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Literature of Pahlavi
Pahlavi Literature is divided to three parts:
- Pahlavi version (translation) of Avesta which is
generally named as 'Zend-Avesta'.
- Pahlavi texts on religious subjects.
- Pahlavi texts on non-religious subjects.
Pahlavi translations of Avesta texts
It includes several major Pahlavi texts which are translation of Avesta texts. It includes also some Afringan, Yasht and Niyayishn.
Some major Pahlavi books of this kind are:
- Vendidad
- Afringan-i Gahanbar
- Yasna
- Haptan Yasht
- Nirangistan
- Srosh Yasht Hadokht
- Vishtasp Yasht
- Sirozak I, II
- Visperad
- Frahang-i Oim-evak
- Khurshet Nyayish
- Ahuramazd Yasht
- Aban Nyayish
- Bahram Yasht
- Afringan-i Dahman
- Hadokht Nask
- Afringan- Gatha
- Aogemadaecha
- Khurshet Yasht
- Chitak avistak-i gasan
- Mah Yasht
- Ataxsh Nyayish
- Vichirkart-i Denig
- Afaringan Fravartigan
- Mah Nyayish
Pahlavi texts on religious subjects
It includes several major Pahlavi texts about different zoroastrian religious subjects such as cosmogony, cosmology, eschatology, creation of the world, ceremonies, rituals, Andarz, Pandnamak, Patit etc.
Some major Pahlavi books of this kind are:
- Denkard
- Bundahishn
- Datistan-i Denig
- Rivayat accompanying
- Selections of Zat-Sparam
- Epistles of Manushchihr
- Shikand-gumanic Vichar
- Shayast ne-shayast
- Dana-i Menog Khrat
- 39. Arta-Viraf namak
- Jamasp namak
- Bahman yasht
- Matigan-i Yosht-i Fryano
- Matigan-i gujastak Abalish
- Matigan-i mah Fravartin roz Khurdat
Pahlavi texts on non-religious subjects
It includes several major Pahlavi texts which fall within the categories of Pahlavi glossaries, stories, poems, Geography etc.
Some major Pahlavi books of this kind are:
- Matigan-i Hazar Datistan (Social code of the Parsis in Sasanian times)
- Cities in the land of Iran
- Karnamak-i Artaxshir-i Papakan
- Vizarishn- i Chatrang ud nahishn-i new Ardashir (invent of chess)
- Yatkar-i Zariran
- Drakht-i Asurig
- Khusro-i Kavatan and his Page
- Frahang-i Pahlavig
- Wonders of the land of Sagastan
- Forms of Epistles
We have to add several other Pahlavi books which are missed today and we are only aware of them through Arabic and Persian books where some information are written about them. Like 'Ayyatkar-i Anushirvan' which the Arabic translation could be found in 'Tajarob-al Omam' of 'Ibn-i Muskuye' or 'Khvatay Namak' that is missed completely.