If you’re looking to obtain all items in the Sacred Archives for your 100% playthrough, you’ve come to the right place. Continue reading for a full map guide of all the items in Sacred Archives in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.
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PoP: The Lost Crown – Full Map Guide for Sacred Archives Collectibles
The Sacred Archives is a labyrinth of tomes, traps, and strange Alchemists. It can be reached both from Upper City and Lower City.
For all item locations in Sacred Archives, click the map below to expand and refer to the following tables for instructions on obtaining them.
Sacred Archives Full Map
All Lore Items in Sacred Archives
| Number | Name | How to Obtain |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broken Chains | Inside the Prison Cell, on the left side next to a pile of bones. Must be sent to Prison after being grabbed by the Jailer. |
| 2 | Note Pinned to a Rock Shaped Like an Eye | Above the Sacred Archives fast-travel statue, find the room with moving spiked walls. Use Shadow form to warp behind the left spiked wall. |
| 3 | Missive 3 | Directly below the Wak-Wak tree by the Temple of Knowledge fast-travel statue. Open grate and use Clairvoyance to platform between illusory platforms. |
| 4 | Missive 2 | Right of the Temple of Knowledge fast-travel statue, take the long elevator down. Use Clairvoyance to reveal platforms halfway down. Take the left room to find the item. |
| 5 | Missive 4 | The right side of the Prison, near the three Jailer key doors. Middle hallway. |
| 6 | Alchemist Diary Entry 1 | The very left side of the left-most Wak-Wak Tree in Temple of Knowledge. Use moving platforms to reach the top platform. |
| 7 | The Legend of the Snake, Bird and Sands | Behind an illusory wall on the left side of the elevator shaft from Upper City. Can only be accessed by entering from Upper City. |
| 8 | Crudely Carved Statue | At the bottom and to the right of the elevator on the right side of Sacred Archives, directly above Wak-Wak Tree. |
| 9 | Alchemist Diary Entry 3 | Enter room right of Wak-Wak Tree at the bottom of the large elevator. Climb up the left side wall using double jump. Jump to the ledge on the left. |
| 10 | Alchemist Diary Entry 2 | Enter room right of Wak-Wak Tree at the bottom of the large elevator. Climb up the left side wall using double jump. Jump to the ledge on the left. Destroy the pile of books to reveal. |
| 11 | Last Day at Work | On the very left side of the Temple of Knowledge, find the room with a spiked pit and fallen chained platforms. Lore item is at the very left side of the broken platform. |
All Spirited-Sand Jars in Sacred Archives
| Number | Name | How to Obtain |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spirited-Sand Jar | The right side of Prison Cells. Climb up cells and find a small gap on the right-side wall. Break boards and slide through. |
| 2 | Spirited-Sand Jar | Beneath the Temple of Knowledge fast-travel statue, open grate beneath Wak-Wak Tree. Use Clairvoyance to go through the floor. Slide into the gap on the right. |
| 3 | Spirited-Sand Jar | To the right of the Temple of Knowledge fast-travel statue, take the elevator down. Go left and drop down the hole. Go right into a large room of illusory platforms. Use Clairvoyance to reach the far right side of the room. |
| 4 | Spirited-Sand Jar | Room left of the Sacred Archives fast-travel statue, head to the top-right of the room to find a jar. |
All Map Guides for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
- Lower City
- Upper City
- Sacred Archives
- The Depths
- Hyrcanian Forest
- Soma Tree
- Sunken Harbor
- Pit of Eternal Sands
- Raging Sea
- Hidden Village
- Old Royal Road
- Tower of Silence
All Xerxes Coins in Sacred Archives
| Number | Name | How to Obtain |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xerxes Coin | The right side of the Prison at the three Jailer key doors. Top hallway. Defeat Koorosh to obtain. |
| 2 | Xerxes Coin | Left of the Sacred Archives fast-travel statue. Continue left and fall down the hole with moving platforms. Go right into the pit of spikes and moving platforms. Navigate to the coin and escape the platforming puzzle. |
| 3 | Xerxes Coin | Wall jump up the tall illusory walls at the main entrance of the Temple of Knowledge. Go right to red smashing wall block and wall jump up to the gap in the right wall. Slide through and navigate the illusory wall platforming puzzle. |
| 4 | Xerxes Coin | The room above the Temple of Knowledge fast-travel statue. Must have double jump to access. Navigate through red smashing blocks to reach the very right side of the room for the coin. |
| 5 | Xerxes Coin | The room above the Temple of Knowledge fast-travel statue. Must have double jump to access. Navigate through red smashing blocks to reach the right side of the top room. |
| 6 | Xerxes Coin | Far left area of Sacred Archives, room with illusory platforms and red smashing blocks. Find an illusory wall on the left wall between spikes, and survive through red blocks to grab the coin. |
All Valuables in Sacred Archives
| Number | Name | How to Obtain |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure Damascus Ingot | Middle of Archives in a large room with moving staircases. The upper left side of the room behind the gate. Must have back turned towards the gate and dodge backward to enter. |
| 2 | Will of Rostam (amulet) | Middle of Sacred Archives, large room with two one-way doors. The chest is located above the right side door. |
| 3 | Azure Damascus Ingot | Left of the Temple of Knowledge, head into the room with a gauntlet of enemies. Defeat the enemies and head left, the chest is below under a wooden platform. |
| 4 | Amulet Holder | Above the Temple of Knowledge, head right. Navigate through the red blocks to reach the red-block treasure puzzle. |
| 5 | Time Crystals | To the right of the Temple of Knowledge fast-travel statue, take the elevator down. Go left and drop down the hole. Use Clairvoyance to navigate around illusory platforms and find the chest on the left side. |
| 6 | Amulet Holder | The far-right room above the entrance from Lower City is filled with illusory platforms and bells. Halfway up, take the path to the right to find the chest. |
| 7 | Soma Tree Petal | The right side of the Prison at the three Jailer key doors. Defeat the blue Minotaur mob first. |
| 8 | Time Crystals | Left of the Temple of Knowledge main entrance, go to the left side of the room to find a spike pit. Jump and attack the shelf of scrolls on the wall to reveal an illusory wall. Jump up the hallways to reveal a chest. |
| 9 | Soma Tree Petal | Above the four Temple of Knowledge puzzle rooms, enter the puzzle room above with double jump. Solve the puzzle by using clones and Shadow form (bottom, top, middle). |
| 10 | Some Tree Petal | Treasure puzzle above the Prison area with three Mad Alchemists. Must crouch in the empty spot to reveal the chest. |
| 11 | Time Crystals | The top area of the Prison in between two iron grates. |
Once you’ve obtained all the items in Sacred Archives, check out how to find all the items in Lower City in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.
