The Women of Royal Family in Parthian Era

Although the Parthian ruled over almost five hundred years, there are insignificant evidences of the women of this era and the women pf royal family whom usually are in the highest social rank of the country aren’t exceptional of this very fact. By studying a few Roman and Greek sources and examining works such as coins, reliefs, Babylonian tablets and the parchments of Avroman, useful information about the princesses and ladies of royal family can be achieved. The purpose of this paper is to study the place of the women of royal family, identifying the noted ones and the assertion of their power and authority in the court. As a result of searching the written sources and archeological evidences such as coins, Babylonian cuneiforms tablets and Avroman parchments, a number of Queens, Queen mothers and court ladies of the local kings have been recognized. These documents approve of the political importance of some women, the power of others like Rino, Anzaz, and Moza till regency. In this time women of royal family by marrying to Avroman statesmen, Suluki and Parthian authorities had been considered as a political medium to fulfill in the best interest of Parthian kings.