Visit Ganjnameh Inscriptions & Valley during Your Visit to Iran
Ganjnameh Inscriptions can be seen on the face of Alvand mountain. You can explore this site close to the old Imperial route during your visit to Iran.
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Visit Ganjnameh Inscriptions & Valley during Your Visit to Iran
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You can see Ganjnameh inscriptions on one side of Alvand mountain, about 5 km from Hamedan in Iran. In Persian, the word means “treasure epistle”. It is two pieces of inscription carved in granite on the face of the mountain. The carving on the left is attributed to Darius I who lived from 521 – 485 BC. The other carving on the right is about his son, Xerxes I who lived from 485 – 65 BC.
The writings are in three different languages of Old Persian, Neo Elamite and Neo Babylonian, but in the same script of cuneiform. They begin with singing praises of God who was known as Ahura Mazda and then go on to greatly acclaim the brave deeds of the two kings.
Location of the Site
During your visit to Iran, you will learn that Ganjnameh inscription was so called as it was thought that these writings would lead to a hidden treasury. It is also known as Jangnameh or “war epistle”. You can now see two more carved tablets in the parking lot of the site with both the Persian and English translation of the original carvings. Located in the valley of Abbas Abad, you can see a beautiful waterfall here along with green valleys belonging to Tarik Darreh, Abbas Abad and Kivarestan.
Tarik Darreh branches into two in the east and west directions. In the Achaemenid period, this valley was on the Imperial route beginning from Hegmataneh and passing through Tarik Darreh, Garlook valley, Vardavard Oliya Sharestaneh, Oshtoran, Tuyserken, Nahavand, Kermanshah, Lorestan, Persepolis and Fars.
Depicting the Greatness of the Kings
Hamedan is the present city at the site of the same ancient city of Ecbatana. It was made the summer capital of the Achaemenid empire. Since it was an important point on the Imperial route, Darius I made Ganjnameh inscriptions on the mountain. Later on, his son, Xerxes, madea similar statement inscribed on the right side of the former one. After several attempts to decode the script the inscription, Sir Henry Rawlinson, was successful in doing so.
The writing proclaims the greatness of God and then of the king Darius I. The engraving by Xerxes I was also on the same lines. Today, the place is listed as one among the many historical monuments in Iran, which you must see during your visit to Iran. The English and Persian translations of the writing were done in 1995.
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