1 Item (paper squeeze, b&w, 23 in.x 31 in. (58.5 cm. x 78.7 cm.))
Container:
Item C-91
Type:
Archival materials
Paper squeezes
Place:
Asia
Iran
Persepolis (Iran)
Iran -- Fars -- Takht-e Jamshid -- Palace H
Date:
1923-1934
Scope and Contents:
- Original handwritten annotation reads, "."
- Information from Roland G. Kent's 1953 publication reads, "A3Pa, b, c, d = Artaxerxes III, Persepolis A, B, C, D: Old Persian only, 4 copies with identical text but differing line-division; a, c, d on the north wall of the terrace of the palace of Artaxerxes, originally 26 lines each."
- Additional information from Joseph Upton's Finding Aid reads, "Squeeze No. 91. Persepolis, stairway opposite Tachara. 64b."
- Additional information from Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions reads, "The architectural activities in Persepolis started soon after 519 B.C. ...and continued until Alexander's arrival in 330 B.C.. The structures -and hence the cuneiform inscriptions- of Persepolis were thus created in the space of nearly two hundred years. The inscriptions of Artaxerxes I must be dated to the early years of his reign when construction was still in progress. After 459 B.C., no major work was undertaken in Persepolis. The copies of A3P cannot be precisely dated. Given the time needed for erecting the western stairway of the Tachara, these texts may be placed at about 345 B.C." [Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions; Portfolio I: Plates i-xlviii. Old Persian Inscriptions of the Persepolis platform. Edited by A. Shapur Shahbazi. Published by Lund Humphries, London, 1985. Pp.15-16."]
- Additional information from staff reads, "Squeeze No. 91: 64b, lines 15-26, bottom left edge."
Excavation of Persepolis (Iran): Squeeze of Inscription Added by Artaxerxes III Ochus, Old Persian Version, on North Wall of Terrace of Palace H (Palace of Artaxerxes)
Arrangement:
Papers squeezes are organized in sequential number following language scripts, which are housed in folders, and stored in metal flat files.
Local Numbers:
C-091
FSA A.6 06.C091
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger, based on Roland G. Kent's publication, "Old Persian. Grammar, Texts, Lexicon. 2nd Revised Edition. American Oriental Society, Vol. 33. American Oriental Society, New Haven, Connecticut, 1953," and Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Item (paper squeeze, b&w, 23 in.x 31 in. (58.5 cm. x 78.7 cm.))
Container:
Item C-92
Type:
Archival materials
Paper squeezes
Place:
Asia
Iran
Persepolis (Iran)
Iran -- Fars -- Takht-e Jamshid -- Palace H
Date:
1923-1934
Scope and Contents:
- Original handwritten annotation reads, "."
- Information from Roland G. Kent's 1953 publication reads, "A3Pa, b, c, d = Artaxerxes III, Persepolis A, B, C, D: Old Persian only, 4 copies with identical text but differing line-division; a, c, d on the north wall of the terrace of the palace of Artaxerxes, originally 26 lines each."
- Additional information from Joseph Upton's Finding Aid reads, "Squeeze No. 92. Persepolis, stairway opposite Tachara. 65b."
- Additional information from Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions reads, "The architectural activities in Persepolis started soon after 519 B.C. ...and continued until Alexander's arrival in 330 B.C.. The structures -and hence the cuneiform inscriptions- of Persepolis were thus created in the space of nearly two hundred years. The inscriptions of Artaxerxes I must be dated to the early years of his reign when construction was still in progress. After 459 B.C., no major work was undertaken in Persepolis. The copies of A3P cannot be precisely dated. Given the time needed for erecting the western stairway of the Tachara, these texts may be placed at about 345 B.C." [Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions; Portfolio I: Plates i-xlviii. Old Persian Inscriptions of the Persepolis platform. Edited by A. Shapur Shahbazi. Published by Lund Humphries, London, 1985. Pp.15-16."]
- Additional information from staff reads, "Squeeze No. 92: 65b, lines 3-15, top left edge."
Excavation of Persepolis (Iran): Squeeze of Inscription Added by Artaxerxes III Ochus, Old Persian Version, on North Wall of Terrace of Palace H (Palace of Artaxerxes)
Arrangement:
Papers squeezes are organized in sequential number following language scripts, which are housed in folders, and stored in metal flat files.
Local Numbers:
C-092
FSA A.6 06.C092
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger, based on Roland G. Kent's publication, "Old Persian. Grammar, Texts, Lexicon. 2nd Revised Edition. American Oriental Society, Vol. 33. American Oriental Society, New Haven, Connecticut, 1953," and Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Item (paper squeeze, b&w, 23 in.x 31 in. (58.5 cm. x 78.7 cm.))
Container:
Item C-93
Type:
Archival materials
Paper squeezes
Place:
Asia
Iran
Persepolis (Iran)
Iran -- Fars -- Takht-e Jamshid -- Palace H
Date:
1923-1934
Scope and Contents:
- Original handwritten annotation reads, "."
- Information from Roland G. Kent's 1953 publication reads, "A3Pa, b, c, d = Artaxerxes III, Persepolis A, B, C, D: Old Persian only, 4 copies with identical text but differing line-division; a, c, d on the north wall of the terrace of the palace of Artaxerxes, originally 26 lines each."
- Additional information from Joseph Upton's Finding Aid reads, "Squeeze No. 93. Persepolis, stairway opposite Tachara."
- Additional information from Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions reads, "The architectural activities in Persepolis started soon after 519 B.C. ...and continued until Alexander's arrival in 330 B.C.. The structures -and hence the cuneiform inscriptions- of Persepolis were thus created in the space of nearly two hundred years. The inscriptions of Artaxerxes I must be dated to the early years of his reign when construction was still in progress. After 459 B.C., no major work was undertaken in Persepolis. The copies of A3P cannot be precisely dated. Given the time needed for erecting the western stairway of the Tachara, these texts may be placed at about 345 B.C." [Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions; Portfolio I: Plates i-xlviii. Old Persian Inscriptions of the Persepolis platform. Edited by A. Shapur Shahbazi. Published by Lund Humphries, London, 1985. Pp.15-16."]
- Additional information from staff reads, "Squeeze No. 93: lines 3-15, top left edge."
Excavation of Persepolis (Iran): Squeeze of Inscription Added by Artaxerxes III Ochus, Old Persian Version, on North Wall of Terrace of Palace H (Palace of Artaxerxes)
Arrangement:
Papers squeezes are organized in sequential number following language scripts, which are housed in folders, and stored in metal flat files.
Local Numbers:
C-093
FSA A.6 06.C093
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger, based on Roland G. Kent's publication, "Old Persian. Grammar, Texts, Lexicon. 2nd Revised Edition. American Oriental Society, Vol. 33. American Oriental Society, New Haven, Connecticut, 1953," and Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Item (paper squeeze, b&w, 22 in.x 28 in. (55.9 cm. x 71 cm.))
Container:
Item C-94
Type:
Archival materials
Paper squeezes
Place:
Asia
Iran
Persepolis (Iran)
Iran -- Fars -- Takht-e Jamshid -- Apadana
Date:
1923-1934
Scope and Contents:
- Original handwritten annotation reads, "."
- Information from Roland G. Kent's 1953 publication reads, "XPb = Xerxes, Persepolis B: Old Persian only, in 30 lines, on the north side of the colonnaded hall of Xerxes."
- Additional information from Joseph Upton's Finding Aid reads, "Squeeze No. 94. Persepolis, stairway in front of Apadāna. 71a."
- Additional information from Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions reads, "The architectural activities in Persepolis started soon after 519 B.C. ...and continued until Alexander's arrival in 330 B.C.. The structures -and hence the cuneiform inscriptions- of Persepolis were thus created in the space of nearly two hundred years. Besides the platform itself, the earliest known monument was undoubtedly the small and yet charming Palace of Darius (the Tachara), which crowns the acropolis at its western quarter. Then Darius planned and partly completed the great audience palace (the Apadāna), a project which was expanded and completed by his son Xerxes. The first four lines of inscription (=XPb) carved on the west panel of the north stairway of the Apadāna were also removed (in two fragments) and eventually housed in the British Museum (No. 118840 and 118841)." [Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions; Portfolio I: Plates i-xlviii. Old Persian Inscriptions of the Persepolis platform. Edited by A. Shapur Shahbazi. Published by Lund Humphries, London, 1985. Pp.15-16."]
- Additional information from staff reads, "Squeeze No. 94: 71a, lines 5-11, top left edge."
Excavation of Persepolis (Iran): Squeeze of Inscription, XPb, Old Persian Version, on the West Panel of the North Stairway of the Apadana
Arrangement:
Papers squeezes are organized in sequential number following language scripts, which are housed in folders, and stored in metal flat files.
Local Numbers:
C-094
FSA A.6 06.C094
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger, based on Roland G. Kent's publication, "Old Persian. Grammar, Texts, Lexicon. 2nd Revised Edition. American Oriental Society, Vol. 33. American Oriental Society, New Haven, Connecticut, 1953," and Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Item (paper squeeze, b&w, 24 in.x 32 in. (61 cm. x 81.2 cm.))
Container:
Item C-95
Type:
Archival materials
Paper squeezes
Place:
Asia
Iran
Persepolis (Iran)
Iran -- Fars -- Takht-e Jamshid -- Apadana
Date:
1923-1934
Scope and Contents:
- Original handwritten annotation reads, "."
- Information from Roland G. Kent's 1953 publication reads, "XPb = Xerxes, Persepolis B: Old Persian only, in 30 lines, on the north side of the colonnaded hall of Xerxes."
- Additional information from Joseph Upton's Finding Aid reads, "Squeeze No. 95. Persepolis, stairway in front of Apadāna. 71c."
- Additional information from Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions reads, "The architectural activities in Persepolis started soon after 519 B.C. ...and continued until Alexander's arrival in 330 B.C.. The structures -and hence the cuneiform inscriptions- of Persepolis were thus created in the space of nearly two hundred years. Besides the platform itself, the earliest known monument was undoubtedly the small and yet charming Palace of Darius (the Tachara), which crowns the acropolis at its western quarter. Then Darius planned and partly completed the great audience palace (the Apadāna), a project which was expanded and completed by his son Xerxes. The first four lines of inscription (=XPb) carved on the west panel of the north stairway of the Apadāna were also removed (in two fragments) and eventually housed in the British Museum (No. 118840 and 118841)." [Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions; Portfolio I: Plates i-xlviii. Old Persian Inscriptions of the Persepolis platform. Edited by A. Shapur Shahbazi. Published by Lund Humphries, London, 1985. Pp.15-16."]
- Additional information from staff reads, "Squeeze No. 95: 71c, lines 5-11, top right edge."
Excavation of Persepolis (Iran): Squeeze of Inscription, XPb, Old Persian Version, on the West Panel of the North Stairway of the Apadana
Arrangement:
Papers squeezes are organized in sequential number following language scripts, which are housed in folders, and stored in metal flat files.
Local Numbers:
C-095
FSA A.6 06.C095
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger, based on Roland G. Kent's publication, "Old Persian. Grammar, Texts, Lexicon. 2nd Revised Edition. American Oriental Society, Vol. 33. American Oriental Society, New Haven, Connecticut, 1953," and Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Item (paper squeeze, b&w, 19 in.x 32 in. (48.2 cm. x 81.2 cm.))
Container:
Item C-96
Type:
Archival materials
Paper squeezes
Place:
Asia
Iran
Persepolis (Iran)
Iran -- Fars -- Takht-e Jamshid -- Apadana
Date:
1923-1934
Scope and Contents:
- Original handwritten annotation reads, "."
- Information from Roland G. Kent's 1953 publication reads, "XPb = Xerxes, Persepolis B: Old Persian only, in 30 lines, on the north side of the colonnaded hall of Xerxes."
- Additional information from Joseph Upton's Finding Aid reads, "Squeeze No. 96. Persepolis, stairway in front of Apadāna. 71b."
- Additional information from Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions reads, "The architectural activities in Persepolis started soon after 519 B.C. ...and continued until Alexander's arrival in 330 B.C.. The structures -and hence the cuneiform inscriptions- of Persepolis were thus created in the space of nearly two hundred years. Besides the platform itself, the earliest known monument was undoubtedly the small and yet charming Palace of Darius (the Tachara), which crowns the acropolis at its western quarter. Then Darius planned and partly completed the great audience palace (the Apadāna), a project which was expanded and completed by his son Xerxes. The first four lines of inscription (=XPb) carved on the west panel of the north stairway of the Apadāna were also removed (in two fragments) and eventually housed in the British Museum (No. 118840 and 118841)." [Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions; Portfolio I: Plates i-xlviii. Old Persian Inscriptions of the Persepolis platform. Edited by A. Shapur Shahbazi. Published by Lund Humphries, London, 1985. Pp.15-16."]
- Additional information from staff reads, "Squeeze No. 96: 71b, lines 12-18, second from top left edge."
Excavation of Persepolis (Iran): Squeeze of Inscription, XPb, Old Persian Version, on the West Panel of the North Stairway of the Apadana
Arrangement:
Papers squeezes are organized in sequential number following language scripts, which are housed in folders, and stored in metal flat files.
Local Numbers:
C-096
FSA A.6 06.C096
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger, based on Roland G. Kent's publication, "Old Persian. Grammar, Texts, Lexicon. 2nd Revised Edition. American Oriental Society, Vol. 33. American Oriental Society, New Haven, Connecticut, 1953," and Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Item (paper squeeze, b&w, 19 in.x 32 in. (48.2 cm. x 81.2 cm.))
Container:
Item C-97
Type:
Archival materials
Paper squeezes
Place:
Asia
Iran
Persepolis (Iran)
Iran -- Fars -- Takht-e Jamshid -- Apadana
Date:
1923-1934
Scope and Contents:
- Original handwritten annotation reads, "."
Information from Roland G. Kent's 1953 publication reads, "XPb = Xerxes, Persepolis B: Old Persian only, in 30 lines, on the north side of the colonnaded hall of Xerxes."
- Additional information from Joseph Upton's Finding Aid reads, "Squeeze No. 97. Persepolis, stairway in front of Apadāna."
- Additional information from Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions reads, "The architectural activities in Persepolis started soon after 519 B.C. ...and continued until Alexander's arrival in 330 B.C.. The structures -and hence the cuneiform inscriptions- of Persepolis were thus created in the space of nearly two hundred years. Besides the platform itself, the earliest known monument was undoubtedly the small and yet charming Palace of Darius (the Tachara), which crowns the acropolis at its western quarter. Then Darius planned and partly completed the great audience palace (the Apadāna), a project which was expanded and completed by his son Xerxes. The first four lines of inscription (=XPb) carved on the west panel of the north stairway of the Apadāna were also removed (in two fragments) and eventually housed in the British Museum (No. 118840 and 118841)." [Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions; Portfolio I: Plates i-xlviii. Old Persian Inscriptions of the Persepolis platform. Edited by A. Shapur Shahbazi. Published by Lund Humphries, London, 1985. Pp.15-16."]
- Additional information from staff reads, "Squeeze No. 97: Lines 19-24, second from bottom left edge."
Excavation of Persepolis (Iran): Squeeze of Inscription, XPb, Old Persian Version, on the West Panel of the North Stairway of the Apadana
Arrangement:
Papers squeezes are organized in sequential number following language scripts, which are housed in folders, and stored in metal flat files.
Local Numbers:
C-097
FSA A.6 06.C097
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger, based on Roland G. Kent's publication, "Old Persian. Grammar, Texts, Lexicon. 2nd Revised Edition. American Oriental Society, Vol. 33. American Oriental Society, New Haven, Connecticut, 1953," and Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Item (paper squeeze, b&w, 14 in.x 32 in. (35.6 cm. x 81.2 cm.))
Container:
Item C-98
Type:
Archival materials
Paper squeezes
Place:
Asia
Iran
Persepolis (Iran)
Iran -- Fars -- Takht-e Jamshid -- Apadana
Date:
1923-1934
Scope and Contents:
- Original handwritten annotation reads, "."
- Information from Roland G. Kent's 1953 publication reads, "XPb = Xerxes, Persepolis B: Old Persian only, in 30 lines, on the north side of the colonnaded hall of Xerxes."
- Additional information from Joseph Upton's Finding Aid reads, "Squeeze No. 98. Persepolis, stairway in front of Apadāna."
- Additional information from Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions reads, "The architectural activities in Persepolis started soon after 519 B.C. ...and continued until Alexander's arrival in 330 B.C.. The structures -and hence the cuneiform inscriptions- of Persepolis were thus created in the space of nearly two hundred years. Besides the platform itself, the earliest known monument was undoubtedly the small and yet charming Palace of Darius (the Tachara), which crowns the acropolis at its western quarter. Then Darius planned and partly completed the great audience palace (the Apadāna), a project which was expanded and completed by his son Xerxes. The first four lines of inscription (=XPb) carved on the west panel of the north stairway of the Apadāna were also removed (in two fragments) and eventually housed in the British Museum (No. 118840 and 118841)." [Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions; Portfolio I: Plates i-xlviii. Old Persian Inscriptions of the Persepolis platform. Edited by A. Shapur Shahbazi. Published by Lund Humphries, London, 1985. Pp.15-16."]
- Additional information from staff reads, "Squeeze No. 98: Lines 26-30, bottom left edge."
Excavation of Persepolis (Iran): Squeeze of Inscription, XPb, Old Persian Version, on the West Panel of the North Stairway of the Apadana
Arrangement:
Papers squeezes are organized in sequential number following language scripts, which are housed in folders, and stored in metal flat files.
Local Numbers:
C-098
FSA A.6 06.C098
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger, based on Roland G. Kent's publication, "Old Persian. Grammar, Texts, Lexicon. 2nd Revised Edition. American Oriental Society, Vol. 33. American Oriental Society, New Haven, Connecticut, 1953," and Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Item (paper squeeze, b&w, 20 in.x 38 in. (50.8 cm. x 96.5 cm.))
Container:
Item C-99
Type:
Archival materials
Paper squeezes
Place:
Asia
Iran
Persepolis (Iran)
Iran -- Fars -- Takht-e Jamshid -- Apadana
Date:
1923-1934
Scope and Contents:
- Original handwritten annotation reads, "."
- Information from Roland G. Kent's 1953 publication reads, "XPb = Xerxes, Persepolis B: Old Persian only, in 30 lines, on the north side of the colonnaded hall of Xerxes."
- Additional information from Joseph Upton's Finding Aid reads, "Squeeze No. 99. Persepolis, stairway in front of Apadāna. 71d."
- Additional information from Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions reads, "The architectural activities in Persepolis started soon after 519 B.C. ...and continued until Alexander's arrival in 330 B.C.. The structures -and hence the cuneiform inscriptions- of Persepolis were thus created in the space of nearly two hundred years. Besides the platform itself, the earliest known monument was undoubtedly the small and yet charming Palace of Darius (the Tachara), which crowns the acropolis at its western quarter. Then Darius planned and partly completed the great audience palace (the Apadāna), a project which was expanded and completed by his son Xerxes. The first four lines of inscription (=XPb) carved on the west panel of the north stairway of the Apadāna were also removed (in two fragments) and eventually housed in the British Museum (No. 118840 and 118841)." [Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions; Portfolio I: Plates i-xlviii. Old Persian Inscriptions of the Persepolis platform. Edited by A. Shapur Shahbazi. Published by Lund Humphries, London, 1985. Pp.15-16."]
- Additional information from staff reads, "Squeeze No. 99: 71d, lines 13-26, center right edge."
Excavation of Persepolis (Iran): Squeeze of Inscription, XPb, Old Persian Version, on the West Panel of the North Stairway of the Apadana
Arrangement:
Papers squeezes are organized in sequential number following language scripts, which are housed in folders, and stored in metal flat files.
Local Numbers:
C-099
FSA A.6 06.C099
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger, based on Roland G. Kent's publication, "Old Persian. Grammar, Texts, Lexicon. 2nd Revised Edition. American Oriental Society, Vol. 33. American Oriental Society, New Haven, Connecticut, 1953," and Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Item (paper squeeze, b&w, 20? in.x 38? in. (50.8? cm. x 96.5? cm.))
Container:
Item C-100
Type:
Archival materials
Paper squeezes
Place:
Asia
Iran
Persepolis (Iran)
Iran -- Fars -- Takht-e Jamshid -- Apadana
Date:
1923-1934
Scope and Contents:
- Original handwritten annotation reads, "."
- Information from Roland G. Kent's 1953 publication reads, "XPb = Xerxes, Persepolis B: Old Persian only, in 30 lines, on the north side of the colonnaded hall of Xerxes."
- Additional information from Joseph Upton's Finding Aid reads, "Squeeze No. 100. Persepolis, stairway in front of Apadāna. 71e."
- Additional information from Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions reads, "The architectural activities in Persepolis started soon after 519 B.C. ...and continued until Alexander's arrival in 330 B.C.. The structures -and hence the cuneiform inscriptions- of Persepolis were thus created in the space of nearly two hundred years. Besides the platform itself, the earliest known monument was undoubtedly the small and yet charming Palace of Darius (the Tachara), which crowns the acropolis at its western quarter. Then Darius planned and partly completed the great audience palace (the Apadāna), a project which was expanded and completed by his son Xerxes. The first four lines of inscription (=XPb) carved on the west panel of the north stairway of the Apadāna were also removed (in two fragments) and eventually housed in the British Museum (No. 118840 and 118841)." [Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions; Portfolio I: Plates i-xlviii. Old Persian Inscriptions of the Persepolis platform. Edited by A. Shapur Shahbazi. Published by Lund Humphries, London, 1985. Pp.15-16."]
- Additional information from staff reads, "Squeeze No. 100: 71e, lines 27-30, center right edge."
Excavation of Persepolis (Iran): Squeeze of Inscription, XPb, Old Persian Version, on the West Panel of the North Stairway of the Apadana
Arrangement:
Papers squeezes are organized in sequential number following language scripts, which are housed in folders, and stored in metal flat files.
Local Numbers:
C-100
FSA A.6 06.C100
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger, based on Roland G. Kent's publication, "Old Persian. Grammar, Texts, Lexicon. 2nd Revised Edition. American Oriental Society, Vol. 33. American Oriental Society, New Haven, Connecticut, 1953," and Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Item (paper squeeze, b&w, 23 in.x 33 in. (58.4 cm. x 83.8 cm.))
Container:
Item C-101
Type:
Archival materials
Paper squeezes
Place:
Asia
Iran
Persepolis (Iran)
Iran -- Fars -- Takht-e Jamshid
Date:
1923-1934
Scope and Contents:
- Original handwritten annotation reads, "."
- Additional information from Joseph Upton's Finding Aid reads, "Squeeze No. 101. Persepolis, between two forecourts. Joins No. 102. 66a."
- Information from Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions reads, "The architectural activities in Persepolis started soon after 519 B.C. ...and continued until Alexander's arrival in 330 B.C.. The structures -and hence the cuneiform inscriptions- of Persepolis were thus created in the space of nearly two hundred years. Besides the platform itself, the earliest known monument was undoubtedly the small and yet charming Palace of Darius (the Tachara), which crowns the acropolis at its western quarter. The copies of XPc [were engraved] on the pillars and the south wall of the south portico of the Tachara, which was completed by Xerxes. Here Xerxes speaks of his father's construction of the palace, but architectural indications point to the continuation of the work from the main part of the Tachara to its southern portico, and suggest a date between 486 and 481 B.C." [Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions; Portfolio I: Plates i-xlviii. Old Persian Inscriptions of the Persepolis platform. Edited by A. Shapur Shahbazi. Published by Lund Humphries, London, 1985. Pp.15-16."]
- Additional information from staff reads, "Squeeze No. 101: 66a, lines 10-17, bottom edge."
Excavation of Persepolis (Iran): Squeeze of Inscription, XPb? or XPd?, Akkadian Version
Arrangement:
Papers squeezes are organized in sequential number following language scripts, which are housed in folders, and stored in metal flat files.
Local Numbers:
C-101
FSA A.6 06.C101
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger, based on Roland G. Kent's publication, "Old Persian. Grammar, Texts, Lexicon. 2nd Revised Edition. American Oriental Society, Vol. 33. American Oriental Society, New Haven, Connecticut, 1953," and Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Item (paper squeeze, b&w, 28 in.x 30 in. (71 cm. x 76.2 cm.))
Container:
Item C-102
Type:
Archival materials
Paper squeezes
Place:
Asia
Iran
Persepolis (Iran)
Iran -- Fars -- Takht-e Jamshid
Date:
1923-1934
Scope and Contents:
- Original handwritten annotation reads, "."
- Additional information from Joseph Upton's Finding Aid reads, "Squeeze No. 102. Persepolis, between two forecourts. Joins No. 101 (right edge missing). 66d."
- Information from Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions reads, "The architectural activities in Persepolis started soon after 519 B.C. ...and continued until Alexander's arrival in 330 B.C.. The structures -and hence the cuneiform inscriptions- of Persepolis were thus created in the space of nearly two hundred years. Besides the platform itself, the earliest known monument was undoubtedly the small and yet charming Palace of Darius (the Tachara), which crowns the acropolis at its western quarter. The copies of XPc [were engraved] on the pillars and the south wall of the south portico of the Tachara, which was completed by Xerxes. Here Xerxes speaks of his father's construction of the palace, but architectural indications point to the continuation of the work from the main part of the Tachara to its southern portico, and suggest a date between 486 and 481 B.C." [Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions; Portfolio I: Plates i-xlviii. Old Persian Inscriptions of the Persepolis platform. Edited by A. Shapur Shahbazi. Published by Lund Humphries, London, 1985. Pp.15-16."]
- Additional information from staff reads, "Squeeze No. 102: 66d, lines 1-9, top edge."
Excavation of Persepolis (Iran): Squeeze of Inscription, XPb? or XPd?, Akkadian Version
Arrangement:
Papers squeezes are organized in sequential number following language scripts, which are housed in folders, and stored in metal flat files.
Local Numbers:
C-102
FSA A.6 06.C102
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger, based on Roland G. Kent's publication, "Old Persian. Grammar, Texts, Lexicon. 2nd Revised Edition. American Oriental Society, Vol. 33. American Oriental Society, New Haven, Connecticut, 1953," and Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Item (paper squeeze, b&w, 20 in.x 38 in. (50.8 cm. x 96.5 cm.))
Container:
Item C-103
Type:
Archival materials
Paper squeezes
Place:
Asia
Iran
Persepolis (Iran)
Iran -- Fars -- Takht-e Jamshid -- Tachara
Date:
1923-1934
Scope and Contents:
- Original handwritten annotation reads, "."
- Information from Roland G. Kent's 1953 publication reads, "DPa = Darius, Persepolis A: Trilingual, six lines each, several times on doorposts of the inner room of the palace, above figures of Darius and his attendants."
- Additional information from Joseph Upton's Finding Aid reads, "Squeeze No. 103. Persepolis, in second forecourt. 94."
- Additional information from Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions reads, "The architectural activities in Persepolis started soon after 519 B.C. ...and continued until Alexander's arrival in 330 B.C.. The structures -and hence the cuneiform inscriptions- of Persepolis were thus created in the space of nearly two hundred years. Besides the platform itself, the earliest known monument was undoubtedly the small and yet charming Palace of Darius (the Tachara), which crowns the acropolis at its western quarter. The copies of XPc [were engraved] on the pillars and the south wall of the south portico of the Tachara, which was completed by Xerxes. Here Xerxes speaks of his father's construction of the palace, but architectural indications point to the continuation of the work from the main part of the Tachara to its southern portico, and suggest a date between 486 and 481 B.C." [Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions; Portfolio I: Plates i-xlviii. Old Persian Inscriptions of the Persepolis platform. Edited by A. Shapur Shahbazi. Published by Lund Humphries, London, 1985. Pp.15-16."]
- Additional information from staff reads, "Squeeze No. 103: 96, lines 1-6."
Excavation of Persepolis (Iran): Squeeze of Inscription, DPa?, Elamite Version, on Wall of the Tachara
Arrangement:
Papers squeezes are organized in sequential number following language scripts, which are housed in folders, and stored in metal flat files.
Local Numbers:
C-103
FSA A.6 06.C103
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger, based on Roland G. Kent's publication, "Old Persian. Grammar, Texts, Lexicon. 2nd Revised Edition. American Oriental Society, Vol. 33. American Oriental Society, New Haven, Connecticut, 1953," and Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Item (paper squeeze, b&w, 27 in.x 94 in. (68.6 cm. x 182.8 cm.))
Container:
Item C-104
Type:
Archival materials
Paper squeezes
Place:
Asia
Iran
Persepolis (Iran)
Iran -- Fars -- Takht-e Jamshid -- Tachara
Date:
1923-1934
Scope and Contents:
- Original handwritten annotation reads, "."
- Information from Roland G. Kent's 1953 publication reads, "XPc = Xerxes, Persepolis C: Trilingual, in triplicate; copy b on the south boundary wall of the terrace on which the palace stands, each version in 25 lines."
- Additional information from Joseph Upton's Finding Aid reads, "Squeeze No. 104. Persepolis, Tachara, S. stairway, right. 74a."
- Additional information from Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions reads, "The architectural activities in Persepolis started soon after 519 B.C. ...and continued until Alexander's arrival in 330 B.C.. The structures -and hence the cuneiform inscriptions- of Persepolis were thus created in the space of nearly two hundred years. Besides the platform itself, the earliest known monument was undoubtedly the small and yet charming Palace of Darius (the Tachara), which crowns the acropolis at its western quarter. The copies of XPc [were engraved] on the pillars and the south wall of the south portico of the Tachara, which was completed by Xerxes. Here Xerxes speaks of his father's construction of the palace, but architectural indications point to the continuation of the work from the main part of the Tachara to its southern portico, and suggest a date between 486 and 481 B.C." [Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions; Portfolio I: Plates i-xlviii. Old Persian Inscriptions of the Persepolis platform. Edited by A. Shapur Shahbazi. Published by Lund Humphries, London, 1985. Pp.15-16."]
- Additional information from staff reads, "Squeeze No. 104: 74a, lines 1-24, right edge."
Excavation of Persepolis (Iran): Squeeze of Inscription, XPc, Akkadian Version, on the Central Facade of the South Wall of the South Portico of the Tachara
Arrangement:
Papers squeezes are organized in sequential number following language scripts, which are housed in folders, and stored in metal flat files.
Local Numbers:
C-104
FSA A.6 06.C104
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger, based on Roland G. Kent's publication, "Old Persian. Grammar, Texts, Lexicon. 2nd Revised Edition. American Oriental Society, Vol. 33. American Oriental Society, New Haven, Connecticut, 1953," and Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Item (paper squeeze, b&w, 22 in.x 31 in. (55.9 cm. x 78.8 cm.))
Container:
Item C-105
Type:
Archival materials
Paper squeezes
Place:
Asia
Iran
Persepolis (Iran)
Iran -- Fars -- Takht-e Jamshid -- Tachara
Date:
1923-1934
Scope and Contents:
- Original handwritten annotation reads, "."
- Information from Roland G. Kent's 1953 publication reads, "XPc = Xerxes, Persepolis C: Trilingual, in triplicate; copy b on the south boundary wall of the terrace on which the palace stands, each version in 25 lines."
- Additional information from Joseph Upton's Finding Aid reads, "Squeeze No. 105. Persepolis, S. stairway, left. 74b."
- Additional information from Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions reads, "The architectural activities in Persepolis started soon after 519 B.C. ...and continued until Alexander's arrival in 330 B.C.. The structures -and hence the cuneiform inscriptions- of Persepolis were thus created in the space of nearly two hundred years. Besides the platform itself, the earliest known monument was undoubtedly the small and yet charming Palace of Darius (the Tachara), which crowns the acropolis at its western quarter. The copies of XPc [were engraved] on the pillars and the south wall of the south portico of the Tachara, which was completed by Xerxes. Here Xerxes speaks of his father's construction of the palace, but architectural indications point to the continuation of the work from the main part of the Tachara to its southern portico, and suggest a date between 486 and 481 B.C." [Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions; Portfolio I: Plates i-xlviii. Old Persian Inscriptions of the Persepolis platform. Edited by A. Shapur Shahbazi. Published by Lund Humphries, London, 1985. Pp.15-16."]
- Additional information from staff reads, "Squeeze No. 105: 74b, lines 1-24, left edge."
Excavation of Persepolis (Iran): Squeeze of Inscription, XPc, Akkadian Version, on the Central Facade of the South Wall of the South Portico of the Tachara
Arrangement:
Papers squeezes are organized in sequential number following language scripts, which are housed in folders, and stored in metal flat files.
Local Numbers:
C-105
FSA A.6 06.C105
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger, based on Roland G. Kent's publication, "Old Persian. Grammar, Texts, Lexicon. 2nd Revised Edition. American Oriental Society, Vol. 33. American Oriental Society, New Haven, Connecticut, 1953," and Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Item (paper squeeze, b&w, 20 in.x 31 in. (50.8 cm. x 78.7 cm.))
Container:
Item C-106
Type:
Archival materials
Paper squeezes
Place:
Asia
Iran
Persepolis (Iran)
Iran -- Fars -- Takht-e Jamshid -- Tachara
Date:
1923-1934
Scope and Contents:
- Original handwritten annotation reads, "."
- Information from Roland G. Kent's 1953 publication reads, "A3Pa, b, c, d = Artaxerxes III, Persepolis A, B, C, D: Old Persian only, 4 copies with identical text but differing line-division; copy b, in 35 lines, besides the stairway on the west side of the palace of Darius."
- Additional information from Joseph Upton's Finding Aid reads, "Squeeze No. 106. Persepolis, W. stairway. 75a."
- Additional information from Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions reads, "The architectural activities in Persepolis started soon after 519 B.C. ...and continued until Alexander's arrival in 330 B.C.. The structures -and hence the cuneiform inscriptions- of Persepolis were thus created in the space of nearly two hundred years. The inscriptions of Artaxerxes I must be dated to the early years of his reign when construction was still in progress. After 459 B.C., no major work was undertaken in Persepolis. The copies of A3P cannot be precisely dated. Given the time needed for erecting the western stairway of the Tachara, these texts may be placed at about 345 B.C." [Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions; Portfolio I: Plates i-xlviii. Old Persian Inscriptions of the Persepolis platform. Edited by A. Shapur Shahbazi. Published by Lund Humphries, London, 1985. Pp.15-16."]
- Additional information from staff reads, "Squeeze No. 106: 75a, lines 1-10, top edge."
Excavation of Persepolis (Iran): Squeeze of Inscription Added by Artaxerxes III Ochus, Old Persian Version, on West Stairway of Terrace of the Tachara
Arrangement:
Papers squeezes are organized in sequential number following language scripts, which are housed in folders, and stored in metal flat files.
Local Numbers:
C-106
FSA A.6 06.C106
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger, based on Roland G. Kent's publication, "Old Persian. Grammar, Texts, Lexicon. 2nd Revised Edition. American Oriental Society, Vol. 33. American Oriental Society, New Haven, Connecticut, 1953," and Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Item (paper squeeze, b&w, 19 in.x 32 in. (48.2 cm. x 81.5 cm.))
Container:
Item C-107
Type:
Archival materials
Paper squeezes
Place:
Asia
Iran
Persepolis (Iran)
Iran -- Fars -- Takht-e Jamshid -- Tachara
Date:
1923-1934
Scope and Contents:
- Original handwritten annotation reads, "."
- Information from Roland G. Kent's 1953 publication reads, "A3Pa, b, c, d = Artaxerxes III, Persepolis A, B, C, D: Old Persian only, 4 copies with identical text but differing line-division; copy b, in 35 lines, besides the stairway on the west side of the palace of Darius."
Additional information from Joseph Upton's Finding Aid reads, "Squeeze No. 107. Persepolis, W. stairway. 75b."
- Additional information from Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions reads, "The architectural activities in Persepolis started soon after 519 B.C. ...and continued until Alexander's arrival in 330 B.C.. The structures -and hence the cuneiform inscriptions- of Persepolis were thus created in the space of nearly two hundred years. The inscriptions of Artaxerxes I must be dated to the early years of his reign when construction was still in progress. After 459 B.C., no major work was undertaken in Persepolis. The copies of A3P cannot be precisely dated. Given the time needed for erecting the western stairway of the Tachara, these texts may be placed at about 345 B.C." [Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions; Portfolio I: Plates i-xlviii. Old Persian Inscriptions of the Persepolis platform. Edited by A. Shapur Shahbazi. Published by Lund Humphries, London, 1985. Pp.15-16."]
- Additional information from staff reads, "Squeeze No. 107: 75b, lines 11-20, center."
Excavation of Persepolis (Iran): Squeeze of Inscription Added by Artaxerxes III Ochus, Old Persian Version, on West Stairway of Terrace of the Tachara
Arrangement:
Papers squeezes are organized in sequential number following language scripts, which are housed in folders, and stored in metal flat files.
Local Numbers:
C-107
FSA A.6 06.C107
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger, based on Roland G. Kent's publication, "Old Persian. Grammar, Texts, Lexicon. 2nd Revised Edition. American Oriental Society, Vol. 33. American Oriental Society, New Haven, Connecticut, 1953," and Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Item (paper squeeze, b&w, 31 in.x 32 in. (78.7 cm. x 81.5 cm.))
Container:
Item C-108
Type:
Archival materials
Paper squeezes
Place:
Asia
Iran
Persepolis (Iran)
Iran -- Fars -- Takht-e Jamshid -- Tachara
Date:
1923-1934
Scope and Contents:
- Original handwritten annotation reads, "."
- Information from Roland G. Kent's 1953 publication reads, "A3Pa, b, c, d = Artaxerxes III, Persepolis A, B, C, D: Old Persian only, 4 copies with identical text but differing line-division; copy b, in 35 lines, besides the stairway on the west side of the palace of Darius."
- Additional information from Joseph Upton's Finding Aid reads, "Squeeze No. 108. Persepolis, W. stairway. 75c."
- Additional information from Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions reads, "The architectural activities in Persepolis started soon after 519 B.C. ...and continued until Alexander's arrival in 330 B.C.. The structures -and hence the cuneiform inscriptions- of Persepolis were thus created in the space of nearly two hundred years. The inscriptions of Artaxerxes I must be dated to the early years of his reign when construction was still in progress. After 459 B.C., no major work was undertaken in Persepolis. The copies of A3P cannot be precisely dated. Given the time needed for erecting the western stairway of the Tachara, these texts may be placed at about 345 B.C." [Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions; Portfolio I: Plates i-xlviii. Old Persian Inscriptions of the Persepolis platform. Edited by A. Shapur Shahbazi. Published by Lund Humphries, London, 1985. Pp.15-16."]
- Additional information from staff reads, "Squeeze No. 108: 75c, lines 21-35, bottom edge."
Excavation of Persepolis (Iran): Squeeze of Inscription Added by Artaxerxes III Ochus, Old Persian Version, on West Stairway of Terrace of the Tachara
Arrangement:
Papers squeezes are organized in sequential number following language scripts, which are housed in folders, and stored in metal flat files.
Local Numbers:
C-108
FSA A.6 06.C108
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger, based on Roland G. Kent's publication, "Old Persian. Grammar, Texts, Lexicon. 2nd Revised Edition. American Oriental Society, Vol. 33. American Oriental Society, New Haven, Connecticut, 1953," and Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Item (paper squeeze, b&w, 25 in.x 39 in. (63.5 cm. x 99 cm.))
Container:
Item C-109
Type:
Archival materials
Paper squeezes
Place:
Asia
Iran
Persepolis (Iran)
Iran -- Fars -- Takht-e Jamshid -- Tachara
Date:
1923-1934
Scope and Contents:
- Original handwritten annotation reads, "."
- Information from Roland G. Kent's 1953 publication reads, "XPc = Xerxes, Persepolis C: Trilingual, in triplicate; copy a on the standing west pillar of the portico of Darius's palace, Old Persian 15 lines, Elamite 14 lines, Akkadian 13 lines."
- Additional information from Joseph Upton's Finding Aid reads, "Squeeze No. 109. Persepolis, S. hall, W. pier, Old Persian text. 76a."
- Additional information from Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions reads, "The architectural activities in Persepolis started soon after 519 B.C. ...and continued until Alexander's arrival in 330 B.C.. The structures -and hence the cuneiform inscriptions- of Persepolis were thus created in the space of nearly two hundred years. Besides the platform itself, the earliest known monument was undoubtedly the small and yet charming Palace of Darius (the Tachara), which crowns the acropolis at its western quarter. The copies of XPc [were engraved] on the pillars and the south wall of the south portico of the Tachara, which was completed by Xerxes. Here Xerxes speaks of his father's construction of the palace, but architectural indications point to the continuation of the work from the main part of the Tachara to its southern portico, and suggest a date between 486 and 481 B.C." [Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions; Portfolio I: Plates i-xlviii. Old Persian Inscriptions of the Persepolis platform. Edited by A. Shapur Shahbazi. Published by Lund Humphries, London, 1985. Pp.15-16."]
- Additional information from staff reads, "Squeeze No. 109: 76a, lines 1-15."
Excavation of Persepolis (Iran): Squeeze of Inscription, XPc, Old Persian Version, on the West Anta of the South Portico of the Tachara
Arrangement:
Papers squeezes are organized in sequential number following language scripts, which are housed in folders, and stored in metal flat files.
Local Numbers:
C-109
FSA A.6 06.C109
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger, based on Roland G. Kent's publication, "Old Persian. Grammar, Texts, Lexicon. 2nd Revised Edition. American Oriental Society, Vol. 33. American Oriental Society, New Haven, Connecticut, 1953," and Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Item (paper squeeze, b&w, 23 in.x 39 in. (58.4 cm. x 99 cm.))
Container:
Item C-110
Type:
Archival materials
Paper squeezes
Place:
Asia
Iran
Persepolis (Iran)
Iran -- Fars -- Takht-e Jamshid -- Tachara
Date:
1923-1934
Scope and Contents:
- Original handwritten annotation reads, "."
- Information from Roland G. Kent's 1953 publication reads, "XPc = Xerxes, Persepolis C: Trilingual, in triplicate; copy a on the standing west pillar of the portico of Darius's palace, Old Persian 15 lines, Elamite 14 lines, Akkadian 13 lines."
- Additional information from Joseph Upton's Finding Aid reads, "Squeeze No. 110. Persepolis, S. hall, Babylonian text. 76b."
- Additional information from Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions reads, "The architectural activities in Persepolis started soon after 519 B.C. ...and continued until Alexander's arrival in 330 B.C.. The structures -and hence the cuneiform inscriptions- of Persepolis were thus created in the space of nearly two hundred years. Besides the platform itself, the earliest known monument was undoubtedly the small and yet charming Palace of Darius (the Tachara), which crowns the acropolis at its western quarter. The copies of XPc [were engraved] on the pillars and the south wall of the south portico of the Tachara, which was completed by Xerxes. Here Xerxes speaks of his father's construction of the palace, but architectural indications point to the continuation of the work from the main part of the Tachara to its southern portico, and suggest a date between 486 and 481 B.C." [Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions; Portfolio I: Plates i-xlviii. Old Persian Inscriptions of the Persepolis platform. Edited by A. Shapur Shahbazi. Published by Lund Humphries, London, 1985. Pp.15-16."]
- Additional information from staff reads, "Squeeze No. 110: 76b, lines 1-13."
Excavation of Persepolis (Iran): Squeeze of Inscription, XPc, Akkadian Version, on the West Anta of the South Portico of the Tachara
Arrangement:
Papers squeezes are organized in sequential number following language scripts, which are housed in folders, and stored in metal flat files.
Local Numbers:
C-110
FSA A.6 06.C110
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger, based on Roland G. Kent's publication, "Old Persian. Grammar, Texts, Lexicon. 2nd Revised Edition. American Oriental Society, Vol. 33. American Oriental Society, New Haven, Connecticut, 1953," and Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
