Inscription of Shapour II and Shapour III in Taq-e Bostan

Shapour III (left) and Shapour II (right).

The inscription of Shapour II and Shapour III in Taq-e Bostan, is located about 5 kilometers away from northeast of Kermanshah and is from Sasanian era. The inscription shows Shapour II in the right and Shapour III in the left. Two inscriptions in Middle Persian is etched at both sides. The inscriptions contain their names and their lineages. The inscription of Shapour II contains 9 lines and the inscription of Shapour III contains 13 lines.

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