Ganjnameh Ancient Inscriptions

I visited in August. It was crowded but very interesting. Open air markets with different kind of food, fruits, sweets. The place with Darius ' s inscription is well preserved and there are explanations in english. I love to visit this place and it was very interesting for me

Amazing to think this was carved out about 2500 years ago.
Easy walk from the parking and very close to the Ganjnameh Waterfall.

I am from Hamedan,Iran. GANGNAMEH is one of the beautiful historical places in the city of Hamedan.
time of Darius the Great and Achaemenid Xerxes , which are engraved on the heart of one of the Alvand rocks , 5 km west of Hamedan , at the end of the Abbasabad valley. The inscriptions are each written in three 20-line columns in Ancient Persian , Elamite and New Babylonian . Ancient Persian text is located on the left side of both tablets and is 115 cm wide. The Elamite text is written in the middle of both inscriptions and the New Babylonian text is in the third column.

Ancient Inscriptions are belong to Xerxes (Khashayar Shah)and Darius Shah from Hakhamaneshi dynasty (about 2500 years ago).
the translation of Inscriptions is on the other side of Inscriptions in two language of Persian and English. both of them has the same passages except the name of kings, in short the meaning of Inscriptions is:
I am Xerxes the son of Darius
a king from the kings
the king of a vast land with lots people
the god granted me this dignity
and so on...

It was fantastic. don't forget to search for the translations on the internet. it is interesting.

Persia's Great History...

The two inscription panels of Ganjnameh, carved in stone in 20 lines on a granite rock above a creek, measure 2 × 3 m each.Written in Old Persian, Neo-Babylonian and Neo-Elamite, except for the different royal name, the contents of the two inscriptions are identical; Ahura Mazda receives praise, and lineages and conquests are listed.According to Stuart C. Brown, in the pre-Hellenistic period, this mountain was apparently the main "east-west pass" through Mount Alvand.During the Achaemenid period, Ecbatana functioned as summer capital due to its high elevation and pleasant weathe

Ganjnameh (Persian: گنجنامه‎, romanized: Ganjnāme, lit. 'Treasure Book') is located 12 km southwest of Hamadan (ancient Ecbatana) in western Iran, at an altitude of c. 2000 meters across Mount Alvand. The site is home to two trilingual Achaemenid cuneiform inscriptions.The inscription on the upper left was created on the order of Achaemenid King Darius the Great (r. 522–486 BC) and the one on the right by his son King Xerxes the Great (r. 486–465 BC)

Ganj Nameh (Persian: گنجنامه‎ literally: Treasure epistle) is an ancient inscription, 5 km south-west of Hamedan, on the side of Alvand Mountain in Iran. The inscriptions were carved in granite in two sections. The one on the left was ordered by Darius the Great (521-485 BC) and the one on the right by Xerxes the Great (485-465 BC). Both sections were carved in three ancient languages: Old Persian, Neo-Babylonian and Neo-Elamite. The inscriptions start with praise of the Zoroastrian God (Ahura Mazda) and describe the lineage and deeds of the mentioned kings.

Later generations who could not read the Cuneiform alphabets of the ancient Persian assumed that they contained the guide to an uncovered treasure; hence they called it Ganjnameh. The name literally means "treasure epistle", but it has also been called Jangnameh (Persian: جنگنامه‎) whose literal translation is "war epistle".

The translation of the text on the right plate, attributed to Xerxes, is:

"The Great God Ahuramazda, greatest of all the gods, who created the earth and the sky and the people; who made Xerxes king, and outstanding king as outstanding ruler among innumerable rulers; I the great king Xerxes, king of kings, king of lands with numerous inhabitants, king of this vast kingdom with far-away territories, son of the Achaemenid monarch Darius."

Two modern contemporary carved tablets have been placed in the site's parking lot with Persian explanation and its English translation.

The mirror of history in one of the oldest city in the world. Excellent facilities and breathtaking views with a stunning waterfall.

Great... from ancient times of the GERAT PERSIA EMPIRE about Great DARIUS and his son, XERXES. AS two ACHAEMENID KINGS which written on the stone to introduce them.

its one of the best if you want to see ancient objects and also if you want to mount a beautiful mountain.

A fun place to go. There were a museum, a waterfall and some other places that was interesting

It was the summer choos of Achaemenid kings for many years

Contains the waterfall and historical attraction

Dating back few thousand years ago.

Ganjnameh in the middle of so many restaurants , street foods and ... is almost disappeared.

It's wonderful to visit Xerxes the great and Darius the great inscriptions in this place.

Good

Great. Great view and weather. Try to be there in evening and after.then its more crowded.

The iconic and historical site in Hamedan.