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Iranian Studies.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 December 2009

H. W. Bailey
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In the Bahman Yašt, ii, 49, there is an interesting list of geographical names. The readings of two MSS. of the Pahlavi Text as well as the Pāzand version (unhappily Pāzand far inferior to that of the Mēnōkē χrat) are available, the Pahlavi in the facsimile of K 20 (fol. 135 recto, 1. 4 et seq.) published by the University of Copenhagen, 1931, and the edition of Dastūr Nosherwān Kaikobād Ādarbād, The Pahlvi Zand i Vôhûman Yasht, 1899, a copy of a MS. dated 554 A.Y., and the Pāzand in Antia, Pazend Texts, p. 339 seq. Translations of ii, 49, have been attempted by West, SBE., v, p. 209, by Dastūr Nosherwān in his edition, and also by Markwart in Caucasica, vi, 1, 54, and in A Catalogue of the Provincial Capitals of Eranshahr, p. 69, an edition of the šahrīhā i Ērān. But as finality in the translation of Pahlavi texts is hard to attain, yet another attempt is here offered. The text is as follows:—

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies , Volume 6 , Issue 4 , February 1932 , pp. 945 - 955
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page 946 note 1 For in place of ry cf. GrBd., 23012, Αγrērαθ

page 947 note 1 šōn <* šavana “ way of acting ”, Paz. šūn, šōnīk “ customary ”, cf. Av. šyaoθna- “ act ” and Y., 293, yā šavaitē ādrәng әrәšiārәhō “ how the lofty behave towards the lowly ”.

page 949 note 1 For the voiced spirants indicated by cf. aδβadāt ═ Av. aδwadāti- “ exposure ” (DkM., 76118, etc.); DkM., 43415, beside GrBd., 23611 ═ Pāz., “ Duγδav ”; νaγδan, DkM., 8197.

page 949 note 2 For other Chinese transcriptions, see Shiratori, “ A Study on Su-t‘ê or Sogdiana,” Mem. Res. Dep. Toyo Bunko, 1928, No. 2.

page 950 note 1 I am indebted to the courtesy of the University of Copenhagen for a photograph of this folio of K. 35.

page 951 note 1 Cf. also the Pahl. transcription of Av. gava- in aēvō.gava- as gvk.

page 953 note 1 If Herzfeld has correctly interpreted the nom. pr. Dātōēh, AMI., iii, 86, this meaning may also belong to the uncompounded zāta.

page 954 note 1 Hertel's translation in the Glossary to Die awest. Herrschafts- und Siegesfeuer, 1931, has not reached beyond an etymology.

page 955 note 1 Cf. Oss. (Dig.) fid “ flesh ”, (Iron) fd: Luke xxiv, 39, udän fd ämä stjtä näi ύνєμα σρκα καστέα οκ χєι. Pahl. Texts, 145, § 13, pit i gāvān beside gōšst i gāv in § 14.