جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه "inscriptions" در نشریات گروه "تاریخ"

Engraving and designs on pottery are to the manifestation of ornamentation part from message conveyor, and culture reporter of their production period. Hadiths are also included in these writings. This descriptive-analytical study attempts to show the inscriptions with the themes of hadiths and narrations attributed to the prophetic household or Imams (AS) on Nishapur pottery. The contents of these inscriptions are either directly the words of the infallible hadith or are derived from the teachings of those hadith. The existence of such themes on pottery indicates the influence of the traditions of infidels and Shiite scholars in the Nishapur region in the 3rd  and 4th centuries.

During historical periods, social, political and religious changes have been best expressed in the arts and architecture of each period. With the fall of Abbasid rule and the Baghdad and freedom of thought and religion, sects of mysticism, Sufism and Shi'ism began to have a great influence. The principles and teachings of new worldviews have greatly influenced the art and architecture of this period. The purpose of this research is to recognize the Shia-Mystical thoughts in decorating the inscription of mihrab indicators of this period as the holiest elements of religious buildings. So far, most studies have focused on the plaster mihrabs of the Ilkhanid period in terms of the interior and about the aesthetics of decorative elements and their categorization, and less than the external perspectives and the reasons for the phenomenon and rooting these contents on the mihrabs. Therefore, this research is descriptive-analytic and interpretive and the collection of information in the form of documentary and library studies, as well as a field survey, aimed at demonstrating the expression of Shia-Mystical thoughts on the mihrabs of the Ilkhanid period. The results of the research showed that the new ideas of the Ilkhanid period have appeared in the studied mihrabs. The inscriptions with the contents of “monotheism”, “mention and praise of the Lord”, “theology and anthropology”, “approaching” and merging with the blessed titles and names Prophet Muhammad and Imam Ali and verses which dignify the Prophet Muhammad’s Ahl al-Bayt, as well as performances in the field Ultramarine and Turquoise and Green, which have special positions in both mysticism and Shi'ism, combined with tortuous and endless traceries of Arabesque, represent the manifestation of Shia-Mystical thoughts in inscriptions of mihrabs, after the formation of the new Shia-Mystical worldview in this period. Indeed, the Ilkhanid’s decoration of the inscription of gypsum mihrab are foreground to advent the extensive and spirituality arrays of Timurid and Safavid’s tile lining of the mihrab, which is the culmination of Shia-Mystical thought.

The royal seals from the Afshari period represent significant artifacts of this historical era. Despite their importance, there has been a limited number of studies focusing on these seals, which aim to analyze their structural characteristics based on available documents and decrees. Often, the role of seals has been perceived merely as a procedural element within the documentation practices of the time. Furthermore, existing research on the royal seals tends to rely on broad generalizations rather than in-depth analysis. The central questions guiding this research are: What were the shapes and patterns of the seals utilized by the Afshar kings, and what themes and ideas were expressed in their writings? To gather more insights into the forms, motifs, and thematic significance of these seals and their inscriptions, a detailed examination has been carried out. The research encompasses a statistical population of 24 seals and seal impressions linked to the Afshar royal lineage. The present study examines the impact of the royal seals associated with the Afshar dynasty. To date, only a single seal attributed to the Afshar kings has been definitively identified, specifically that of Adel Shah, with no additional seals from other monarchs of this era having been discovered. The research methods encompasses both library and field data collection, employing a historical-descriptive and analytical approach. The selection of royal seals is justified by references in credible documents and literature that acknowledge their existence. Consequently, an analysis of the motifs and inscriptions found on the royal seals from the Afshari period has been conducted. The data utilized in this research are primarily derived from library sources, involving a thorough examination of historical texts and documents.  The analysis reveals that the primary designs of the seals belonging to the Afshar kings were characterized by square, crowned square, almond, crowned almond, and oval shapes. The inscriptions found on these seals predominantly encompass themes related to the identity of their owners, rituals for prayer to the Lord, supplications to Imam Ali (A.S.) and Imam Reza (A.S.), as well as expressions of praise directed towards the Afshar monarchs.

the star tile Apart from beauty and eye-catching, is noteworthy for yet another reason, adorning the tiles with poems by high-profile poets that have doubled the beauty of these tiles. Paying attention to these inscriptions can in some cases be a guide to literary scholars, as the tile recordings sometimes differ from literary manuscripts, The difference most often seen in multiple tiles, probably each produced in a different workshop, is the same, and may indicate the prevalence of that recording during tile production. On the other hand, in some cases, because of the tile year on which the tile was written, the attribution of some poems to a particular poet can be ruled out because of the precedence of producing these tiles over the year of the poet’s birth. It should be noted, however, that in some cases there are differences due to individual scribe error, which require careful use of the inscriptions on these tiles. Because the authors of these tiles were also not error free. The main question of this study is: Can golden tile inscriptions be considered as a basic version? And if so, to what extent can these inscriptions be considered important? The main hypothesis can be put forward as follows: Since tiles are manufactured in a wide range and in different centers, in cases where all the tiles indicate a particular form of verse recordings as opposed to literary manuscripts, tile inscriptions may be given more value. And these tiles are used for critical correction, but for poems that only represent one tile, it should be used more cautiously and deductive correction, in which case only tile inscriptions can be considered as a complement to manuscripts. The research method was based on reading the inscriptions on the tiles and then comparing the Rubaiyat and verses inscribed on the tiles with the recorded form in the literary manuscript..

The stone Mosque/Mill of Darab is one of the most controversial monuments in the history of Iranian architecture. Attracting the attention of orientalists and many Iranian historians, from the beginning of 19th century, it made them to speak and present various opinions about its function and the date of its construction. Some have considered it as a Mithraic temple, a Zoroastrian fire temple, a Christian church, a Buddhist temple, an Islamic mosque, and even a monastery or caravanserai. The main cause of this turmoil and the variety of presented views, from the writer's point of view, is the lack of attention and disability in reading the inscriptions on the entrance, the altar, and the stone mill inscriptions that leads to the failure of many studies related to the construction. In addition to reading the full text of the inscriptions, in present study, the antiquity of the building, the date of its construction, the type of its use, and the name the founder of the masonry of the Darab's stone mosque and his consanguinity have been clarified according to contemporary historical texts.

Achaemenid era is one of the most important and most complex period of history, Our knowledge of this period is according to the numerous sources, but it is distributed. However, the diversity and distribution of resources (both Greek writers, Persepolis Court documents, business documents, treaties and trade Babylonian, Achaemenid royal inscription prevent to provide a complete and clear picture of the different aspects of Achaemenid history (ie, politics, society, religion, economy, and leave Still dark and unknown corners of the vast world of Achaemenid. By the juxstaposing all of this document and attempting to complete and correct the sources of critical and rational Eastern Western sources in contrast., can clear somewhat the dark Corners And unknown Achaemenid system In different dimensions. Relying on inscriptions and seals and tablets.