In 1837, Sir Henry Rawlinson was able to copy and decipher the Biston inscription, using documents prepared by earlier scholars, and thus read a large number of surviving inscriptions from earlier times. This inscription is the decree and description of the conquests of Darius I of the Achaemenid dynasty. Using laser scanning technology, Professor Walter Henkenman was able to scan the entire inscription and read more parts of it. The inscription of Biston in three languages of Elamite, Akkadian and ancient Persian related to 2500 years ago was carved on a rock 30 meters above the ground and it is not accessible to everyone.
Duration :42 min
director(s) : Abbas Sahib
A review of the life and works of the great professor of Iranology, literature and manuscripts, Iraj Afshar. In this documentary we watch interviews with various Iranian and foreign professors and experts, including: Jafar Shahidi, Parviz Khanlari, Mohammad Mohit Tabatabai, Ehsan Naraghi, Jalil Dostkhah, Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad, Jaleh Amoozgar, Nasser Takmil Homayoun, Mohammad-Reza Shafiee Kadkani and Aydin Aghdashloo.
Duration :95 min
director(s) : ، Seyed Javad Mir Hashemi
This film is about the life and works of Professor Seyed Abdullah Anvar. Hakimi last generation of scholars, such as Poursina. The film tries to be honest portrayal of the wise is outstanding.
Duration :36 min
director(s) : ، Bahram Ghazanfari
This documentary introduces the department of manuscripts of the Astan Quds Library, as well as the endowed guest houses and the al-Shahī petition, which summarizes the endowments of His Holiness.
Duration :10 min
director(s) : ، Morteza Jazzab
In 1935, while the British-Iranian Oil Company was drilling for oil near the Dez River, a New Zealand employee of the company (Brown) noticed a huge hill-like complex perched high. He found an inscribed brick from the complex buried under the ground. At the same time, a team of archaeologists was conducting archeological excavations 35 km from Susa. Brown took the brick to the group so that they might unravel the mystery of the hill. This is how oil drilling brought the name of Choghaznabil Ziggurat to life. In this documentary, this building is introduced.
Duration :38 min
director(s) : ، Pejman Fakharian