The Kârnâmê î Artakhshîr î Pâpakân; being the oldest surviving records of the Zoroastrian emperor Ardashîr Bâbakân, the founder of the Sâsânian ... with a trans-literation in Roman character

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 Excerpt: ...Mokristan, Spahan, and different districts of Pars, and came to fight with Ardavan ( himself.) (13) There was fighting and slaughter of many every day for four months. (14) (So) Ardavan sent for soldiers and provisions5 from different frontiers, such as Rai8, Damavand7, Delman9 and Patashkhvargar.9 (15) But as the Glory of the Kayanians'0 was with Artakhshir, the latter" gained success. (16) He killed 1. Rather Bahman, the son of Ardavan.--2. Pahl. 'Ardavan'.--3. The capital of Pare.--4. It is bonnded on tha North by Sajistan, on the South by the Indian Ocean, on the East by India, and on the West by Kerman. P. roj.J which Noeldeke reads ' Mukran, Spahan '; D. ir«yC Mokaristan, (Justi reads it Aro£uti«iin),through which flows.according to the Bundahishn, the river ChairA-miydn (vide Chap. XX).--5. Pers. jj»f means 'provision, 'horses', 'a stable,' etc.--6. Rai, Av. liagha ($ee Vd. I., § 15), near modern Teheran, was the capital city of the Iranian Empire under tho Arsacidm.--7. Pahl. Ddbdhvand, the Mt. Dem&vend; Yakut, oij L t It is described as the well-known mountain range near Rai, where DahJk, tho Bevarasp, was imprisoned.--8. Delman corresponds to the present Gilan. The name Delman can also be read Kermdn or Salman from which, according to the Bundahishn, flows the river Tigris (Chap. XX., 12).--9. The Patathkhvdrgar is an offshoot of the Aparsfin ranges of mountains, called in the Avesta Upairi-Saena. It is situated in Tabaristan or Mazander&n, and is identical with the Pdtithuiaariih in the Inscription of Darius.--10. Comp. Av. Mtyy-eia-'-C WltW »tHV»"M»mj "The Glory of the Kay4nians produced by Mazda", which accompanied all the legitimate kings of Iran, from the Pishdadians to the S...