The Wall Rises from the Sea

From D13.6, Anooshirvan Fortifies the Pass. It illustrates D13.6.42–51:

D13.6.42
He bade his minister, “To court and hallFrom Hind and Rum bring master builders all.
D13.6.43
From every province seek farsighted men,The finest craftsmen skilled with tool and pen.
D13.6.44
Build me a lofty wall beside the sea,Its broad foundations in the depths must be.
D13.6.45
Build it of stone and mortar, firmly bound,Ten kamand-lengths in height above the ground.
D13.6.46
From water’s depths the mighty wall shall rise,Up toward the sun that lights the lofty skies.
D13.6.47
By such a barrier we shall guard the way,And keep all hostile raiding bands at bay.
D13.6.48
Press no man to the work, throw wide our store,And pay the workers all they ask you for.
D13.6.49
Let cultivator, lord, and man of birthBe spared all hurt from this work on the earth.”
D13.6.50
An aged Mobad he appointed guide,And walled the desert wholly off outside.
D13.6.51
They set within the wall an iron gate,And every flock grew safe from wolfish fate.