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Sassanid Rock Relief of the Investiture of Ardashir at Naqsh-i Rustam, 224-241AD

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Source: euskal-go

Il montre celui qui est considéré comme le fondateur de l'Empire Sassanide recevant l'anneau de la royauté par le Dieu Ahura-Mazda. Dans l'inscription, qui porte également le plus ancien témoignage connu de l'utilisation du terme "Iran", il est dit qu'Ardachêr I trahit son engagement au Roi Parthe Artaban V (216-224), les Perses ayant été un état vassal des Parthes Arsacides, mais il légitime son action au motif que ce fut sous la volonté du Dieu Ahura-Mazda.

It shows the one who is considered the founder of the Sasanian Empire receiving the ring of kingship from the god Ahura-Mazda. In the inscription, which also bears the earliest known testimony of the use of the term "Iran", it is said that Ardashir I betrayed his commitment to Parthian King Artabanus V (216-224), the Persians having been a state vassal of Arsacide Parthia, but he legitimized his action on the grounds that it was under the will of the God Ahura-Mazda.
Source: antikforever.com