is used in Persian inscriptions. Kartir's Inscription, which is situated below the Sassanian Middle Persian inscription of Shapur's, is written during Bahram II's reign and around 280 A.D. He first introduces himself and then mentions his ranks and titles during the periods of the previous kings and says that he had the Herbad title during Shapur I's period and was appointed as "the grand master of all priests by Shahanshah Shapur I" and had the honor of receiving a hat and a belt by the shahanshah in Hormizd I's period and has achieved an increasing power and acquired the nickname "The Priest of Ahura Mazda, the god of gods". Then, Kartir mentions his religious activities like fighting other religions such as Christianity, Manichaeism, Mandaeism, Judaism, Buddhism and Zoroastrian heresy and remarks founding fire temples and allocation of donations for them. He also talks about correcting the priests that were, in his opinion, perverted and mentions the list of the states that were conquered by Persia during Shapur I's period and eventually the inscription ends with a prayer. See also Shapur I's inscription at the Ka'ba-ye Zartosht Notes Bibliography External links A guided tour of Ka'ba-ye Zartosht, YouTube (1 min 34 sec). Buildings and structures completed in the 1st millennium BC Marvdasht complex Achaemenid architecture Naqsh-e Rustam Achaemenid Empire Buildings and structures in Fars Province Sasanian inscriptions Middle Persian Parthian language Religion in the Sasanian Empire Cuboids