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Book SynopsisAn important collection of eight essays on Ancient Persia (Iran) in the periods of the Achaemenid Empire (539-330 BC), when the Persians established control over the whole of the Ancient Near East, and later the Sasanian Empire. It will be of interest to historians, archaeologists and biblical scholars. Paul Collins writes about stone relief carvings from Persepolis; John Curtis and Christopher Walker illuminate the Achaemenid period in Babylon; Terence Mitchell, Alan Millard and Shahrokh Razmjou draw attention to neglected aspects of biblical archaeology and the books of Daniel and Isaiah; and Mahnaz Moazami and Prudence Harper explore the Sasanian period in Iran (AD 250-650) when Zoroastrianism became the state religion.
Trade ReviewThe eight essays published in this volume make a valuable contribution to the study of ancient Iran. Covering a diverse range of subjects and written by leading experts in the field, they illuminate aspects of the arts, architecture and culture of Persia from the Achaemenid to the Sassanian period. - Michael Roaf, Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology at the University of Munich Book dallies with a handful of attractive topics in two discrete time periods. The volume's inclusion on library shelves will please those with a compulsion towards thoroughness -Jason M. Silverman, Cuadernos del Centro de Estudios de historia del Antiguo Oriente, Volume 17, 2019
Table of ContentsEditor's Note Introduction - John Curtis Terence Mitchell's Published Works 1. Five Unpublished Persepolis Relief Fragments in the Ashmolean Museum - Paul Collins, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford 2. Where Did the Persian Kings Live in Babylon? - John Curtis, Curator Emeritus, British Museum; Director, Iran Heritage Foundation 3. The Use of Seals in Babylonia under the Achaemenids - Christopher Walker, Curator Emeritus, British Museum 4. An Iranian in the Court of King Nebuchadnezzar - Alan Millard, Professor Emeritus, University of Liverpool 5. Biblical Archaeology in the Persian Period - Terence Mitchell, lately Curator Emeritus, British Museum 6. The Textual Connections between the Cyrus Cylinder and the Bible, with Particular Reference to Isaiah - Shahrokh Razmjou, Department of Archaeology, University of Tehran 7. Interpreting Sasanian Beards: Significant Images in an Interconnected World - Prudence Harper, Curator Emerita, Metropolitan Museum of Art 8. Sasanian-Zoroastrian Intellectual Life in the Fifth and Sixth Centuries AD - Mahnaz Moazami, Associate Editor, Encyclopaedia Iranica, University of Columbia Index of selected place-names and personal names
