The region was part of the historic Kingdom of Armenia, corresponding to eastern areas of modern Turkey.
According to Khorenatsi's narrative, Sanatruk demolished the ruins of Nisibis and then rebuilt the city.
The new city was reportedly more magnificent than its predecessor, fortified with a double defensive wall and an outwork.
[1] The historian Faustus of Byzantium (4th-5th century) reports that Sanatruk reconstructed the city of Mcurn, and not that of Mcbin.
[1] The Armenian historians drew information from ancient legends and oral traditions, placing doubt on the reported date and location of the earthquake.