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Literature of Pahlavi

Pahlavi Literature is divided to three parts:

  1. Pahlavi version (translation) of Avesta which is

generally named as 'Zend-Avesta'.

  1. Pahlavi texts on religious subjects.
  2. 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:

  1. Vendidad
  2. Afringan-i Gahanbar
  3. Yasna
  4. Haptan Yasht
  5. Nirangistan
  6. Srosh Yasht Hadokht
  7. Vishtasp Yasht
  8. Sirozak I, II
  9. Visperad
  10. Frahang-i Oim-evak
  11. Khurshet Nyayish
  12. Ahuramazd Yasht
  13. Aban Nyayish
  14. Bahram Yasht
  15. Afringan-i Dahman
  16. Hadokht Nask
  17. Afringan- Gatha
  18. Aogemadaecha
  19. Khurshet Yasht
  20. Chitak avistak-i gasan
  21. Mah Yasht
  22. Ataxsh Nyayish
  23. Vichirkart-i Denig
  24. Afaringan Fravartigan
  25. 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:

  1. Denkard
  2. Bundahishn
  3. Datistan-i Denig
  4. Rivayat accompanying
  5. Selections of Zat-Sparam
  6. Epistles of Manushchihr
  7. Shikand-gumanic Vichar
  8. Shayast ne-shayast
  9. Dana-i Menog Khrat
  10. 39. Arta-Viraf namak
  11. Jamasp namak
  12. Bahman yasht
  13. Matigan-i Yosht-i Fryano
  14. Matigan-i gujastak Abalish
  15. 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:

  1. Matigan-i Hazar Datistan (Social code of the Parsis in Sasanian times)
  2. Cities in the land of Iran
  3. Karnamak-i Artaxshir-i Papakan
  4. Vizarishn- i Chatrang ud nahishn-i new Ardashir (invent of chess)
  5. Yatkar-i Zariran
  6. Drakht-i Asurig
  7. Khusro-i Kavatan and his Page
  8. Frahang-i Pahlavig
  9. Wonders of the land of Sagastan
  10. 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.

See also

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