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Persian Antiquities and Esoteric Lexicon
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  • 1. Ancient Iranian dynasty famed for horse archery and resisting Rome
  • 2. Ceremonial Achaemenid capital engraved with imperial grandeur
  • 3. Encrypted script often linked metaphorically to Persia’s court intrigues
  • 4. Traditional Persian water-drawing structure or public drinking fountain
  • 6. Term for divinity or god in ancient Persian religious thought
  • 9. Ingenious subterranean aqueduct sustaining arid Iranian landscapes
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  • 5. Adherent of the prophet who taught dualistic cosmology in ancient Persia
  • 7. Region synonymous with Persian cultural heartland and classical dialect
  • 8. Sacred Zoroastrian text preserving ancient Iranian hymns
  • 10. Infamous intelligence agency operating during pre-revolutionary Iran

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