The great king's word under Ahuramazdā's protection : trilingual Achaemenid royal inscriptions of Susa I (Dariosh studies III/1) / by Salman Aliyari Babolghani

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

ʻAlīʹyārī Bābulqānī, Salmān, 1983 or 1984- author.

Contributor:

E.J. Brill (Firm)

Series:

Ancient Iran series ; v. 17.

Ancient Iran Series ; volume 17

Dariosh studies III ; I

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Darius I, King of Persia, 548 B.C.-485 B.C.

Darius.

Achaemenid dynasty, 559-330 B.C.

Achaemenid dynasty.

Achaemenian inscriptions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 p.).

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2025]

Contents:

Front Cover

Half Title

Series Information

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

DARIOSH-Louvre Project's Note

Acknowledgments

Figures and Tables

Abbreviations and Editorial Marks

Introduction

1 Fragmentary Inscriptions Scattered in Museums

2 Background and the Necessity of a New Survey

3 Current State and General Results of the Research

4 Overview of the Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions of Susa

4.1 Length, Content, and Purpose of Texts

4.2 Text-Bearers

4.3 Versions

4.4 Persian Kings Who Left Records in Susa

4.5 Peculiarities of Artaxerxes II's Inscriptions

5 Technical Details

5.1 Chapters' Contents

5.2 Transliteration, Transcription, and Translation

5.3 Sources for Linguistic Materials

5.4 Terminology and Clarifications

5.4.1 Examples, Exemplars, and Copies

5.4.2 Epigraphic Scribal and Engraving Errors

5.5 Sigla and Inventory Numbers

5.6 Photographs and Drawings

Part 1 Some Fragments of a Foundation Stone Table Inscription

1 AhuraMazdā Protected the Great King's "Written Word": Fresh O Fresh Old Persian Lexicon in Newly Discovered Fragments of DSe (Accompanied by DSt)

1 Introduction*

2 Text-Bearers and Fragments

2.1 New DSe Fragments

2.2 DSt/OP as a DSe fragment

3 Previous Studies on DSe/OP and ex-DSt

4 Text of the Fragments

4.1 Separate Presentation

4.2 Line-by-Line Presentation and Restorations

5 Commentary

6 New Edition of DSe/OP 44-52

Part 2 Terracotta Brick Inscriptions

2 "AhuraMazdā Belongs to Me": Inscriptions DSa, DSb, DSk, DSl, and DSae

1 Introduction

1.1 Terracotta Brick as Text-Bearer

1.2 Epigraphic and Orthographic Features (New Logograms XŠ2 and DH3)

2 DSb and DSl

2.1 Fragments and Copies

2.2 DSb

2.2.1 Previous Studies

2.2.2 Edition of DSb/OP

2.2.3 Commentary

2.2.4 Figures of DSb Fragments

2.3 DSl

2.3.1 Previous Studies

2.3.2 Edition of DSl/OP

2.3.3 Commentary

2.3.4 Figures of DSl Fragments

3 DSa

3.1 Fragments and Copies

3.2 Previous Studies

3.3 New Edition of DSa/OP

3.4 Commentary

3.5 Other Figures of DSa Fragments

4 DSk

4.1 Fragments and Copies

4.2 Previous Studies

4.3 New Edition of DSk/OP

4.4 Commentary

4.5 Other Figures of DSk Fragments

5 DSae

5.1 Edition of DSae/OP

5.2 Commentary

5.3 Figures of DSae Fragments

Part 3 Some Threshold Inscriptions

3 "I Did All Superior": DSi Inscription (Accompanied by DSp and D2Sb)

1 Introduction

2 Fragments in Question and Their Text-Bearers

2.1 Threshold Inscriptions from Susa

2.2 Distinctive Features Characterizing Square Column Base and Threshold Inscriptions

2.3 DSi, DSp, and D2Sb as Threshold Fragments

2.4 Dimensions of the Text-Bearer of DSi

3 Previous Studies

3.1 Previous Studies on D2Sb

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Leiden, Netherlands Available via World Wide Web.

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Other Format:

Print version: Aliyari Babolghani, Salman The Great King's Word under AhuraMazdā's Protection

ISBN:

9789004700307

9004700307

Publisher Number:

40032791026

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