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Kingdom of Rob
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The Kingdom of Rob was a small kingdom in Central Asia, in southern Bactria. It corresponds to the modern Rui in the Province of Samangan, modern Afghanistan. Numerous documents in the Bactrian langua
Contract in the Bactrian language from the archive of the kingdom of Rob, mentioning taxes from the Hephthalites. 483/484 CE
Contract in the Bactrian language from the archive of the kingdom of Rob, mentioning taxes from the Hephthalites. 483/484 CE
Bactrian language letter from "Meyam, King of the people of Kadag", "Meyam" is thought to be Mehama. Dated to 461-462 CE, from the archives of the Kin
Bactrian language letter from "Meyam, King of the people of Kadag", "Meyam" is thought to be Mehama. Dated to 461-462 CE, from the archives of the Kingdom of Rob.
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Bactrian was an Eastern Iranian language formerly spoken in the Central Asian region of Bactria and used as the official language of the Kushan and the Hephthalite empires.
Kingdom of Rob
…The Kingdom of Rob (Bactrian: Ροβ, Rōb) was a small kingdom in Central Asia, in southern Bactria. It corresponds to the modern Rui in the Province of Samangan, modern Afghanistan…
The Bactrian alphabet (block and cursive letters, here in black). The Bactrian script was directly adapted from the Greek script (here in grey), with
The Bactrian alphabet (block and cursive letters, here in black). The Bactrian script was directly adapted from the Greek script (here in grey), with the addition of the letter sho (ϸ).
The Rabatak inscription is an inscription written on a rock in the Bactrian language and the Greek script, which was found in 1993 at the site of Raba
The Rabatak inscription is an inscription written on a rock in the Bactrian language and the Greek script, which was found in 1993 at the site of Rabatak, near Surkh Kotal in Afghanistan. The inscription relates to the rule of the Kushan emperor Kanishka, and gives remarkable clues on the genealogy of the Kushan dynasty.
The word αλχοννο (alkhonno) in cursive Bactrian script, on a coin of the Alchon Huns ruler Khingila, 5th century AD.
The word αλχοννο (alkhonno) in cursive Bactrian script, on a coin of the Alchon Huns ruler Khingila, 5th century AD.
The Surkh Kotal inscription (SK4) is the first known substantial document written in Bactrian, an Iranian language. It uses the Greek script. It was w
The Surkh Kotal inscription (SK4) is the first known substantial document written in Bactrian, an Iranian language. It uses the Greek script. It was written at the time of the Kushan ruler Huvishka, 2nd century CE. Kabul Museum.