تنگ سروک | |
 The second panel, which depicts an
investiture scene | |
  Location of Tang-e Sarvak in Iran | |
| Location | Khuzestan Province, Iran |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 31°00′37″N 50°10′20″E / 31.01027°N 50.17216°E |
| Type | Rock relief |
| History | |
| Periods | Late antiquity |
Tang-e Sarvak (also spelled Tang-i Sarvak; Persian: تنگ سروک, "Gorge of the cypresses") is an Parthian-era archeological site located in the Khuzestan Province, southwestern Iran. [1] [2] The site is made up of four panels. [1]
Inscriptions
The site has 2nd-century Aramaic inscriptions that resemble Mandaic letters. [3]
See also
References
- ^ a b Haerinck 2005.
- ^ Kawami 2013, pp. 757–762.
- ^ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.
Sources
- Haerinck, Ernie (2005). "Tang-e Sarvak". Encyclopaedia Iranica.
- Kawami, Trudy S. (2013). "Parthian and Elymaean Rock Reliefs". In Potts, Daniel T. (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Iran. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199733309.