After the death of Kawad's son, Xosrov, his son, Ormazd, ruled over the land of Iran [579-90]. [Ormazd's] mother, Xosrov's wife, was the daughter of the great Xak'an, king of the T'etalats'ik', named Kayen. Thus [Ormazd] inherited a bad [nature] from his father's line, but an even more bestial [nature] from his mother's line.