Research Notes:

Brother-in-law of P'arnajom, son-in-law of Meribanes I and presumably son of Artavasdes I of Armenia: reigned, traditionally, for 12 years. ¹

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...Parnajom...reigned over Iberia from 109 to 90 BC. His sole recorded initiative was to erect a statue of another Anatolian god, Zaden, over a new fortress across the river from Armazi Castle. Because of this, or the continued attrition of Georgian territory, and allegedly with Armenian support, Parnajom was murdered by his own aristocracy. His son (the future Mirian II) sought asylum in the Parthian court, and the throne was offered to Arshak (Artaxias in classical sources). Arshak was reputed to be son of King Artavasdes of Armenia, but, married to a descendant of Parnavaz, had a claim to the Iberian throne. The sparse information about Arshak's reign (90-78 BC) suggests that internecine and international strife had abated: given his Armenian origin, it is strange that Arshak is credited with fortifying Tsunda city on the Iberian-Armenian border in Javakheti. ²