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Hormizd Names His Line

Hormizd Names His Line

From D7.6, The Daughter of Mehrak Bears a Son. It illustrates D7.6.19–25:

  • D7.6.19
    The Shah then asked the Mobad, “Whose is he?What noble branch has borne so bold a tree?”
  • D7.6.20
    The Mobad asked, but none could name his race;They all kept silent in that crowded place.
  • D7.6.21
    The Shah commanded, “Bring him here to me;Lift him from earth, his face I wish to see.”
  • D7.6.22
    The Mobad raised him from the dusty ground,And bore him where the King and court stood round.
  • D7.6.23
    The Shah said, “Noble child, before my face,Declare from whom you spring, your stock and race.”
  • D7.6.24
    The boy spoke out aloud, his meaning clear:“My name and race must not be hidden here.
  • D7.6.25
    I am Shapur’s own son, and he is yours;Through Mehrak’s daughter too my blood endures.”

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