Kaʿbeh-ye Zardusht

building, Iran

Also known as: Kaʿbe-ye Zardusht, Kaaba of Zoroaster

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The Kaʿbeh-ye Zardusht, meaning "Kaaba of Zoroaster," is a square building in Iran, approximately 40 feet high and 24 feet wide. Constructed in the first half of the 6th century BCE, its original purpose remains unclear, though it may have served as a tomb for Achaemenid royalty or as an altar. The building is of significant linguistic interest due to its later inscriptions. It is located at the foot of Naqsh-e Rostam, near Persepolis. During the Sasanian period, it may have functioned as a repository for archives and legal documents.123

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ancient Iran
Wars of Shāpūr I
…Achaemenian building known as the Kaʿbe-ye Zardusht (“Kaaba of Zoroaster”). The text is in three languages, Sāsānian Pahlavi (Middle Persian), Parthian, and Greek. Besides the narrative of the military operations, the inscription provides a description of the Persian empire of the time and an inventory of the Zoroastrian religious foundations…
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…Achaemenian building known as the Kaʿbe-ye Zardusht (“Kaaba of Zoroaster”). The text is in three languages, Sāsānian Pahlavi (Middle Persian), Parthian, and Greek. Besides the narrative of the military operations, the inscription provides a description of the Persian empire of the time and an inventory of the Zoroastrian religious foundations…
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Persepolis
The site
…a square building known as Kaʿbeh-ye Zardusht (“Kaaba of Zoroaster,” a reference to the cubic Kaaba in Mecca). The building, which is roughly 40 feet (12 metres) high and 24 feet (7 metres) square, probably was constructed in the first half of the 6th century bce, although it has numerous…
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…a square building known as Kaʿbeh-ye Zardusht (“Kaaba of Zoroaster,” a reference to the cubic Kaaba in Mecca). The building, which is roughly 40 feet (12 metres) high and 24 feet (7 metres) square, probably was constructed in the first half of the 6th century bce, although it has numerous…
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