Achaemenid inscriptions touches hearts of history lovers in Qazvin
Qazvin (IP) - A part of the Achaemenid inscriptions returned from the Institute of Oriental Studies of the University of Chicago is on display at the Qazvin Museum, west of Tehran, for people, historians, and tourists.
Iran Press/ Iran News: These inscriptions contain 40 Achaemenid tablets returned from the United States to Iran last year. The Ministry of Heritage, Culture, Tourism, and Handicrafts of Iran has planned to display and introduce these inscriptions in different provinces.
These inscriptions contain valuable information about ancient Iran such as how to pay wages and its history, the number of Iranian and non-Iranian craftsmen and workers, how to transfer goods, and useful information about historical sites.
The names of the royal family and government officials of the historical Achaemenid period can also be seen in the Elamite script in these tablets and their dating is related to the middle of the reign of Darius the Great, the Achaemenid king.
Also, the 3,000-year-old grave of a woman discovered in the Sagzabad area of Qazvin and belonging to the Iron Age have been displayed in the Qazvin City Museum. In this tomb, a skeleton of a woman about 50 years old can be seen, which, together with the burial objects, indicates that it is about three thousand years old. 207