...................... Dubai * Support iranian.com * FAQ * Write for Iranian.com * Editorial policy >>> NEXT photo The original "Shaahzaadeh Hakhaamaneshi" ("Achamenid princess") News of what later proved to be a fake: KARACHI, Oct 26. 2000 (AFP) -- The mummified body of an ancient Persian princess, lying in a wooden sarcophagus in full royal burial regalia, was produced before a crowded press conference at the National Museum of Pakistan here on Thursday. According to museum details, the wooden sacrophagus, or coffin, in which she lay had an engraving of Ahura Mazda, the supreme Zoroastrian deity, along with other details in Makhi cuneiform, a language script prevalent in ancient Persia at about 600 BC. >>> NEXT photo What we wanted to see Not the same as what the Iranian Consulate in Dubai wanted to see By Helia Azimi March 1, 2002 The Iranian Comment for The Iranian letters section Comment for the writer Helia Azimi ALSO By Helia Azimi It rained at last. It rained at last. No umbrellas, no covers By Helia Azimi RELATED Dubai: Closest thing to home It is almost as if we never left home, almost By Sanaz Salehi A promise I HOPE to keep Like every Ramadan, I made a promise to be at my best By Zal Bameri SECTIONS * Recent * Covers * Writers * Music * All sections

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