Barm-e Delak
{{Short description|Site of a Sasanian rock relief in Iran}}
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{{Infobox ancient site
| name = Barm-e Delak
| native_name = برمدلک {{in lang|fa}}
| alternate_name = Barm-e Dilak
| image = Barm-e Dilak 1.JPG
| alt = Barm-e Delak ,First relief
| caption = Sasanian king Bahram II offering a lotus flower to his wife
| map_type = Iran
| map_alt = Fars
| coordinates = {{coord|29|35|07|N|52|39|14|E|display=inline,title}}
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| type = rock relief
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| epochs = Sasanian
| cultures = Iran
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| ownership = Mixed public and private
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Barm-e Delak ({{langx|fa|برمدلک}}), is a site of a Sasanian rock relief located about 10 km southeast of Shiraz, in the Pars Province of Iran.{{cite encyclopedia|last=Vanden Berghe|first=Louis|title=BARM-e DELAK|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Iranica|access-date=2013-08-15|url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/barm-e-delak}} The rock relief was known as Bahram-e Dundalk in Middle Persian, which means Bahram's heart.
History
The site is located near a river, on the eastern side of a rocky spur. It composes four reliefs.
File:Sarab-e Qandil.jpg, near modern Kazerun]]
The first relief is a family scene done in a unique style in honor to king Bahram II. It shows the king offering a lotus flower to his wife, Shapurdukhtak.
See also
Notes
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References
- Louis Vanden Berghe, [http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/barm-e-delak] Encyclopædia Iranica
- Bruno Overlaet, Flower and fire altar: fact and fiction on the Barm-i Dilak rock reliefs, Iranica Antiqua 45, 2010, p. 337–352.
External links
- Jona Lendering [https://www.livius.org/sao-sd/sassanids/sassanid-reliefs.html Sasanian rock reliefs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110012241/http://www.livius.org/sao-sd/sassanids/sassanid-reliefs.html |date=2016-11-10 }} Livius.org ( accessdate=2013-08-15 ).
- Georgina Hermann & Vesta S. Curtis [http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/sasanian-rock-reliefs Sasanian rock reliefs] Encyclopædia Iranica
- Asghar Mahmoudabadi [http://www.iranchamber.com/history/sassanids/sassanid_images_inscriptions1.php A Review of Sassanian Images and Inscriptions] Iran Chamber Society .
Category:Archaeological sites in Iran
Category:Buildings and structures completed in the 3rd century