page_title: Karaftu caves
hierarchical_section_title: Karaftu caves
caption_attribution_description: English: Greek inscription found at the Karaftu caves ensemble (over the door to room k) in Kurdistan Province, Iran. Image created after Stein, p. 326 fig. 98. Image was uploaded by the Encyclopedia Iranica.
context_page_description: The Karaftu caves are an ensemble of artificially cut rock chambers located in Divandarreh, Kurdistan Province, Iran. The cave complex dates back to the 3rd or 4th century BC and is of major importance due to its Greek inscription; "one of the very few examples preserved in situ" in Iran.
context_section_description: The Karaftu caves (Persian: کرفتو‎) are an ensemble of artificially cut rock chambers located in Divandarreh, Kurdistan Province, Iran. The cave complex dates back to the 3rd or 4th century BC and is of major importance due to its Greek inscription; "one of the very few examples preserved in situ" in Iran.
caption: The Greek inscription found at the cave ensemble;
   "ʿĒraklēs [ʾenth]ade katoikei, mēthen eiselthoi kakon". 
  "Herakles resides here, nothing evil may enter"
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