a zervanite apocalypse i

A Zervanite Apocalypse IAuthor(s): R. C. ZaehnerSource: Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies, University of London, Vol. 10, No. 2 (1940),pp. 377-398Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of the School of Oriental and African StudiesStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/608397 .Accessed: 19/12/2010 01:04

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A Zervanite Apocalypse I

By R. C. ZAEHNER

O F all our Iranian sources for that form of Zoroastrianism which

recognized Zurvan as the prime principle of the cosmos, the Selections of Zditspram are undoubtedly the most important. We have seen (BSOS., IX, p. 573) that in his first chapter Zatspram assigns to Zurvdn a decisive r8le in the creative process not found

elsewhere; for it was he who handed to Ahriman that " black and ashen garment ", "that weapon, like unto fire . . . that containeth the very essence of Az ". In so doing he was making no idle gesture; he was presenting Ahriman with one who was to be at once his most

powerful ally and his eventual destroyer. The results of this action are related in the thirty-fourth chapter, an edition of which is offered here. Though our text is at some points exasperatingly corrupt, our

chapter does seem to throw additional light on the mysterious figure of JRh, the Primal Whore, and to support the theory advanced by Professor Benveniste that woman belonged, in the Zervanite system, to the evil creation. We hope in the near future to be able to offer an interpretation of this fascinating chapter: in this article we have confined ourselves to the text and, in the next number of this Bulletin, we will add a first translation which we hope will be of use to such students of religion as are unfamiliar with Pahlavi.

For the text, as for my edition of the first chapter, I have used the unpublished edition of Anklesaria (vide BSOS., IX, p. 573). Since the text still remains unpublished-with the exception of a vocalized

transcription of ? 35 in BSOS., IX, p. 576-and since it is as yet not

practicable faithfully to reproduce the Pahlavi script in this country, I have resorted to an unvocalized transcription, adding the vocalized

transcription below. The unvocalized transcription is intended to serve only one end-

to enable the reader to turn it back into the Pahlavi script with the minimum difficulty without distorting the phonetic value out of all

recognition. For this reason I have avoided Bartholomae's system of

always representing ) with n, ) with d, ... with a. In the main I have followed the system employed by Professor Nyberg in his Texte zum

mazdayasnischen Kalender, but, believing the prime function of an

378 R. C. ZAEHNER-

unvocalized transcription of an unpublished text to be the exact

reproduction of the original, I have been unable to follow him in a number of small points such as his suppression of the Wiw quiescens and the rendering of ... by yy even when that is its obvious phonetic value. It has been our aim to avoid ambiguity even at the cost of

linguistic barbarism. If a true picture of the original is to be presented, linguistic absurdities must be borne with.

For the transcription I have followed the following system:-

(i) ... is transcribed ,, h, or X : even when representing b + I have

written , or h to avoid confusion with 5,3 or 4. Thus stre,,l for SaOriydr

(3A*aj)% ),

&S,

for SYD, (div, mayjj), ,whrm,

for Ohrmazd (.u4Ai ).

(ii) , always b, even when representing 8 or v, or y resp. 1, e.g. twb'n

for tuvdn (rv)jo), gb' for yjh (5), GBR'b for mart-eiv.9).

(iii) b, y, g, or d, not ), z, or z which are ambiguous, e.g. dmyk

for zamik (.14), g'nw for yj'n (If), ywyytw for iSyjt

(jp1jy). With the

diacritical marks, 3 is represented by d, . by g, 5 (which, however,

does not occur in our text) by y. Thus for 38i we must transcribe

TND.

(iv) , or 4j, either s or a + .5, that is yy, gy, dy, etc., e.g. hngy'-

for hange~ - (ae) ).

(v) 1, w, n, r, and in ideograms ,:

not 1 even when representing

Aramaic 1; thus KR, for KL, (..u, har). The Wiw quiescens at the

end of words appears as w : in the middle I have usually transcribed

w, but sometimes if it follows a phonetic n, I have preferred n, e.g.

tnnwmnndyh for tandmandih (.r( CP ).

(vi) S, always z.

(vii) , always k.

(viii) , always 1, though its phonetic equivalent is overwhelmingly

r. appears as 1.

(ix) .~, always m. C usually mn (mw, mr), but when representing Aramaic ', H.

(x) j, always p, even when representing f.

A ZERVANITE APOCALYPSE I 379

(xi) C, always c, even when representing z, ), or z. The following

coupled forms should be noted: (a) q, ,p or ?' (resp. hp, Xp, hcv, X),

e.g. ,pc for apcid (QYQY). (b) e, y (d, g) + 6, not p. (c) ep is dis-

tinguished from e, e.g. kypwtw for jr)eg , kyy'wtw for ,IFVI) both equivalent to kif/%t. So also ,s6w for asp (i~,3), s6yhl for

spihr (?.4U).

(xii) AU, always v.

(xiii) p, always t.

(xiv) L.,

always y.

(xv) For representing andar I have written BYN. On the

one occasion when it occurs in this text attached to a verbal ideogram, I have transcribed yt. The sign * does not occur.

The Copenhagen facsimile K35 does not include our chapter. Bk. breaks off in ? 26, and for the remainder of the chapter we have

only TD. A brief account af the MSS. will be found in BSOS., IX, p. 573, and in West, SBE., 47, p. xvi.

The chapter falls into three main parts: the first is closely paralleled in the Bundahivn, but the latter two are quite distinctive. Here is a brief summary.

I. ?? 1-20. Colloquy between Zoroaster and Ohrmazd.

(a) ?? 1-15. Ohrmazd tells Zoroaster that the Resurrection will be bodily, and that men will not be like shades. Zoroaster asks how men's component parts will be brought together, and Ohrmazd replies that just as it is easier to repair a casket from already existing parts than to make it without wood, so is it easier to bring about the bodily resurrection than it was to create the universe. He will summon the bones of men from the earth, their blood from the River Tigris, their hair from the plants, their breath from the wind. They are unable to give them up, for they cannot distinguish the component parts of one man from those of another.

(b) ? 16. Ohrmazd speaks of his own omniscience and his ability to distinguish the one from the other.

(c) ?? 17-19. Airyaman, the Messenger, is sent to collect the bone, blood, light, hair, and life of GaySmart, Mahya and Maiyann.

380 R. C. ZAEHNER-

(d) ? 20. Ohrmazd reveals how the bringing about of the Rejuvena- tion is easier for him than his twelve main acts of creation.

II. ?? 21-29. Comparison of the Rejuvenation to different phenomena :-

(a) ?? 21-4. To the building of a house: creation is like the floor, the progress of Religion like the walls, the Rejuvenation like the roof.

(b) ? 25. To a dark night and the Sun rising in the morning to banish the darkness.

(c) ? 26. To the Moon which after waning and disappearing, reappears and shines with the light of the Sun.

(d) ?? 27-9. To the year and the regrowth of vegetation after the death and drought of winter. All things return to their original state.

III. ?? 30-54. The Zervanite account of the defeat of Ahriman and the Rejuvenation.

(a) ?? 30-4. When Ahriman invaded the creation of Ohrmazd, he was accompanied by the Primal Whore whom he made queen of her species.: she then had intercourse with the Blessed Man (?). Az was appointed commander of the demonic hosts.

(b) ? 35. In the beginning Zurvan gave Ahriman a black garment, a weapon which possessed the essence of Az; by means of this Az will swallow Ahriman's creation, and will herself die of hunger.

(c) ?? 36-7. Az divides her nature into three, desire for food, sexual desire, and the pursuit of pleasure.

(d) ?? 38-9. Artvahivt and Airyaman come down to earth and

stop men from slaughtering cattle. Men live on milk, and a quarter of the power of Az is diminished.

(e) ?? 40-1. Their children are less troubled by Az, and cease to drink milk; a half of the power of Az is diminished. Their children eat nothing at all.

(f) ?? 42-5. Az, unable to get food from the creatures of Ohrmazd, devours the lesser demons; she turns against Ahriman who is smitten

by Ohrmazd: she herself is smitten by Sr5S. (g) ?? 46-8. SSvyans is born: he will complete the propagation

of the Religion which Zoroaster had only partially effected.

(h) ?? 49-54. The stars will leave their normal course, and springs of fire will appear on earth. Water was the element of creation, fire is the element of the consummation. Water will dry up and plants wither. As the mighty battle in the beginning was by water, so will that in


the end be by fire. Fire will appear as a mighty horseman, and there will be no more doubt.

From the above summary it should be clear that Zatspram's account of the Rejuvenation differs very considerably from all others

including that of the Bundahidn. As in Manichaeism Az is the chief of devils and scarcely inferior to Ahriman himself. Nowhere else do we find her activities so fully described.

THE SELECTIONS OF ZiTSPRAM

Chapter XXXIV

MDM plvkrtw krtlyh 1

apar fraclkart-kartJrih

(1) ,YF BYN dyny 1 ,wgwn nmwtw 2 ystytw ,YE zltwvtw 3 MN [ku] andar den y5yon nimft istit ku Zartuit ha6

,whrm, pwrsytw ,YE tnnwmndn4 PWN dmyk BR, wtwltw HWHnd5 Ohrmazd pursit ku tandmandan (i) pat zamik bi viturt hind

PWN 6 plkrtw tnnwmnnd LWHL YHWWNd ,ywpw ,syk

pat fraskart tandmand apTd bavnd ayp asayak

hwmnkwyh, '. humdnakiha ?

(2) ,whrm, ,Yr 1 tnnwmnd LWHL YHWWNd 2 'wzynd '.' Ohrmazd (guft> ku tandmand

ap56 bavind uzind.

(3) W 1 zltwstw pwrsytw ,YE ZK MNW BR,2 wtwltw 3 KLB, ut Zartust purszt ku an ki be viturt, sag

W 4 w'y BR, ws)nd 5 W gwlg W 6 dlmnkw 7 BR, bwltw cygwn ut vdy bi visdnd ut gurg ut dalman[ak] be burt, 6e-y5n

LWHL ,L

hm YHMTWNd '. apd6 5 ham rasind ?

(0) 1 krtl y Bk.

(1) 1 y inserit TD. 2 nmwtnw TD. 3 zltwXtw-

Bk. 4 tnnwmnn TD. 5 wtylytw

HWHWHd ( J Aj)U ) TD. 6 bis scriptum in Bk.

(2) 1 om. Bk. 2 om. TD.

(3) 1 om. Bk. et postea zltwXrtw legit. 2 om. TD. 3 wtltw TD. 4 om. Bk. 5 s,nd Bk. 6 om. Bk. 7 kyhlmn Bk.

382 R. C. ZAEHNER-

(4) ,whrm, gwptw ,YF ,MT LK MNW zltwvt I HWHIh2 ,DYNt Ohrmazd guft ku ka8 t6 ki Zartuit hih [a8ak-at]

kypwtww ,y 4y dlynw krtnw ,p,,b 5 twn 6 PWN krtnwy ygwn

kip6t-e i darin kartan apdyjh, *a~ak pat kartan 6ey6n

hwgltl YHWWNh ,MTt d,1 L, 7 bwtw ,Ptw PSKWNtn 8 psXt 9 hugartar bavjh, kaS-at ddr nJ but ut-at brztan passaxt(an>

,pytw ,ywp ,MTw kypwtw 10 YHWWNtw 11 ,pV ,ntkw ,ywkw apdyft, ayap kaS ki/pt bft, ut-a [an] 5tak(?) vak

MN TNY BR, wvwptw LWHL psXtn ,pytw 12 *."

ha5 dit bJ viluft, apJd passaXtan apdyet ?

(5) zlltwvtw 1 gwptw ',Y ,MT d'1 HNN tkw bwt HWHh hwgltl Zartust guft ku kaS dr-*e~ tdk bilt hih, hugartar

YHWWNtw HWHh ',Y ,MT d,1 L, bwtw HWHh W2 ,MT kypwtw 3

bft hih ku kaS ddr nj but hUh1 ut ka8 kip/t

,tkw hwgltl bwtw HWHh'.'

atak(?) (<vak had dit be viduft),4 hugartar but hih ...

(6) ,whrm, gwptw ,Yr LH_,'nw

dmny ,MT L,

bwtw 1 HWHd 2 Ohrmazd guft ku av~asn daman, ka8 nj but hind,

'm 3 blyhynytnw 4 twb'n bwtw W K'N ,MT bwt W wvwptw 5 LWHL am brjhjnitan tuvan but, ut nun ka8 but ut visuft, apa6

ps,Xtnw 6 hwgltl passaXtan hugartar.

(7) MHm HWHdI 5,n hnbltlnw ptylptl y wtwltnw 2

6e-m hind 5-an hanbartaran patiyraftdr i viturtdn

tnnwmnndyh'.' ,ywkw dmykw MN MDM 3 nksd',tl y 4 BSLY,

tan6mandTh : vak zamik *ke apar nikas-ddstdr i g'Sit

(4) 1 zltwXstW

Bk. 2 HWHWHW h Bk. 3 om. Bk. recte. 44W 1)?35 Bk. 5 Spdsb

y tqy) Bk. 6 ,tw Bk. ? y inserit Bk. 8 PSGWtw Bk. 9 PWNs'xtw TD.

10 kyy'wtw TD. 11 YHWWNytw Bk. 12 pro ps,Xtn ,p'ytw, ps,xtwyhytw legit Bk.

(5) 1 zltwXitw Bk. 2 om. TD. 3 kypwwtww Bk. 4 ab ? 4 restitui.

(6) 1 H WHIh addit Bk. 2 HWHnd TD. 3 ,MT, TD. 4 blyhynytw Bk. W inserit

Bk. 6 ps xtw Bk. (7) 1 HWHnd TD. 2 wtltnTD. 3 MN MDM MNW MDM TD, pro MN MDM.

4 om. Bk.


W ,stw 5 W pyb y ',NWT,,n : ,ywkw MY, nks d,)tnw 6 pt ut ast ut pih i martoman : evak ap niks-*ddAtar(i) pit

W xwnw' ,ywkw 'wlwl y 7 dstl s y wls 9 W 10 mwd ,ywkw

ut Xyn : evak urvar i ddStdr i vars ut m6~ : vak

Iswsnwyh 1n ptylptlyh y ,tX• "" ywky hm 12 wtw ZYm

*ras-ro6n-h* patiyraftar[Th] i itaXs: evak ham vat i-m

HY, XwySnw 13 dmn PWN plkrtw hngm'.'

an (i n daman pat fraskart hangdm (apa6 dahat (??)).

(8) MDM KLYTWm1 dmykw hva2 B'YHWNtw3 ,stw W '

apar Xv"nam zamik, ha -is Xvast ast ut

BSLY, W 5 pyb y gywkwmltw ,pryknw'" g56t ut p~h i Gay5mart apdirTkn.

(9) YMRRWNyt dmyk ),YE ygwn YHMTWNynm 1 ,MT L'

gS/pt zamik ku

Je-•yn rasinam ka8 nj

DNH 2 BR, 3 HWYTWNm ,YE kt,1 4 ZK y LH 5 '. in be ddnam ku katdr &n i avj (ast ut g6St ut

pih, ut katar an i avj ?>

(10) MDM KLYTW MY' y )Ing1 y 2 ,YTw dglytw MN lwt)n

apar Xvan(am> ip i Arang i hast Diglit ha6 r6tdn,

,YT MDM YHMTWNynw xwnww 3 y LII y lystkw 4 ,NWT, '.' ku apar rasen Xn i avj i ristak martam.

(11) YMRRWNyt ,Y P1 ygwn 2 YHMTWNynm ,MT L, DNM 3

g6eflt (<dp ku e-yon rasenam, ka8 ne *&n

BR, HWYTWm ,YE ktl ZK y LH xwnw W4 kwtl ZK y be ddnam ku katar 5n i ave xon ut katdr an i

cLH 5 .. av' ?

(7) 5 stun TD. 6 om. TD. om. Bk. 8 d'tlyh Bk. 9 y inserit Bk. 10 om. TD.

11 s?ic v? sic TD:

WVaw praeponit Bk. 12 om. TD. 13 XwyTs'nw TD.

(8) 1 GLYTTWm TD. 2 bis scriptum in Bk. 3 BYHWNtnw TD. 4 om. TD. 5 y Bk.

(9) 1 Wtw ad m ligatum adjungit Bk. 2 DNM TD. 3 om. Bk. 4 kt'lyh Bk. y inserit Bk.

(10) 1 ,lwnd Bk. 2 om. Bk. 3 ,bw Bk. 4 lyst2 Bk.

(11) 1 .-

inserit Bk. 2 addit TD ad finem lineae. 3 Bk. mutilatus usque ad

primum ktl ZK. 4om. TD. 5 'LHw TD.

384 R. C. ZAEHNER-

(12) MDM KLYTWm 1 ,wlwl W MN2 ,LH

BYHWNm wls

apar Xvanam urvar ut ha5 avd Xva8am vars (i)

lystw ,NgWT, ". rist mart(m.

(13) 1YMRRWNyt ,wlwl ',YF ygwn YHMTWNynm2 ,MT L'

gosjt urvar ku 6e-y5n

rasinam kaa nj

)NHw3 BR' HWWYTWNm4 kt'1 ZK y LH 5 wls W 6 ktl *en be danam (ku> katar an i ave vars ut katar

ZK y ,LHo.' an i ave?

(14) 1 MDM KRYTWm wtw MNW ,LH

BYHWNm gnw y 2

apar X~inam vat, *hac' avJ Xvd8am Jan i

,LH lystkw

,NWT, '.'

ave ristak martom.

(15) YMRRWNyt1 w,tw ,YE Tygwn YHMTWNynm ,MT L, 2

gsflit vat ku ey-n rasenam, kaa nj

,NHw 3BR, HWYTWm4 ,YF ktl ZK y ,LH HY, ktl ZK *in bi danam ku katar an i av e an, katar an

y cLH "" i avJ ?

(16) MNW ,whrm, HWHwm 'MT ,p,'2 nkylwm PWN dmyk

<man> kJ Ohrmazd ham, kaa apad nikirom pat zamik

MY, 3

,wlwl lwvnnyh wtw PWN lwvnw dh•inw4 BR, 5 HWWYTWm

5p urvar r5snih vat, pat rosn dsis~n(?) be ddnam,

,ywkw MN TNY BR', nsym ".

MH PWN wspw 6 dnvnnyh PWN Jvak had dit bj sndsem:

? e pat visp-danisnih, pat

lwsnw myn nyh ,ywkw MN TNY 'wgwn wayhym Eygwn ,MTw r5ain-minisnih vak had dit 5yn vidihjm ay6n ka K(mart?>)

(12) 1 Bk. mutilatus usque ad lystw. 2 M, TD. (13) 1 W praeponit Bk. 2hic mutilatus Bk. 3 Iranice az, " ego," at cf. ?? 9 et 11.

4 HW W YT Wm TD. 5 cLHw TD. 6 om. TD. (14) 1 W praeponit Bk. 2 om. TD. 3 y inserit TD. (15) 1 YMRRWVNtw Bk. 2 ZK addit Bk. 3 Cf. (13).3 4 HWWYTWm TD. (16) 1 ".' inserunt ambo. -2 pr', Sw Bk.: nkylyty addit TD. 3 W inserit Bk. * dhinnyh

Bk. 5 '. inserit Bk. 6 ws TD.


Syl wNKDn 7 y PWN dmyk PWN 9 hmywy pr,' t 0ynd 10 sir (i) matakan (dxt>),8 i pat zamik pat ham-yvy frdaE tacend

'ywkw BYN TNY HN, ,Ym 11 ktl NKD ,wgwn BR), nsym ygwn jvak andar dit, it ku-m katir matak: oyo~n be snasem cyaon

,MT GBRy 30 ,saw HWH,h KR, ,ywk 1,d ymkw 12 ,y y13 kaa mart-e 30 asp heh, har jvak

r5a yamak-j i

nyn l14,y ptv )YT ktl ,swa L, ,Mt vyl dwxtw ZK 30 ymkwi15 nisan-j pat-is ku katdr asp *r53, [kaa jir d6Xt,] an 30 yamak

,knyn YKYMWNd ,YTw YCBHWytw HWYTWstnw 16 KR, aynen stjnd, *a8ak kamjt danastan, har

ymkw y 17 MDM 'HDWNytw ny,'n y PWN y'mkw BR', nsytw yamak-j apar g#rit, nisan i pat yamak be sns~it

',Ylm ktl ',sw '. ku-m katar asp.

(17) MDM YTWNm ,ylymnw plystkw 1 MNWs plcmk'lyh 2

apar *frestam Airyaman frestak ki-v frai~mkar7h

BYN Xwykl1yh '. andar Xve"karfh.

(18) BR, YHMTWNynytw ,stw W 1 Xwn W v1s W lwvnyh be rasenet ast ut xgn ut vars ut rs5nih (ut)

HY, y gywkmltw W 2 mSyy' s W 4 m,ygnnb 5 '.'

~an i Gayamart ut *Mas'y ut *Maydane.

(19) ,Pv pyvwpd LWHL ps,5wm ,stw y gywkmltw " TVP

ut-ad ps pa58 apSdi pass5aom ast i Gayamart, ut-ad

ZK y m',b W myyb 1 hmptwstw 2

gsnk_ W ,'ndkw BR,

5n i *Ma[y5 ut *Malydnj ham-patvast gainak(?) ut andak bj

YHBWNm 4 "." daham.

(16) 7 nddn Bk. 8 transposui. 9 om. Bk. 10 tend Bk. 1 m om. Bk. 12 ymkb TD. 13 om. Bk. 14

y',n Bk. 15 alter Waw otiosum praebet TD. 16 YWYTWstnw Bk.

17 w y om. TD.

(17) 1 p'lystkw Bk. 2 y inserit Bk. S Xwyk,'ly Bk.

(18) 1 om. TD. onm. Bk. 3 m'yyy, Bk. ' om. Bk. sic j)AUbAL. TD:

(19) om.B. W addit TD. om.Bk.YHBWtwTD. (19) 1 om. Bk. 2 W addit TD. 3 om. Bk. YHBWVtw TD.

386 R. C. ZAEHNER-

(20) ,Pm ,L hmpsXtnww1 LWHL YHBWNtnw2 hwgltl 12 dmn

ut-am 5 ham-passaxtan apa6 datan hugartar 12 daman

ZYm PWN 3 bwn BR, YHBWNtw . pltwm ,MTwm ,symn wynltw i-m pat bun bi dat, fratom kaa-am asman vinart

,stwn ,n MDM dtl MNW' MN hy'w kwstw L, HWHd gyt,,nw BR, astiln an-apar-da~tar ki-' ha6 he6 kust nj hjnd gjtjhan bj

d,)t,1 4 ..

W dtykl ,MTm dmyk wynltw m,,nkyw symnw ,MT dadtSr ; ut ditikar kaa-am zam7k v nart miyanak (i>) sman *ku

,L kt'l1,y 5 nymkl L, nzdygtl bwtw hwmnkyh y zltkw y xykw 5 katar-ic-e nemak nj nazd7ktar bilt, humanmikh i zartak i xayak

m,,nw x'ykw .. 6 W stykl ,MTm Xwlvytw blyhynytw ".

4 wm

miydn (i>) xyak; ut sitikar kaa-am Xvargst brjhnit ; 4-om

,MTwm mh blyhynnyt . 5 wm

kaa-am mah brhen-it ; (5-om kaa-am star brjhenit;> *6-om

'MTm BYN ,wlwln7 KBD gwnkw Ing W psinws BR'

kaa-am andar urvardn vas gonak rang ut *csiin be

YHBWNtw 9 . 6 wm 'MTm BYN ',wlwl ,tXS PWN sywcSnyh dat ; *7-om kaa-am andar urvar ataxs pat as56iZnTh

BR, YHBWNtw ".

7 wm ,MTm lo xwvkw ,L dmyk 11 BR' bwltw

be dt ; *8-om kaa-am Xg5ak 6 zam7k bi burt

W PWN hngm y 21 pr, w Xsnw y blwmnd l3 YHWWNd

,L 14

ut pat hangam i fra6 vaXSiSn [i] bar5mand bavind, 6

Xwlsnw y ,NgWT,,nw W 15 gwsindnw 16 YHMTWNd 17 .. 9 wm Xvarisn i martoman ut g5spandan rasind ; 9-om

,MTm BYN NKD'n z'hkw BR' wynltw MDM18 nhwptw

19 cD

kaa-am andar matakan zahak be vinart, apar n ihuft tak

BR wtwltw20o ,Pm ywdt 21 ywdtw BYN ZK 'iwdnw w22

bJ (ne' viturt, ut-am yut yut andar an ar8 is'n

(20) 1 y ad finem lineae superscribit TD. 2 L, WHL YHBWNtw Bk., bis scriptum. 3 om. Bk. d,'tlyh TD. 5 kwtlc'y TD. 6 usque ad Xw in xwl8ytw mutilatus Bk. I usque ad ,syw'snyh om. Bk. 8s '. inserit TD. 9 hm addit TD. 10o ,MT, Bk. 11 usque ad

wXsinw mutilatus Bk. 12 om. TD. 13 bl'wmnn, TD. 14 xwlbytw addit Bk. 15 om. TD.

16 usque ad ,MTm proximum mutilatus Bk. 17 in TD. lacuna patet. 18 MH Bk.

19 hwptw Bk. 20 y inserit Bk. 21 ywdtw B YN ZK mutilata in Bk. 22 ,l'dinw Bk.


pytkynytw 23 'stwmnd 24 W dlym 25 W p'yb W 26 slwbww 27 .. paytFkenit ast xon mo~ ut drim ut pzh ut sriv ,

dhwm 28 ,MTm tnnwmnd mwlwn PWN pl ,ndlwy 29

dahom ka8-am tanomand murvdn pat parr (andar) andarvay

wdynytw 30 .. y,dhwm 31 ,MTm MY, LGLH 32 ,YTwyh vd;sent; ydzdahom ka8-am ip pd8 thastih

hwmnkyh y33 pr'5 lpt,1 YHBWNtw'.

dwsdhwm humdndkTh [i] frSd raftir dat ; duvdzdahom (ka8-am afr

L'L, MDM bwlt,1 y MY, 34 w,l,nynyt,1 35 y wl,nw'" ddt) ul apar burtar i ap, varanenstar i vdrdn.

(21) hwmnk 1 YHWWNtw 'L dmdhvnyh 2 dynw lwbkyh plvkrtw

huminik brt [5] ddm-dahilnzh, den-ruvdkih, fra'kart-

krtlyh 3 cL d'stnw y BYT, 4 '.' kartarsh 5 *desitan i Xnack.

(22) 1 'ygwn ktkw_

PWN 3 ,pz,1 pl1,myhytw y 2 ,YTw bwm 3

6ey5n katak pat 3 aflzdr fraidmThjt i hast bum

dyw,1 4 W skwpw W ZK y 5 dm dhvnyh bwm dynw lwbkyh 6

dzvar ut ask6l8; ut in i ddm-dahisnih bum, den-ruvakTh

dyw,1 plbkrtw krtlyh 8 ,k'wpw ." divdr, fraikart-kartirih ak6flp.

(23) eygwn ,MT GBR, BYT, 1 YCBHWytw wylstnw 2 GBR, 3

ejy5n ka8 mart Xdnak kIcmit virdstan, mart 3

BR, w'ynyt 3 MNW4 ,ywkw PWN bwm wylstnw ,ywkw PWN be viien~t ke evak pat bum vTrdstan, evak pat

dyw,1 6

,hxtnw W 6 'ywkw PWN ,skwpw krtnw plhxtktl dwvdr 5haXtan, ut evak pat a'k6fl kartan frahaxtaktar,

(20) 23 Wow inserit TD. 24 ,stwmnnd TD. 25 dlmn Bk. 26om. TD. 27 slwbwy TD. 28 W praeponit Bk. 29 ,ndlwkw TD. 30 w,dynnytw Bk. 31 yhyndhwm TD. 32 Wow

apponit TD. 33 pro hwmn,'kyh y, hm'nyhyh,

Bk. 34 y inserit TD. 35 wlnynyty TD. (21) 1 hwmnkyh TD. 2 y inserit TD. 3 y inserit Bk. 4 BR, TD. (22) 1 W praeponit Bk. 2 ,D YNw ." addit Bk. 3y inserit Bk. 4 dywdl Bk.

6om. Bk. 6 lwb,yh Bk. I dywdl Bk, 8 y W addit Bk. (23) 1 BWYT,, TD. 2 W addit Bk. 3 wytw TD. 4 ywppw addit TD.

dywd,1 Bk.

6 om. TD.

388 R. C. ZAEHNER-

W ywdtw ywdtw PWN ZK 7 k,1 BR, YKYMWNynytw 8 D ut yut yut pat 5n kir be estenit : tdk

bwm wylstw W 9 dyw,1 0o ,hXtnw LD Systw 11 . bfm viirst ut

davvr ahaXt[an], ni sdyast.

(24) ,LH MNWS BYT, plmwtw 1 lwvnw ,k's ,YF PWN nd

,L avi ki-s 'xnak framfit, rosn akas ku pat vand 5

plCm YHMTWNyt W 2 PWN 3 plhxtklyh y ,LH

y ,skwpw kt,1 fra~am rasit, ut pat-ia frahaxtkirih i ave i asklP-kalr)tir,

,pygwmny bwtn 1,d 4 dylwwstXw- 5 ,MT dyw,1 'L pl'm mtw apc-guman bitan rdS, der-vistaXv. ka8 dwvar o fraFam mat

D 6 'cLH MNWv ,lkwpw BYJN 7 wy k,lyh ,'kwpwynytn ,wgwn

[tak] av kj-s a kSfl andar Xve•kSarh, akS6flenitan o5yo5n

hwgl 8 Eygwn ,LHjnj'9 2 PWN k,1 ZY',nw PKDNwy 1o .

hugar eJy-5n aveSan-i6 2 pat kIr i-9in pate-mar.

(25) W TND 1 hwmnkw bwtw plvkrtw krtlyh 2 cL LYLY, y ut dit humandk but fra vkart-kartarTh 5 5 ap i

t,1 ,MT 3 LYLY, 'L sl ,ZLWNyt Xwlytw 3 knlkw y gyhnw ,waytw

tir: "ka8 ~ap 6 sar 'avit, Xlars~t 3 kandrak i gjhan uzit

W LWHL 'L NPJH gywk mtw W 4 gltvnw 5 pl1,mynytw ZK nwkw ut apd5 6 5 Xl gyak mat ut gartisn frazaminit, [in] nak

PWN seyesnw YHWWNytw W 6 tm 7 W s t,19 MHYTWytw'. pat spe-zin bavit ut tam ut tar zanet.

(26) hwmn,'kw bwtw ,L

mh MNW 15 BYN 1i wxsnw 15 2 BYN huminik but 5o mah ke 15 andar vaxgiin, 15 andar

lpsvnw YHWWNyt ). ,MT bwndkw bwtw ,wyn'pt'k nwk 3 LWHL

(na)rfsin bavit. kao bavandak but avindptak, nak apa6

(23) 7addit TD. ad finem lineae. 8 YK,

YM WNytw TD. 9 om. Bk. 10 dywdl

Bk. 11 .,stw TD.

(24) 1 Wdw inserit Bk. 2 om. TD. 3 plkyw addit Bk. 4 L, TD. - dylstxw Bk.

6 pro mtw cD (resp. mtnw y), mytnw y TD. 7 om. TD. 8 hwdl Bk. 9 ZKnm Bk. 10 PWN KBD Bk.

(25) 1 TNN Y, TD. 2 y inserit Bk. 3 om. Bk. 4 pro mtw W, mtb Bk. -s .' inserit TD. et lacunam habet. 6 om. TD. 7 '. inserit TD. 8 om. Bk. 9 W inserit TD.

(26) 1 dynw Bk. 2 om. TD. 3 ,wynwpt,k nwk, mutilatus BK.


ZL,WNytw MN xwlsytw vtrwhl 4 y lw'nnw PWN bm pytkw zdyjt, ha6 Xvarset aOriydr i rogndn pat bim paytak

YHWWNyt 5 gyhn y lystXyyw LWHL dhvnyh ptv bavit : gehdn i ristCXez apla-dahiinTih pat-id

pytkyhytw paytakihht.

(27) hwmnk bwtw L NTw MNW PWN whln dlxtw wvkwptw humanak but o sl1 kg pat vahdrdn draXt viskuft

YHWWNd PWN hmynw bl YHBWNd W pty6w pl,'m bl bavend, pat hamin bar dahind, ut (pat) patez frakSm bar

YHWWNd PWN dmstnw hwvkw W mwltw hwmn'k YHWWNd '.

*dahjnd, pat zamastan husk ut murt humandk bavend.

(28) ,MT wnylnw y SNTn s'wlykyhytw mtrw LWHL ,L ka8 vinrisvn i saln spurrzkihjt, MiOr apa o

gywkw y nXwstynw mtw 1 YWM W LYLY, hwnd ptmnw ,ndlwy gyak i naXvisten mat, r65 ut sap havand-patman, andarvay

ns,lykw ptmnykw_

YHWWNd nisar;ik (?)-patmdn[Tk] bave~nd.

W mwlt'Xycw hwmnk MN hwvk dlnw dlxtn nwkw wlg ut murtaxez humnadk *5 husk ddran draxtan (i) nak varg

pycyhynd W nhl1 wvkwpyhynd '.

(s})pTeh~nd ut nihdl vi*k6l8ihjnd.

(29) ,styknyh LWHL dhvnyh 1,d KR, Eyhlnw pl5,m 'L bwn *6stikanih apac dahisnih ri58 har ihrdn frakSm

6 bun

hm hngw'ytk YHWWNd 5ygwn ,NSWT, MNW',nw YHWWNsnw ham hang56itak bavend, e-ya5n mart5m ke-s'n bavisn

MN twhm twaynd 6ygwn ,wlwln MNW',nw YHWWNvnw MN ha' t5hm tacbnd, jy65n urvarin ke-gSn baviin ha6

twhmkw bwndk plcmyh PWN hmtwhmyh'."

t5hmak, bavandak-frazSmih pat ham-t5hmih.

(26) OLtrhl

Bk. hactenus Bk, cetera desunt.

(28) 1 post lacunam '.' habet cod.

VOL. X. PART 2. 26

390 R. C. ZAEHNER-

(30) PWN dynw ,wgwn pytk ,YT ,hlmnw ,MT BYN ,L

dm

pat dn oyo5n paytik ku Ahriman, ka8 andar 6 ddm

dwb',lstw dwvdynw ghdyww. sltk ,wgw PWN hnbSw d,&tw ygwn duvdrast, dusdin jh-djv sar8ak oyo(5n> pat hanbdz dSt e-yoln

GBR, NYH ghb 2 hnbsnw T MH BNP?H ,YTw y S,, mart zan<i>) y'h-j hanbavn (bavb>t; 6j XVat hast [i] div

gh 3 ,)P dwvdynw 4 ghdyww 1 sltk bn ,pstnw BNPH jjh : ut-ag duvdjn gh-dev sar8ak ban(<lk> aPfdi>st[an], Xvat

,YTw sl y hmk gb' gh 5 ,,n gln pyt,,lktl 'L GBR, y

hast sar i hamik [ h] fgh devdn, garin pityiraktar 5 mart i

,hlwbw ". ahrov.

(31) ,Pv dwvdyny y hmywXtw ut-av dusden [i] <(Kh-dev apak mart i ahrov? > ham-yuXt,

,hwkynytnw d NKDnw 1,d LWTH hmywxtyhstw ,YF ,D 5hakjnitan i mdtakdn ra8 apak ham-yuXtihast, ku tak

NKDn ,hwkyntw W ,hwkynytkyh NKDnw 1,d ZGL'n matakdn ahakenat, ut ah6kjn7takih <i> mdtakdn r58 nardn

,hwkynnd MN Xwyvklyh wltnd '.

5hakonand, ha6 Xve-karih vartdnd.

(32) ,PT ,HL waytw sishptw srd,1 y BNPH ,YTw ,tw'y" ,Pv ut-ag pas vicit spahpat sarddr i Xvat hast *Az: ut-ag

4 sihptw PWN hmklyh pr,' YHBWNtw HWHd ,YTw ,'m W 4 spahpat pat hamkar7h fr5d dat hind, hast Ebm ut

dmstn W zlmn W saw hwmnkyh y xwlsn W xwl'pplyn W Zamastan ut Zarman ut Sie, humanakTh i x'ardsdn ut *Xvarflaran ut

nymlw6 W ,pXtl

'.'

ne-mr56 ut apaXtar.

(33) sihptw MDM waytw W ,W

gsnk srd,1 W ,ndk spahpat apar vic~t [ut] Az, gainak(?) sardar ut andak

(30) 1 )}4.Z. ) . x addit cod. ad finem lineae.

5 q • y.


srd,1 y ,YTw swd tgnw ,ytwnyw zlm'n ,'wn mwdk ,ytwnwd sardar, i hast su8 ti'n, jtan-i6 zarman *sean m68ak, Jtan-i6

sew pl1ybwtw W ,ybwtw '. sCE frjhbftt ut *apjbf7t.

(34) PWN plkrtw pltwm ,l y ,? BYHWNyhytw "" ,YTw HNN pat fraskart fratom 'ar i Az Xvda8het ; hast it

id MiH shptw srd,1 ,YTw ,prykmnw dlwnw -

,hlmnw dwidynw rad3 i spdhpat sardar hast(i) *aparfkan-i" dru~an, Ahriman dusden

nylwk MN 'LH wy' nurak ha6 avj ve-.

(35) PWN5 bwn lwbkyh dm ,MT zwlwn ZK klp 1 pat-i6 bun ruvakTh (i) dam ka8 Zurvan an karp

ptmwnw y tlykw W ,twrwystlgwn lwbkyh id pr', 'L 'hlmnw

*patmak i tarzk ut aturastar-gan ruvak-h ra8 frad6 Ahriman

bwltw PWN DNH pwvtw ,YF DNH ,YTw ZK zb y 'tXv hwm'nkw burt pat in pa"t ku en hast Jn zdy i ataXs humanak

swasnyk W hmk dmn pt8 ,wftpwywmnnd BNPH gwhl y ,6 s656iink, ut hamdk ddmdn pat-is "&tapomand, Xvat g6hr i Az

dlytw : ,MT zymnkw y 9000 ?NTw BR, ,L pl6,m mtw ZK darit. ka8 zamanak i 9000 sal be o

fra'Sm mat, an

MHt PWN BR, ptylptw 'YF BR, h,5,b hlwsyw ,Xww y ce-t pat (bun> bi *patistat ku bj hJdEh harvisp aXv i

'stwmnnd 'L ,dwstyh 2 y ,whrm, dwstyh y NPMH BNPH ast6mand 6 adastih i Ohrmazd, d6stih i X ve, Xvat

lwyvnw y MDM 'ywkw bwnyvtkyh ,YF hm ZK MNW <vir>ravi'n i apar vak- buni.takth, ku ham an ke

,pzyynytl ztl bwndkw L, pl6,mynytw PWN ,LHjnw zy

aflzadyjntar zatar, bavandak nj fraSaminit, pat ave-an zay

'p'ryk.- w ,

w HN, y LK BR, ywyytw ~ dm LK xwtw PWN *apakih Az jt i t5 be z8yjt, dam(i) to, Xvat pat

swd pr,' YMYTWNyt MH L, ,ypytw MN ,whrm, d'mnw su8

frda5 mirit, e nJ ayapit ha6 Ohrmazd daman

(35) x addit cod. ad finem lineae. 2 •

..o.

3 1 y.

392 R. C. ZAEHNER-

xwlinw,: hwm'nkyh y zgwy MNW BYN MY, zywndk W

xvari'n, humanadkh i (va>zag- kj andar ap z7vandak, ut

,D MY, hm'y ,hwkynytyw ,P BNPH ptv hm'y zywytw

W 'MTv

tak ap hame hakejn~t, *as Xvat pat-is hame zzTvt, ut ka8-ai

MY, has LWHL 'HDWNyt mwltkw hwlkw 4 YHWWNyt'.' Jp ha6-i ap56 *graft, murtak hulk bavit.

(36) W ,yw ,ywkw yhlyh, L, twbn YHWWNtw ,hwkynytn 'D ut A z evak-dihrihj n? tuvan but ahakeintan tak

dmnw plkndk YHWWNyt ZYS zwhlnw PWN ywmy lwbkw daman parkandak bavit, *ai zS(h)radn pat yume ruvak

YHWWNtn y BYN dm 1,d 'L 3 bxtw y 'YTw 5yhlyk BR, dyhl biftan i andar dam rJ6, 5 3 baxt i hast 6ihrik, bi 6ihr

W bylwnw MN vyhl . yhlykw ZK ,MT BYN xwltlyh MNWA ut beran ha6 dihr. iihrik an *ke andar Xvartarsh kI-4

HY, ,wbs bstkw .- BR, dyhlykw kmkwmnndyh y MDM yan ov-i bastak be 6ihrik kdmakcmandih i apar

gwmy'gnw MNW BNPH wlnw KRYTWyhytw MNW PWN

gumecisn ke Xvat Varan XvanThet kh pat

wynsn y 'L BR, ZK y ,nd1wnw hngycyhytw W W yhl y tnw veiniin i 5 be Jn i andaran hangeSihet ut 6ihr i tan

,wstpyhytw . bylwnw MN eyhl ,15wkw y 'L ktl',y nywkyh itJflThet: bjran ha6 ihr dri5k i 8 katar-id-j n vakih

y HDYTWNyt ,ywp ,Tnwyt w'. i venet ayd2 ainavit.

(37) KR, twpy 'L 2 bxtw . ZK y yhlyk ,YTw swd tnw ". har tfl-e o5 2 baXt: adn i 6ihrik hast su8 tiin

," ZK y BR), yhlyk ,YTw ly6,kw ptylkw ZK y bylwnw MN Eyhl an i be 6ihrik hast ridak patir(a)>k; an i beran had 6ihr

,YTw ,pwlyh, hndwXtn pynyh, BR, L, YHBWNtn'.' hast appurih5 hand5xtan, penih5 be ne datan.

(35) 4 addit cod. ad finem lineae.


(38) HNY ,YTw MNWs SLYtlyh BiYN plwnd W ,pdwm pytk it hast ke-s vattarih andar fravand. ut [afpdom] paytak

,YE ,pdwm yhlglyh y ,•w 1,d ,swhvtw PWN hmzwhlyh y ku afidom *cargarih i Az ra8 AsvahiSt pat hamz5(h)rTh i

'ylymnww plystkw BR' 'L dmyk Y,TWNytw L dmn MDM A iryaman fristak be o zamik dayt, 6 damin apar

gl'n wnsyh, gwsind s1tknw MHYTWtn km swsnyh i y hcA

garan-vinssih*i gaspand saraakan zatan, kam- *sjitzh i had-is

mytw DNH_

plmytw ,YF GBR, HWHytw ,L ,ytwnw gwsind (ni)mayet;

,n-i' framayet ku mart hjt, ma et6n gospand

BR, kwsyt,1 YHWW 2 Yygwnt'n pyv pr,' PWN

"- KNnw 3 kvytw '" bi ku'Ttdr *bavit 'jy5n-tdn pe- frda pat *njn kusit.

(39) ,MTw nzd 'L plIkrtw krt'lyh YHWWNytw ngwXvytln y ka8 nazd 6 fraskart-kartdrih bavet, niyoXsTtaran i

',whftw plmnw MN gwsind ztlyh BSLY, W xwlnyh BR' wltynd Asvahi't framan ha6 g6spand-zatarTh ga6t [ut] XvarisnTh bi vartind,

W 4 ,ywkw nkylwkw y ', BR, khytw nywkyh y BYjN tnw L ,YTw ut 4 evak *nerak i Az be kahnt, nevakih i andar tan 6 hast,

BR, ,npyhst tmyiw tl bhlyh, MHYTWNyt mdwwdykkyh 'L yhl be anaiflhast, tam-i6 tar bahrTha *zat: *mjnokikih 56 ihr

,pyltl ptmwvyhytw dnwnn lwvnwtl ,ypwyhytw'." apertar patm6oihit, danisnan rs'ntar aydflheht.

(40) prznd'n y MN ,LH_,nw

ZLWNnd ,'w

BYN tnw frazandan i ha6 avs'an zdyind Az andar tan

,pt,,wndtykl W tnw km gndktl 'L y,,nw 6yh L' *apatydvandtar ut tan kam-gandaktar, 5 yazdan * ihr

hmptwndtl : PWN ,mwxtlyh y y,,n MN pym xwlnyh wwltynd ham-patvand-tar. pat amoXtdrTh i yazddn had pem-Xvarisnzh vartind;

nymkw nylwkw y ,Sw BR, khytw'. nemak ner6k i Az be kahet.

(38) 1 2 ) bavb~t conjecit Anklesaria. 3 )(j .

394 R. C. ZAEHNER-

(41) ,LHfin

ZLWN~n'n ,Xwlnyh 1id hwbwd km tlykw avesan-i6 zayisnan aXvarisnih ri6 hubS8, kam-tar~k,

mynwg Cyhl W ,ZLWNnywwmnnd YHWWNd'.'

menok-Gihr ut azayisnomand bavend.

(42) W ,HL , C , D L, ,,ptnw y nylwkw MN ,whrm, ut pas Az *dev, nI ayiftan i

njr6k ha Ohrmazd

dmn BR, ,L ,hlmnw MNWA PWN swhptn srd,1 mdamn (ra68, be o Ahriman kj-? pat spahpatdn sardar

pyt'kynytww lwidkyh, BYjN ,L dmn Itw ptkltw ',Y'm syl

paytakenit, ruzdakiha andar 6 ddman trat patkart ku-m ser

hnbwltw , DWNt 1 MH L, ,,pym MN ,whrm, dmn Xwlsnw hanburt kunit, 6' n ayapem hae Ohrmazd daman x arisn

zwhln "." zS(h)ran.

(43) PWN plmn y ,hlmnw ,, y Xwltkw BR, ,pshynytw - pat framin i Ahriman div i Xvartak be apsihinet.

,pdwm ZK y 4 sEhptn pr', KTLWNd W ,HR 2 y ,hlmnw ap3dom an i 4 spihpaatn

.frdc mdncnd ut an 2 i Ahriman

Az.

(44) prC 'L dmyk YTWNd ,whrm, 'hlmnw slwv ,w -.-' L

frc' 5 zamik dyend Ohrmazd Ahriman, Sr8S Az. [5]

,whrm, ,hlmnw MHYTWNytw _D

bwXtyk bwtw ,dw LWTH Ohrmazd Ahriman zanit: tak baXtzk but Az apak

,hlmnw 6,1 L, ,ypytw.- ZK 1id ,MT ,whrm, wys dtl1 y lwgnwyh Ahriman, &ir nj ayipit, an-i'" r86 ka6 Ohrmazd visp-ddtar i r8Snih,

,PS tlykyh y ,hlmnw pyt,,lkw slwvhlb y ptmnyk ,YTw ut-as tarikih i Ahriman pityarak; Sr&s-ahrdy [i] patmanik, hast

mynwg y ptmnw ,P plybwtw W ,ybwtwyh y ',w pyt,,lkw mejnk i patman, ut-a? Frjhbft ut *Apjbfit i Az pityarak:

hm blyhh HWHnd PWN kwxsnw hambrih hind pat k5Xs isn.

(42) 1?0. (44) J addit cod. ad finem lineae.


(45) BR), ygwn ',w LWTH bxtykw YHWWNyt 'hlmnw be i

e-yn Az apik baXtik (ne) bavit, Ahriman

,ywtkw ,PT hmhmyml 3 2 y ywdtw gwhhl y ,YTw ,whrm, evtak, ut-as [ham] hamm(>)1l 3, 2 i yut-g6hr i hast Ohrmazd

slwv W ,ywkw y hmgwhl y ,YTw ,w bxtyktl :- ,MTv ,yyb,1 Sr5s, ut evak i ham-g6hr i hast Az (i) baXtiktar: ka8-a a8yar

BR' 'L hmymlyh gyhtw hmbtyk pylwayhytw'. be o hamemalih *gait, hambatik per5-ihit.

(46) ,MT 57 ?NTw 'L plkrtw krtlyh LWHL ,L ZLWNTnw

ka8 57 sal 6 fraskart-kartarsh apa5 6 zayisn

YHWWNytw y swsns s'wlykglyh ZK y PWN 'L zltwvtw BR, bavit i Sa6yans, spurr7kgarih &n i *be 6 Zartuit be

YHBWNyhytw ". dah7het.

(47) MDM zlltw tw, wgwn pytk ,YR PWN 30 slkw BR, 'L

apar Zartuit y6n paytak ku pat 30 salak be 6

hmpwrsyh y ,whrm, mtw ,PT dynw ptylptw ,P y'tykyh ham-purszh i Ohrmazd mat, ut-ag din patiyraft, ut-ag yazdikTh

lwbkynytw ""

PWN 57 ?NTw dynw PWN 7 kyvwl bhlkwyh, ruvakjnit. pat 57 sal den pat 7 ki"var bahrakiha

BR, mtww "' ygwn dynw 'L lwbkyh mtw dlwE MN ,sklkw pytkyh

be mat. 6e-y5n din 6 ruvakih mat, druv ha6 5a'krak-paytikih

y BR, 'L hidl dmyk bhlyh, nylwk',nw 'klyhstw'. [i] be o ha6avar zamk

.... .1 bahrihdi nerok~an akar;hast.

(48) ,MT ZK sawlgl 1 plystkw y ,YTw swsns plw'nkww ,ylymnw

ka8 5n spurrgar frestak i hast S6syans parvanak A iryaman

PWN dmyk pytk YHWWNytw PWN hmhnd,'kyh PWN 30 slkw pat zamzk paytak bavit, pat ham-handdacakih pat 30 sdlak

BR, 'L mynwgn y hmpsytww . d'tw y plkrtw krtlyh hm PWN be 6 men6kdn [i] ham-*purset. dat i fragkart-kartarsh ham pat

(47) 1 nihdn virjxt conjecit Anklesaria, fortasse recte.

(48) 1 ad finem lineae cod.

396 R. C. ZAEHNER-

57 8NTw bwndk lwbkyh, PWN 7 kyvwl BR, S'TWNyt PWN 57 sail; bavandak-ruvdkiha pat 7 ki'var be ravit,; pat

bwndk lwbkyh ,npyhytw dlw' MN d'mn . bavandak- ruvdkih 5anFndhet dru' had diman.

(49) ,MT ,ybgtw 'L dm mtw pr', 6000 NTw y ,w mltykw y ka8 apigat 5 dam mat, frc' 6000 sil i 5Umartik, i

,YTw MN plwltynw BYRH ,whrm, YWM 'D lwak'l LWHL 'L hast ha6 Fravarten mah, Ohrmazd rJ5 tUk r&5kar ap&d 5

plwltynw BYRH ,whrm, YWM y gvtw KTLWNtw YKYMWNytw

Fravarten mrh, Ohrmazd r66 [i]gait, mdnd stit,

,L ,ws'wlykyh y 6000 ?NTw y why'gykw 3 8NTw hwmnkyh y

6 uspurrikih i 6000 sal i vihieakik *4 sail humandkTh [i]:

MH KR, 4 SNTw YWM y why'kw L, ,pzwnw PWN 6000 ?NTw iB har 4 sal r&d-j vihjlak, nj a3zan ; pat 6000 sal

4 NTw hwmnkw YHWWNyt .- PWN ZK gs nyvn YHWWNytw 4 sSl humnadk bavit. pat 5n gas nisan bavit

y lyst'Xcw W sayhl BR, ywmbytw lwbhnw Xwlsytw m'h stwlnw i ristaXjz, ut Spihr be yumbit, ruvivn (i) Xvarset mah, stardn

wwwgt ,ywkw YHWWNd ." cygwn scyhl wltvnyk ,ndlwy W

*ga8 a43vnak* bavind ; , y •n Spihr vartisnik, andarvay ut

zlhn KHDH dmyk W mnsn'nw MN vyhlyk BR, wltytw zrejhn hamist zamlik ut mdnisvnn ha 6vihrTlc (ras)> be *vartend.

PWN dmyk hwmnkyh y 6vmkyh, y MY, KBD'nw gywknw pat zamik humanadkh i casmakihd i 5p vasan gyakan

csmk ,tXs LL, ,wzynd'.' 6asmak (i) ataXs ul uzend,

(50) HN, id MH ,whrm, PWN MY' BR, YHBWNtw PWN

et r8s ~J Ohrmazd pat 5p be dat, pat

'txs pl1,myhytw " MH MY', yhl dlytw y lwvnkw W wXskw

dtaXs fra~amTh~t":

e a p 5ihr daret i rS•ank ut vaXsdk,

(49) 1 conjecit Anklesaria.


,tXS swlkw ptylgl y twhm " ygwn ,MTw twm y ,wlwln

itaXs s'sik pat-r((an)>gar1 i tahm; 6y-5n ka8 t5m i urvardn

BR, 'L MY, YHMTWNyt ', zwhl y wXskyh ,P Xwytw be o ip raset, a z&(h)r i vaXd(>)kih, ut-as Xvet

YHWWNyt bavit.

(51) ,MT ZK ,tXv PWN dmyk pytkw YHWWNyt ,pn BYN ka8 5n 5taXs pat zam7k paytak bavit, 5pin andar

4L ,wpysnw YKYMWNd W w',ln MN wlnw LWHLw

5 5pd8ihn (?) istind, ut v'ran-ic ha6 varisn apa6

YKYMWNd 4D MY, PWN dmyk plhstn LWHL 'L 'wylnk istind tak ip pat zamzk frahistan apTa

6 *averansh

,psclyh, W yhln y MDM dmykw 'tXv hmykyh ld gwnk_ af3spriha <(t)>1 ut cvihrdn i apar zamnk ataXs hamikih rdS, ganak

4L mhyh wXsgynnyt wlttw W wzl ,pt,,wnd YHWWNdd'. 5 ma87h(?) *vartat vaXsakenat*, ut *varz apityivand bavind.

(52) ,MT 3 BYRH 'L lystwyX LWHL 'L ,ltykw YHWWNyt~

ka8 3 mah 5 ristaxjz ap5d, 5 artik bavet

y RB', ygwn PWN bwn dm W dhvnw BYN kwgXysnyh i vazurg, 6e-yon pat bun dam ut dahisn andar kSvis&fnlh

dlwyw "" 90 lwc pnw kly,1 bwtw ,ltykw y ,YTw 30 YWM W

(i) druz. 90 r56- apan kare•dr bilt, artik i hast 30 r56 ut

LYLY, PW wln y Xlpstl ztl 30 YWM LYLY, PWN t',cnw sap pat vdran i xrafstar-zatar, 30 rS3 sap pat tacisn

MN MZNY MNWs ,wlwl ptv wxsytw 30 YWM LYLY, PWN wt

ha6 mi-y kj-? urvar pat-i& vaXst, 30 rcd sap pat vdt

MNW MY, BR, 1,nynytw dmykw ,dlyh lwIn_

L'L, dlyt y gwl kei p be ranenzt, zamik a8ar*darisn ul *ddrivn i gar

wtt BR, krtww '. ut *6akat be kart.

(50) 1 sic Anklesaria recte. (51) 1 sic Anklesaria.

398 A ZERVANITE APOCALYPSE I

(53) BR', ygwn ZK y RB, ,1tyky PWN bwn w'linw y be i

e yn 5n i vazurg art~k pat bun (pat> varisn i

MY, W wtw y MY' swkw YHWWNtw ZK PWN sl PWN t',pnw 5p ut vdt i 5p savak but, 5in pat sar pat tspiGn

W tpsnw y MN 'tXv W vkyptww wtw y 'tXs 'plw6'k ut tapisn i ha6 ataXs ut skift vdt i ataXs afr5ai-k.

(54) cygwn ZK y ,ityk MDM 90 YWM p,'n ,nl LWTH

ceyon 5n i art~k apar 90 rSc-sapdn *yazdan apdk

",,ndw W gyhh bwtw ZK PWN ,pdwm ,sklk .- pytkyh, djvan-i, ut yh bft, an pat a/dom lkckrak-paytdkzhd

HDYTWNyhytyw pn BY.N

,ndlw'y 'tXs klpw GBR, ds vejnhjt, apin andar andarvdy ataXg karp, mart des,

mynwgnw mynytw ,txsyk blgy SWSY, hwmnkw kyptw meindkn menst, 5taxgik(pat> bdrak i asp humanSk kift

,pygwmn YHWWNd'.' '.' '.' apegumdn bavend.

(54) 1 • mn deletum in cod., suprascripto kn.

"Sulphur" in Sogdian

By W. B. HENNING

A PASSAGE in the Sogdian edition of the Manichaean Book of the

Giants relates what punishment the angels meted out to the

ytlyav7E (Sogd. kwy't, cf. lyyyt, etc.). They apply "_tr nfMt 't[yy 1-2]wqtt " fire, naphtha, and ? ". It is a priori obvious that the third, damaged word is " sulphur ", and further confirmation (although not necessary) can be found in a similar sentence of the Middle Persian Kawdn where we read: pd 'dwr npt 'wd gwgyrd " with fire, naphtha, and sulphur "

(both fragments are unpublished). Middle Persian gwgyrd, NPers.

gougird, Pahlavi gwklt (see BSOS., IX, p. 90), suggest an Old Iranian word *gaukrta- which in Sogdian should appear as ySkat or y7kt. Therefore we have to restore [y]wqgt. This word can now be recognized in ywkt, Frg. iii, 16, 19, as translation of which I am ashamed to say I proposed " frogs " quite recently (led astray by a similar Persian word, BSOS., X, p. 95).

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