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Avestan language | Old Iranian language, Zoroastrianism, Indo-European ...
Avestan language, eastern Iranian language of the Avesta, the sacred book of Zoroastrianism. Avestan falls into two strata, the older being that of the Gāthās, which reflects a linguistic stage (dating from c. 600 bc) close to that of Vedic Sanskrit in India. The greater part of the Avesta is.
Avestan alphabet and language - Omniglot
Notable Features. Used to write: Avestan, an extinct Eastern Iranian language related to Old Persian and Sanskrit, which was used as a sacred language of Zoroastrian worship long after it ceased to be used as an everyday spoken language. Avestan is also written with the Devanagari alphabet.
Avesta | Definition, Contents, & Facts | Britannica
Zend-avesta. Key People: A.-H. Anquetil-Duperron. James Darmesteter. Eugène Burnouf. Related Topics: Gāthā. Yasht. Avesta, sacred book of Zoroastrianism containing its cosmogony, law, and liturgy, the teachings of the prophet Zarathushtra ( Zoroaster ).
Avesta - Wikipedia
The Avesta ( / əˈvɛstə /) is the primary collection of religious texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language. [1] The Avesta texts fall into several different categories, arranged either by dialect, or by usage. The principal text in the liturgical group is the Yasna, which takes its name from the Yasna ceremony ...
The Avesta and Zoroastrianism: The Creation ... - Ancient Origins
The Avesta is the religious text of Zoroastrianism. Zoroastrianism was founded by the prophet Zoroaster at some point between 1500 and 1000 BC. The religion developed from an oral tradition, and its original prayers and hymns were composed in a language which was called Avestan, now long dead.
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