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}}

| location = Pars, Iran

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| type = rock relief

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| epochs = Sasanian

| cultures = Iran

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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.

File:Barm-e Dilak 2.JPG

See also

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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.