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1. Source and data collection methodology
All of the data in the gazetteer is derived from Erich Kettenhofen. "Das
Säsänidenreich The Sasanid Empire", ein Sonderforschungsbereich
19, "Tübinger Atlas des Vorderen Orients." B VI 3 Wiesbaden:
Ludwig Reichert, 1977-93.
The geographical coordinates were derived from the map by visual estimate,
not through the use of digital technology. They should be considered only
roughly accurate.
The categories, characteristics, and names of places in the gazetteer
are all as presented on the map. The transliteration scheme follows the
one used in the map, but without diacritical marks.
Of the rich information on the map, the categories of information that
have been extracted are those which reveal the geography of the administrative
system, state religion, and monetary system of the empire. This is considered
to be the most relevant information for supporting research on the seals
collection that forms the centerpiece of the publication.
2. Fields
a. ID (Identification Number)
- This is associated with a place (a set of coordinates), not with a place
name. Places with multiple names share a single ID number.
b. Latitude
c. Longitude
- Spatial coordinates are in decimal degrees. See above for assessment
of accuracy.
d. Placeexist (Place Existence)
- This is extracted from map author Erich Kettenhofen's assessment of
the degree of confidence with which he believed that a place existed.
The data values are "certain" or "supposed."
e. Placeloc (Place Location)
- This is extracted from map author Erich Kettenhofen's assessment of
the degree of confidence with which he knew the location of a place. The
data values are "certain" or "supposed."
f. Office
- These are administrative offices claimed for provinces, districts, and
cities. Kettenhofen notes "reference often unclear," referring,
presumably, to the jurisdiction of the posts. The abbreviations are:
| m - Marzban |
an - Andarzbad |
| s - Sahrab |
f - Framadar |
| mo - Mogbed |
ay - Ayenbad |
| dr - Driyosan jadag-gov ud dadvar |
da - Dadvar |
| am - Amargar |
ma - Maguh |
| o - Ostandar |
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g. Mint
- These are locations where coins were minted. The data values are "none,"
"certain," or "supposed."
h. Fire
- These are locations where there were "imperial fires," or
altars in the state religious cult. The data values are "none,"
"certain," or "supposed."
i. Namequalit (Name Quality)
- This designated the certainty with which a name is known. This amalgamates
several of Kettenhofen's distinctions: the certainty of attestation
on seals or minted coins, the likelihood of several names referring
to the same location, and the uncertainty or coexistence of alternative
spellings of the name. The data values are "certain" or "supposed."
j. Sasanianna (Sasanian Name)
- All names that were current during the Sasanian empire associated
with coordinates on Kettenhofen's map are listed in the gazetteer.
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