Adur-Anahid
Adur-Anahid (
Name
Her name is most likely a combination of adur ("fire") and the name of the Iranian goddess, Anahita.[1] Originally thought to mean "Fire of Anahita", her name is now agreed to mean "Fire and Anahita".[1]
Biography
Adur-Anahid was a daughter of the second Sasanian King of Kings of Iran, Shapur I (r. 240–270).[1] She is mentioned twice in an inscription on the wall of the Ka'ba-ye Zartosht at Naqsh-e Rostam near Persepolis in southern Iran, which Shapur I had created in c. 262.[2][1] In the first paragraph, Shapur I claims to have ordered the establishment of fires for his daughter Adur-Anahid and three of his sons, Hormizd, Shapur, and Narseh.[1][3][a] The fire established for Adur-Anahid was named Husraw-Adur-Anahid.[5] In the second paragraph, Shapur I claims to have rewarded Adur-Anahid, along with princes and other high-ranking members of the court by ordering sacrifices in their names.[1][3] Adur-Anahid is mentioned with the title of Queen of Queens (banbishnan banbishn) in the inscription.[6][1]
The
Notes
- ^ Adur-Anahid also had two other siblings named Shapurdukhtak and Bahram.[3][4]
References
Sources
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