Notwithstanding this inscriptional use of "ērān" to refer to the Iranian peoples, the use of "ērān" to refer to the empire (and the antonymic "anērān" to refer to the Roman territories) is also attested by the early Sasanian period. Both "ērān" and "anērān" appear in 3rd century calendrical text written by Mani. The same short form reappears in the names of the towns founded by Sasanian dynasts, for instance in "Ērān-xwarrah-šābuhr" "Glory of Ērān (of) Shapur". It also appears in the titles of government officers, such as in "Ērān-āmārgar" "Accountant-General of Ērān", "Ērān-dibirbed" "Chief Scribe of Ērān", and "Ērān-spāhbed" "Spahbed of Ērān".