The Pahlavi Funerary Inscription from Bokhong-e Kazerun (Kazerun 15)

The present paper aims at introducing and presenting the reading of a new found funerary inscription in the Bokhong region of Kazerun in Iran. This funerary inscription is a monumental inscription belonging to the end of Sassanid period and the beginnings of Islamic period. Numerous funerary inscriptions were found in this region. These inscriptions are significant as they are informative both with regard to epigraphical issues and evidences about ancient funeral ceremonies. This inscription is in cursive Pahlavi. It is broken and damaged and was found in the vicinity of a mosque in Kazerun. The name which is read on this inscription by the authors of the present paper is Mahbam.