Kaba-ye-Zartosht or the Cube of Zoroaster is a stepped structure made of quadrangular stones, inside the premise of Naqsh-e-Rostam, an archaeological site and necropolis located some 12 km north-west of Persepolis in the Fars Province of Iran. The structure is rectangular in shape and has only one door for entrance. The structure lies just opposite to the mausoleum of Darius II. The entrance door gives way to the chamber inside by using thirty-stair stone stairway. The structure was build during Achaemenid period and was known as BonKhanak in the Sasanian era. Locally the structure was also known as Naggarekhaneh where Khaneh means –House and Naggar means –Keep/Hold. From fourteenth-century onwards to up to current era the structure is known as Kaba-ye-Zartosht. According to some suggestions the tower was used as fire-temple and fireplace, which was used for igniting and worshipping the holy fire. Some scholars also believe the structure could have been used for safekeeping of royal documents or other holy religious books. It could also have been a mausoleum like that of Tomb of Cyrus or a Temple for Goddess Anahita or a Solar Calendar. Three Sasanian Inscriptions written in Sasanian Middle Persian, Arsacid Middle Persian and Greek are found on the Northern, Southern and Eastern Walls of the tower. [Info and Image Credit: Kaba-ye-Zartosht, Wikipedia] [Image : Kaba-ye Zartosht from above the Mountain of Mercy; Image Colorized by AI technology] [Image Availed Under Public Domain Work of Art (Please Relate to Individual Image URL for More Usage Property)] [Source-Image Link : https://bit.ly/3qk3Wy1 ]
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