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Wide shot of the Hall of a Hundred Columns ruins in Persepolis. Numerous square stone column bases are arranged in rows on the ground. Crumbling ancient stone walls surround the site under a bright daylight sky.
Ruins of the Hundred Columns — Persepolis — May 16, 2015 (#0042)
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Stone Wall Structure — Persepolis — May 16, 2015 (#0041)
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Ancient stone bas-relief at Persepolis showing three horizontal rows of figures separated by lotus flower borders. The bottom two rows feature walking men, while the top row depicts figures leading horses in a procession.
Apadana Stairway Reliefs — Persepolis — May 16, 2015 (#0040)
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Stone inscription on Apadana wall featuring carved text, bordered by lotus flower reliefs and flanked by Achaemenid soldier carvings.
Stone Inscription — Persepolis — May 16, 2015 (#0039)
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Stone bas-relief at Persepolis showing a lion attacking a bull, topped by a row of lotus flowers and a row of cypress trees.
Lion and Bull Relief — Persepolis — May 16, 2015 (#0038)
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A stone bas-relief at Persepolis showing a lion attacking a bull, with a cuneiform inscription and two partial figures of soldiers on a staircase wall.
Lion and Bull Relief — Persepolis — May 16, 2015 (#0036)
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Close-up of a large, carved stone double-headed bull capitol resting on the ground, enclosed within a protective glass barrier at an archaeological site.
Double-Headed Bull Capitol — Persepolis — May 16, 2015 (#0035)
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A monumental, cross-shaped tomb facade carved directly into a rocky cliffside at Persepolis. The entrance is visible in the center, with relief carvings above, resembling a palace structure. The stone is weathered, showing its ancient origins.
Achaemenid Royal Tomb — Persepolis — May 16, 2015 (#0034)
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The weather-worn stone remains of a massive bull statue at Persepolis. The sculpture is fragmented, showing only its muscular front legs and lower chest.
Remains of the Bull — Persepolis — May 16, 2015 (#0032)
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A weathered stone statue of a kneeling bull at Persepolis. Only the bull's head, chest, and folded front legs remain, resting on a stone base.
Kneeling Bull Statue — Persepolis — May 16, 2015 (#0031)
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Close-up of two heavily damaged, fragmented ancient bull statues at Persepolis. The weathered stone pieces are stacked, showing remnants of the massive sculptures against a clear sky.
Fragmented Bull Statues — Persepolis — May 16, 2015 (#0030)
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Front view of the Gate of All Nations at Persepolis, featuring the massive winged bull figures guarding the western entrance.
Gate of All Nations — Persepolis — May 16, 2015 (#0028)
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An Achaemenid-era Lamassu (guardian bull) statue stands at the Gate of All Nations, Persepolis. Its face is heavily damaged. Cuneiform script is visible on the structure above, with a column rising in the background.
Guardian Bull — Gate of All Nations, Persepolis — May 16, 2015 (#0026)
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Stone Tower of Pasargadae, ancient Achaemenid structure with a single remaining wall and intricate stone masonry.
Stone Tower — Pasargadae — May 14, 2015 (#0008)
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Winged human relief at the Palace of Cyrus the Great, Pasargadae, depicting a crowned man with four wings symbolizing divinity and unity among nations.
Winged Human Relief — Palace of Cyrus the Great — May 14, 2015 (#0007)
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Trilingual cuneiform inscription on a stone column at the Private Palace of Cyrus the Great, Pasargadae
Trilingual Cuneiform Inscription “I am Cyrus the King, the Achaemenid” — May 14, 2015 (#0006)
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View of the Tomb of Cyrus the Great under blue sky, Pasargadae
Tomb of Cyrus the Great — May 14, 2015 (#0005)
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View of the Tomb of Cyrus the Great under blue sky, Pasargadae
Tomb of Cyrus the Great — May 14, 2015 (#0004)
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my illustration of Cyrus the great persian achaemenid king of kings
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Taymāʾ III: Catalogue of the Inscriptions in the Taymāʾ Museum and Other Collections, Achaeopress, 2025.
www.archaeopress.com/Archaeopress...
TM.IA.002 (p.5): knzbr' in Line 2.
‘Taymāʾ Stele (pp.159-168): year 22 of Darius I.
‘Qaṣr al-Ḥamrāʾ stele (pp.126-146): Liḥyān, 2nd half of 5th c.
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"The Unbottled Idol" is at the halfway mark, with Ch. 7 out tomorrow! Now's a great time to catch up on:
- A setting that fuses #Achaemenid #Persia with #1920s tech
- A buddy-cop dynamic that's #eisenhorn meets #loki
- #MMA worthy of #FullmetalAlchemist
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I figured I’d pull this out of the thread on Roman glass, because there is so much to love about #Achaemenid vessels, be they silver, glass, or gold. Highly collectible in the ancient world, some were even found in Thracian tombs. The glass one is Greek in Achaemenid style. 😍 🏺 #ancientbluesky
My imagination of an #Achaemenid Palace interior, 3D modelled by #Sketchup and rendered by #Twinmotion.
Some left over pillars; front: blooming pomegranate bush with dark orange petals
Daily beauty treatment sponsored by #AWhiffOfPersia
#Persepolis and pomegranate - enduring time and heat
Ceremonial palace(s) before Greek Alex came and 💣 330 BC
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For more on Achaemenid trilingual inscriptions, see:
FINN, JENNIFER. “GODS, KINGS, MEN: Trilingual Inscriptions and Symbolic Visualizations in the Achaemenid Empire.” Ars Orientalis 41 (2011): 219–75.
www.jstor.org/stable/23075...
#EpigraphyTuesday #Achaemenid #AncientBluesky 🏺🧵
#EpigraphyTuesday – The ‘Daiva’ Inscription of Xerxes the Great – a commemorative foundation document discovered at Persepolis in 1935, speaking of the imperial ideology of Xerxes. #Achaemenid 🏺🧵
Image: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago (A24120). Link - oi-idb.uchicago.edu/id/24ee545c-...
Achaemenid soldier from "Alexander Sarcophagus"
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Going to annotate From Cyrus to Alexander. Wish me luck it’s 1200 pages
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