The Explanation and Analysis of Sacred Numbers in Iranian culture from Achaemenid Empire to fall of Sasanids Empire (559B.C-651A.D) (Case Study the numbers: three, seven, twelve, forty and seventy-two)

Subject Areas : Epistemological and methodological researcher of historical research

Hasan Atash Ab parvar ¹ (post chattels museum boniad mostazafan)
karim yousefjamali ² (university of najafabad)
Esmaeil sangari ³ (Assistant professor of Ancient History, Languages and Civilizations, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran)
Shokouhossadat Arabihashemi ⁴ (Departement of History,Najafabad Branch,Islamic Azad University,Najafabad,Iran)

Received: 2020-06-25 Accepted : 2022-01-17 Published : 2022-02-20

Keywords: culture, Achaemenid, sassanids, ancient iran, sacred numbers,

Abstract :

(Case Study the numbers: three, seven, twelve, forty and seventy-two)AbstractNumbers have a special place in the culture and beliefs of the people of Iran and the world in terms of symbolism or sanctity and sinister, so that some of them are considered good and holy and some are considered bad and sinister. In Iran, especially after the religion of Zoroaster, numbers play an important role in the myths and traditions of society. The continuity of sacred numbers in historical periods and the transfer to their later cultures and civilizations has made the role of many of these numbers visible in life today.Some of these numbers have a long connection with their beliefs and their etymology introduces them to the reasons for their acceptance and prevalence. These reasons are sometimes religious and sometimes mythological. Knowledge of the environment, magical powers, religions and religions seem to have played a role in the sanctification of numbers. This research has been done with a descriptive and analytical approach and the results of this study indicate that the sanctification of numbers has been largely influenced by religions, faiths, beliefs and seasonal changes.