Encyclopaedia Iranica is the standard specialist reference work for Iranian studies, hosted by the Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation in association with Columbia University's Center for Iranian Studies. Its entry on the Ka'ba-ye Zartosht, by the archaeologist Gerd Gropp, documents Shapur I's trilingual inscription on the monument, including its listing of five fire temples the king endowed for the souls of himself and his family, distinct from the general encyclopedia entries this map treats as a citation of last resort.
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A specialist discipline reference work for Iranian studies rather than a general encyclopedia, tier 1, matching the tier the map gives comparable discipline specific standard reference works, used here for the Ka'ba-ye Zartosht inscription's contents and dating, corroborated by Richard N. Frye's academic history of ancient Iran. NotesUsed for the Ka'ba-ye Zartosht inscription's trilingual text, its fire temple endowments and its dating to around 262 CE.
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AuthorGerd Gropp
PublisherEncyclopaedia Iranica Foundation
URLhttps://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/kaba-ye-zardost/
Source Typereference article
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