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[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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.

Major 9th-century texts include the encyclopedic Denkard; Manushchihr's Dadestain-i Denig ("Religious Decisions") and Epistles; the treatises of Manushchihr's heretical brother, Zat-Sparam; and Bundahishn ("Original Creation")[1].

Some other Pahlavi books of this kind are:

Rivayat accompanying
Shikand-gumanic Vichar
Shayast ne-shayast
Dana-i Menog Khrat
Arda-Viraf Namag
Jamasp Namag
Zand-i Wahman yasn
Matigan-i Yosht-i Fryano
Matigan-i gujastak Abalish
Matigan-i mah Fravartin roz Khurdat

[edit] Pahlavi texts on non-religious subjects

It includes several major Pahlavi texts which fall within the categories of Pahlavi glossaries, stories, poems, Geography etc.

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Some major Pahlavi books of this kind are:

Matigan-i Hazar Datistan (Judicial code)
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.

[edit] See also

Persian literature

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[edit] External links

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