this idealized portrayal contrasts with Armenian sources, which emphasize his cruelty and ruthlessness, particularly toward Christians.

According to Khorenatsi, Sanatruces was the nephew of Abgar. Upon ascending the throne, he promised the people of Edessa not to persecute Christians, but he did not keep his promise. After the execution of his daughter, his wife, who was also named Sandukht, left him. Her final words before her death were:

"It is better to be the wife of a common peasant than that of a child-killing king."

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