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Vanden Berghe List


The relief at Dukkan-e Daud. Photo Jona Lendering.
The relief at Dukkan-e Daud
The Vanden Berghe List, named after the Flemish Iranologist Louis Vanden Berghe (1923-1993) is the catalog of Iranian rock reliefs. It was published in 1983.

1. Rock Reliefs from Lullubi

  1. Sar-e Pol-e Zahab I: Victory Relief of Anubanini
  2. Sar-e Pol-e Zahab II: Victory Relief
  3. Sar-e Pol-e Zahab III: Victory Relief
  4. Sar-e Pol-e Zahab IV: Victory Relief

2. Elamite Rock Reliefs

2.1 Khuzestan

  1. Hung-i Nauruzi: Adoration Scene
  2. Shah Savar: Adoration Scene
  3. Shikaft-i Salman I: Adoration Scene of Shutruru, minister of Hanni
  4. Shikaft-i Salman II: Adoration Scene of Hanni
  5. Shikaft-i Salman II: Adoration Scene of Hanni
  6. Shikaft-i Salman II: Adoration Scene of Hanni
  7. Kuh-i Farah I: Offering Scene of Hanni
  8. Kuh-i Farah II: Offering Scene
  9. Kuh-i Farah III: Offering Scene
  10. Kuh-i Farah IV: Procession
  11. Kuh-i Farah V: Offering Scene
  12. Kuh-i Farah I: Adorarion Scene

2.2 Fars

  1. Kurangun: Adoration Scene
  2. Naqš-i Rustam: Damaged Relief
  3. Naqš-i Rustam: Damaged Throne Scene

3. Assyrian Rock Reliefs

  1. Uramanat: An Assyrian King
  2. Shikaft-i Gulgul: Esarhaddon

4. Achaemenid Rock Reliefs

4.1 Kurdistan

  1. Behistun: Victory Relief of Darius

4.2 Fars

  1. Naqš-i Rustam: Tomb I (Darius II Nothus?)
  2. Naqš-i Rustam: Tomb II (Artaxerxes I Makrocheir?)
  3. Naqš-i Rustam: Tomb of Darius I the Great
  4. Naqš-i Rustam: Tomb IV (Xerxes?)
  5. Persepolis: Tomb of Artaxerxes III Ochus
  6. Persepolis: Tomb of Artaxerxes II Mnemon
  7. Persepolis: Unfinished Tomb
  8. Kuh-i Rahmat: Altar

5. Late/Post-Achaemenid Rock Reliefs

5.1 Kurdistan

  1. Dukkan-e Daud: Tomb of a Magian
  2. Sakavand: Adoration Scene
  3. Ravansar: Offering Scene

5.2 Fars

  1. Gardanah Gavlimash: Archer

6. Seleucid Rock Reliefs

  1. Behistun: Heracles

7. Parthian Rock Reliefs

7.1 Kurdistan

  1. Sar-e Pol-e Zahab V: Investiture of Gotarzes I or II
  2. Behistun: Homage to Mithridates II
  3. Behistun: Victory of Gotarzes II
  4. Behistun: Offering to Vologases

7.2 Khuzestan

  1. Hung-i Nauruzi: Investiture of Mithridates I
  2. Hung-i Yar-i Aliwand: Investiture Scene
  3. Hung-i Kamalwand: Homage
  4. Tang-i Butan, Shimbar: Homage
  5. Kuh-i Tina: Homage
  6. Kuh-i Taraz: Investiture Scene
  7. Tang-i Sarvak I: Offering to Heracles-Verethragna
  8. Tang-i Sarvak II: Investiture Scene
  9. Tang-i Sarvak III: Equestrian Combat
  10. Tang-i Sarvak IV: Dignitaries

8. Sasanian Rock Reliefs

8.1 Ardašir I (224-241)

  1. Equestrian victory Firuzabad (defeat of Artabanus V)
  2. Investiture Firuzabad
  3. Investiture Naqš-e Radjab
  4. Investiture relief Naqš-i Rustam (defeat of Artabanus V)
  5. Audience relief Salmas

8.2 Shapur I (241-272)

  1. Investiture Naqš-i Radjab
  2. Equestrian relief Naqš-e Radjab
  3. Triumph relief Naqš-i Rustam (defeat of Philip and Valerian)
  4. Triumph relief at Darabgird (defeat of Gordian III, Philip, and Valerian)
  5. Investiture relief Bishapur (defeat of Gordian III and Philip)
  6. Triumph relief Bishapur (defeat of Gordian III, Philip, and Valerian)
  7. Equestrian victory relief Bishapur

8.3 Bahram I (273-276)

  1. Investiture relief Bishapur (defeat of unknown enemy)

8.4 Bahram II (276-293)

  1. Audience relief Naqš-i Rustam
  2. Audience relief at Sarab-i Bahram
  3. Family scene at Sarab-i Qandil
  4. Family scene at Barm-e Dilak
  5. King and dignitary at Barm-e Dilak
  6. King at Guyum
  7. Arabian envoys relief Bishapur
  8. Fight against lions at Sar Mashhad
  9. Equestrian victory relief Naqš-i Rustam (defeat of unknown enemy)
  10. Double equestrian relief Naqš-i Rustam (defeat of unknown enemy)
  11. Kartir relief Naqš-e Radjab
  12. Kartir relief Naqš-i Rustam

8.5 Narseh (293-303)

  1. Investiture Naqš-i Rustam

8.6 Hormizd II (303-309)

  1. Equestrian victory Naqš-i Rustam (defeat of king Papak of Armenia?)

8.7 Shapur II (309-379)

  1. Throne relief Naqš-i Rustam (extremely damaged)
  2. Suppression of a revolt Bishapur
  3. Investiture relief Taq-e Bostan (defeat of Julianus Apostata)

8.8 Shapur III (383-388)

  1. Investiture relief Taq-e Bostan

8.9 Khusrau II 'the victorious' (590-628)

  1. Investiture relief Taq-e Bostan
  2. King on horse Taq-e Bostan
  3. Boar hunt at Taq-e Bostan
  4. Stag hunt at Taq-e Bostan

9. Others

  1. Representation of Anahita at Darabgird
  2. Destroyed relief at Rey
  3. Lion at Naqš-i Rustam
  4. Unfinished relief at Behistun
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Literature

Louis Vanden Berghe, Reliefs rupestres de l' Iran ancien (1983 Brussels)
© Jona Lendering for
Livius.Org, 2009
Revision: 14 Nov. 2009
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