Naqsh-e Rajab

29.966486°N 52.887043°E / 29.966486; 52.887043

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

Naqsh-e Rajab

نقش رجب (Persian) Naqsh-e Rajab
Investiture of Shapur I by Ahura Mazda
Location	Marvdasht, Fars province, Iran
History
Periods	Sasanian
Cultures	Persian
Management	Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran

Together with Naqsh-e Rostam, which lies 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) away, the site is part of the Marvdasht cultural complex which itself is a tentative candidate for World Heritage Site status.^[1]

Naqsh-e Rajab is the site of four limestone rockface inscriptions and rock-cut bas-reliefs that date to the early Sasanian Empire.

Gallery

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  3rd century CE relief of the investiture of Ardashir I (center left) receiving the ring of power and the diadem from the god Ahura Mazda (center right). Between them are Ardashir's grandson Hormizd I and a deity (probably Mithra). On the left, Ardashir's son, Shapur I. On the right, two women.
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  3rd century CE relief of the investiture of Shapur I (right) receiving the ring of power and the diadem from the god Ahura Mazda (left).
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  "Shapur's Parade" at Naqsh-e Rajab
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  Photograh of Naqsh-e Rajab, turn of the century
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  Photograph of Naqsh-e Rajab, 1921

See also

• Kartir's inscription at Naqsh-e Rajab
• List of colossal sculpture in situ
• Naqsh-e Rustam
• Taq-e Bostan, another site of Sassanid-era rock reliefs.