Research of the Arsacid material at the National Museum of Iran and other places

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K01038
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 03030:History of Asia and Africa-related
• Research Institution: Tokai University
• Principal Investigator: Haruta Seiro 東海大学, 文化社会学部, 教授 (90266354)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: パルティア / 古代イラン

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Although there were obstacles such as the inability to conduct the planned research at the National Museum of Iran due to the Corona, the work to contribute to deciphering the inscriptions from Arsacid Parthian times by making their 3D models from old photographs was presented at the international symposiums in which Iranian scholars participated. It is pointed out that the Artabanus IV relief and inscription was highly likely re-engraved over the existing inscription, whose fragments remain on the left and right edges of the present relief, and that this method also enable us to reach some new readings of the inscription of Vologases relief at Bisotun.

Free Research Field

古代イラン史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

既存の写真も使用しながらそれを3D化し、碑文の解読に役立てようという試みを、約2千前のイラン、アルシャク朝パルティア時代の資料を対象に行なった。王朝最末期の碑文付き浮彫については、それが既存の碑文（断片が両端部に残る）を潰して彫り直された可能性が高いことを示した。また、他の王名入り碑文についてもこのような方法で新たな読みを探れることを示した。さらに、新出の碑文付き浮彫でも、碑文が新たに彫り直された可能性が高いことを述べている。