This fortress was occupied and further built upon until the close of the Parthian period, about 250 AD; but under the succeeding rule of the Sassanids it in its turn fell into decay, and the ancient sanctuary became, to a considerable extent, a mere place of sepulture, only a small village of mud huts huddled about the ancient ziggurat continuing to be inhabited.
Denne fæstning var besat og yderligere bygget på indtil afslutningen af den parthiske periode, omkring 250 e.Kr.; men under sassanidernes styre forfaldt det, og den antikke helligdom blev i betydeligt omfang blot en begravelsesplads; kun en lille landsby af lerhytter sammenhobet omkring det gamle ziggurat var fortsat beboet.