{"id":156526,"date":"2024-11-08T12:31:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T09:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/?p=156526"},"modified":"2024-11-08T12:31:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T09:01:07","slug":"the-museum-of-ancient-iran-hosts-achaemenid-tablets-returned-from-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/?p=156526","title":{"rendered":"The Museum of Ancient Iran Hosts Achaemenid Tablets Returned from America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>An exhibition of Achaemenid-era tablets is now on display at the Museum of Ancient Iran, featuring 30 out of 1,100 tablets that were recently returned from the United States. The exhibit, unveiled in the presence of President Masoud Pezeshkian on Mehr 17, 1403 (October 8, 2024), includes mythological floral seals without inscriptions, inviting visitors to experience a piece of ancient Iranian heritage.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exhibition will be open to the public until Aban 30.<\/p>\n<p>This collection is part of a larger group of nearly 30,000 Achaemenid cuneiform tablets, discovered by the Department of Archeology at the University of Chicago&#8217;s Oriental Institute during excavation of Persepolis in Esfand 1311 (March 1932).\u00a0 In 1314 (1935) under an agreement with the Iranian government, these items were entrusted to the Oriental Institute for translation and research. 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srcset=\"https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/58-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/58.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-156543 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/59-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/59-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/59.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-156544 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/60-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/60-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/60.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-156545 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/62-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"457\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/62-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/62.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An exhibition of Achaemenid-era tablets is now on display at the Museum of Ancient Iran, featuring 30 out of 1,100 tablets that were recently returned from the United States. 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