Relief of triumph of Shapur I over Valerian at Naqsh-e Rustam

Shapur I's victory relief at Naqsh-e Rostam is located 3 kilometers north of Persepolis. It is one of eight Sasanian rock carvings cut into the cliff beneath the tombs of their Achaemenid predecessors. Victory relief of Shapur I over the Roman emperors is a Sasanian rock relief carved into the cliff face of Naqsh-e Rustam, approximately ten meters east of the Tomb of Darius the Great. The relief measures about 11 meters in length and 5 meters in height, and belongs to the Sasanian Empire period. In the scene, Shapur I faces left. His hair is long and flowing, his beard is curly and ringed, and he wears a looped necklace and earrings. His attire consists of a tight, pleated tunic with a belt, trousers gathered at the ankles, and a cloak fastened with two rings at the chest and billowing behind him. The diadem on his crown has long pleated ribbons hanging down his back. Based on his coinage, the statue in the Shapur cave near Kazerun, and his depiction on a silver cup, it is known that Shapur wore a crenellated crown topped with a large royal globe, represented here in high relief. Beneath the horse of the king, an inscription in Greek in five lines can be seen, commemorating Shapur's victory over Valerian. The Middle Persian and Parthian versions, which were probably engraved on the horse's belly, have been lost, and the Greek text is partly damaged. The content is identical to

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