Qyzqapan

The rock tombs of Qyzqapan[1] or Qizqapan (Kurdish: ئه‌شكه‌وتی قزقاپان, romanized: Ashkawt-i Qizqapan), is a rock-cut tomb lying near the Palaeolithic cave of Zarzi in Iraqi Kurdistan.

[2] Ashkawt (also spelled Ishkewrt ئەشكەوت) means cave in Sorani Kurdish.

[3][2] The entrance into the tomb lies approximately 8 meters above the ground level.

Different dates from the Medes, Achaemenid, Seleucid, and Parthian periods have been proposed for the construction of the tomb.

[2] Some scholars such as Igor Diakonov believe that the tomb was built for the Median ruler Huvaxshatra or Cyaxares.

Tomb relief
Tomb relief
Two Columns on top of the gate to the tomb
Sun/Divine emblem on top of the gate to the Tomb