewhat obscure, but surviving cave wall carvings and ceramics provide clues. Further research aims to decode the remaining characters.

Caanite inscription

Caanite inscription on ancient comb Discovered

Archaeologists have discovered a rare inscription on an ivory comb that sheds new light on the use of the Canaanite language some 3,700 years ago, marking what is likely the oldest-known full sentence in the Canaanite alphabetical script. The inscription encourages people to comb their hair and beards to rid themselves of lice. The sentence …

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rock-carved inscription

Rock-carved inscription, stairs discovered

Cultural heritage personnel, during their routine inspections, have discovered a rock-carved inscription and some rock-hewn stairs in Marvdasht plain. Situated in Fars province, the southern Iranian plain is home to the UNESCO-registered sites of Persepolis and Pasargadae as well as tens of other magnificent structures. The inscription measuring 100 by 75 centimeters bears Nas’taliq scripts, …

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persian garden

Manuscripts carrying paintings of ancient Persian gardens on view at Berlin State Museum

Persian illuminated manuscripts containing paintings of ancient Iranian gardens are on display in an exhibition at the Berlin State Museum. The exhibition entitled “The Garden as a Place of Refuge” is an accompaniment to the exhibition Iran: Five Millennia of Art and Culture, which will open on Saturday in the German capital. “Whether it’s garden …

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Elamite

Elamite clay tablet unearthed in mysterious Burnt City

A team of Iranian, Italian, and Serbian archeologists has unearthed an Elamite clay tablet inside the Burnt City, a rare discovery that gives subtle clues about the interaction between the eastern and western sides of the Iranian plateau during prehistorical times. The discovery of such [clay] tablets is not bizarre in the western regions of …

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Ancient inscription

Centuries-old inscription discovered near Istakhr ancient city

The inscription bears Middle Persian (or Pahlavi) script in six lines, Said Hamid Fadai who presides over Persepolis World Heritage site. Because of erosion of the inscription, specialized archaeologists and historians have read and translated it carefully, the official added. The name of Zarathustra is engraved on this inscription that measures 40 by 35 centimeters, …

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