Sar Mashhad

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Sar Mashhad
سرمشهد
village
Rock relief of Bahram II at Sar Mashhad
Rock relief of Bahram II at Sar Mashhad
Sar Mashhad is located in Iran
Sar Mashhad
Sar Mashhad
Coordinates: 29°17′28″N 51°42′13″E / 29.29111°N 51.70361°E / 29.29111; 51.70361Coordinates: 29°17′28″N 51°42′13″E / 29.29111°N 51.70361°E / 29.29111; 51.70361
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CountyKazerun
BakhshJereh and Baladeh
Rural DistrictDadin
Population
 (2016)
 • Total3,047
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Sar Mashhad (Persian: سرمشهد; also known as Sar Meshad)[1] is a village in Dadin Rural District, Jereh and Baladeh District, Kazerun County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2012 census, its population was 3,047, in 623 families.[2]

The place is notable for being the site of a Sasanian rock relief made during the reign of king (shah) Bahram II (r. 274–293).[3] The relief portrays him as a hunter who has slayed a lion whilst throwing his sword at another.[3] His wife is holding his right hand in a signal of safeguard, whilst the high priest Kartir and another figure, most likely a prince, are watching.[3] The scenery has been the subject of several symbolic and metaphorical meanings, thought it is most likely supposed to portray a simple royal display of braveness during a real-life hunt.[3] An inscription of Kartir is underneath the relief.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Sar Mashhad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3082934" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran.
  3. ^ a b c d e Shahbazi 1988, pp. 514–522.

Sources[]

  • Shahbazi, A. Shapur (1988). "Bahrām II". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. III, Fasc. 5. pp. 514–522.

Further reading[]

  • Canepa, Matthew (2018). "Sar Mashhad". In Nicholson, Oliver (ed.). The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-866277-8.


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