Parole chiave
Sasanian Iran
administrative glyptics
šahrestān
Middle Persian
citadel
administrative glyptics
šahrestān
Middle Persian
citadel
Come citare
Cereti, C. G. (2023). Are the Provincial Capitals of Ērānšahr really provincial capitals?. VICINO ORIENTE, (XXIV). Recuperato da https://www.vicino-oriente-journal.it/index.php/vicino-oriente/article/view/270
Abstract
Šahrestān has often been translated “provincial capital”, especially in works dealing with the
history of Sasanian Iran. Through a painstaking analysis of Middle Persian occurrences of this word
the author shows that it should be translated “city” or “fortified city”.
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