The name of Iran derives immediately from Middle Persian Ērān, Pahlavi ʼyrʼn, first attested in this form in the inscription that accompanies the investiture relief of Ardashir I at Naqsh-e Rustam. In this inscription, the king's Middle Persian appellation is ardašīr šāhān šāh ērān (lit. "ardeshir king of kings of Eran") corresponding to the passage ardašīr šāhān šāh aryān (lit. ardashir king of kings of aryans) in the Parthian inscription accompanying the Middle Persian one.

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  • The name of Iran derives immediately from Middle Persian Ērān, Pahlavi ʼyrʼn, first attested in this form in the inscription that accompanies the investiture relief of Ardashir I at Naqsh-e Rustam. In this inscription, the king's Middle Persian appellation is ardašīr šāhān šāh ērān (lit. "ardeshir king of kings of Eran") corresponding to the passage ardašīr šāhān šāh aryān (lit. ardashir king of kings of aryans) in the Parthian inscription accompanying the Middle Persian one.
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  • The name of Iran derives immediately from Middle Persian Ērān, Pahlavi ʼyrʼn, first attested in this form in the inscription that accompanies the investiture relief of Ardashir I at Naqsh-e Rustam. In this inscription, the king's Middle Persian appellation is ardašīr šāhān šāh ērān (lit. "ardeshir king of kings of Eran") corresponding to the passage ardašīr šāhān šāh aryān (lit. ardashir king of kings of aryans) in the Parthian inscription accompanying the Middle Persian one.
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