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Naqsh-e Rajab (Persian:نقش رجب,Persian pronunciation:[næɣʃeɾæˈdʒæb]) is an archaeological site west ofIstakhr and about 5 km north ofPersepolis inFars province,Iran.

Naqsh-e Rajab

نقش رجب (Persian)
Investiture ofShapur I byAhura Mazda
Interactive map of Naqsh-e Rajab
Location	Marvdasht,Fars province,Iran
History
Periods	Sasanian
Cultures	Persian
Management	Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran

Together withNaqsh-e Rostam, which lies 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) away, the site is part of the Marvdasht cultural complex which itself is a tentative candidate forWorld Heritage Site status.^[1]

Naqsh-e Rajab is the site of four limestone rockface inscriptions androck-cut bas-reliefs that date to the earlySasanian Empire.

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  3rd century CE relief of the investiture ofArdashir I (center left) receiving the ring of power and the diadem from the godAhura Mazda (center right). Between them are Ardashir's grandsonHormizd I and a deity (probablyMithra). On the left, Ardashir's son,Shapur I. On the right, two women.
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  3rd century CE relief of the investiture ofShapur I (right) receiving the ring of power and the diadem from the godAhura Mazda (left).
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  "Shapur's Parade" at Naqsh-e Rajab
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  Photograh of Naqsh-e Rajab, turn of the century
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  Photograph of Naqsh-e Rajab, 1921

• Kartir's inscription at Naqsh-e Rajab
• List of colossal sculpture in situ
• Naqsh-e Rustam
• Taq-e Bostan, another site of Sassanid-era rock reliefs.

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