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1XV, 28, XXXI, 1. 10 K20 omits, by mistake, from ‘together’ in § 3 to this point. " See Chap. XXXI, 2. % So in K2o, but M6 has nismé, ‘soul, reason,’ as in Chap. XXIII, 1; the word ‘glory’ would refer to the supposed divine glory of the Iranian monarchs (see Chap. XXXI, 32). 150 BUNDAHIS. sixteen years and six months, and after that he was a hundred years in concealment. 5. Then the millennium?! reign came to Scorpio, and Dah&k # ruled a thousand years. 6. After the millennium reign came to Sagittarius, Frédfin * rezgned five hundred years; in the same five hundred years of Frédtin were the twelve years of Atrié; Mands#ihar* was a hundred and twenty years, avd in the same reign of Mandsihar, when he was in the mountain fastness (ddshkhv4r-gar) 5, were the twelve years of Frasty4v; Zéb* the Tahmaspian was five years. 7. Kai-Kabad? was fifteen years; Kat-KAts, till he went to the sky, seventy-five years, azd seventyfive years after that, altogether a hundred and fifty years; Kat-Khdsrév sixty years; Kai-Lérdsp® a hundred and twenty years; Kat-Vistdsp, till the coming of the religion, thirty years, altogether a hundred and twenty years. 8. Vohfiiman” sox of Spend-d4d a hundred and 1 The seventh millennium, ruled by Libra, is computed by Windischmann as follows: 30 + 403 + 50+93+ 40+ 30 + 6164+ 100= 1000. The eighth millennium, ruled by Scorpio, is the thousand years of Dahak. * See Chap. XXXI, 6. 5 See Chap. XXXI, 7-11. * See Chap. XXXI, 12-14. 5 See Chap. XXXI, 21. ® Written Afiz6bé in Chap. XXXI, 23, 24. 7 Usually written Kai-Kavad in Pahlavi (see Chap. XXXI, 24, 25). ® Also written Kat-Léharasp (see Chap. XXXI, 28, 29). ® This is the end of the ninth millennium, ruled by Sagittarius, which is computed by Windischmann as follows: 500+ 120+5+ 15 +150+ 60+ 120+ 30= 1000, 10 See Chap. XXXI, 29, 30, where he is said to have been also called Artakhshatar, which seems to identify him with Artaxerxes Longimanus and his successors down to Artaxerxes Mnemon; so that Hfm4f may perhaps be identified with Parysatis, and Dérai Aithar-4z4dan with Artaxerxes Ochus, as D&rai Daray4n must be CHAPTER XXXIV, 5-9. 151 twelve years; Hdmat, who was daughter of Vohtman, thirty years; Dérdi son of Athar-iz4d!, that is, of the daughter of Vohiman, twelve years; Dérdt son of Darai fourteen years ; Alexander the Riman? fourteen years. 9g. The AskAnians bore the title in an uninterrupted (a-aribik) sovereignty two hundred and eighty-four years*, Ardashir son of Papak and the number of the Sds4nians four hundred and sixty years‘, and then it went to the Arabs. Darius Codomannus, while the reign of Kai-Vistésp seems intended to cover the period from Cyrus to Xerxes. 1 A surname of Himii. 4 Sikandar-i Arfim4k, that is, Alexander the Roman (of the eastern or Greek empire), as Pahlavi writers assume. * This period is nearly two centuries too short.
2Darius Codomannus, while the reign of Kai-Vistésp seems intended to cover the period from Cyrus to Xerxes. 1 A surname of Himii. 4 Sikandar-i Arfim4k, that is, Alexander the Roman (of the eastern or Greek empire), as Pahlavi writers assume. * This period is nearly two centuries too short. “ The actual period of Sasanian rule was 425 years (A.D. 226- 651). According to the figures given in the text, the tenth millennium, ruled by Capricornus, must have terminated in the fourth year of the last king, Yazdakard. This agrees substantially with the Bahman Yast, which makes the millennium of Zaratfst expire some time after the reign of Khfsr6é Néshirvin; probably in the time of Khfisr6 Parviz, or some forty years earlier than the fourth year of Yazdakard. According to the text we must now be near the end of the first quarter of the twelfth and last millennium. Digitized by Google (APPENDIX TO THE BUNDAHIS./ SELECTIONS OF ZAD-SPARAM, BROTHER OF THE DASTOR OF PARS AND KIRMAN, A.D. 881. Part I, CuHapters I-XI. ' (PARAPHRASE OF BUNDAHIS, I-XVII.)} OBSERVATIONS. 1-5. (The same as on p. 2.) 6. Abbreviations used are:—Av. for Avesta. Bund. for Bundahis, as translated in this volume. B. Yt. for Bahman Yast, as translated in this volume. Haug’s Essays, for Essays on the Sacred Language, Writings, and Religion of the Parsis, by Martin Haug, 2nd edition. Mkh. for Mainyé-i-khard, ed. West. Pers. for Persian. Vend. for Vendidad, ed. Spiegel. Yas. for Yasna, ed. Spiegel. Yt. for Yast, ed. Westergaard. 4. The MS. mentioned in the notes is K35 (written probably A.D. 1572), No. 35 in the University Library at Kopenhagen. SELECTIONS OF ZAD-SPARAM. Tuey call these memoranda azd writings the Selections (£idakth4) of Z4d-sparam, son of Ydan- Yim. Cuapter I. o. In propitiation of the creator Aftharmazd and all the angels—who are the whole of the heavenly and earthly sacred beings (yazd4n)—ave the sayings of Herbad Z4d-sparam, son of YAd4n-Yim, who is of the south’, about the meeting of the beneficent spirit and the evil spirit. 1. It is in scripture thus declared, that light was above and darkness below, and between those two was open space. 2.'Adharmazd was in the light, and Aharman in the darkness?; Adharmazd was aware of the existence of Aharman and of zs coming for strife; Aharman was not aware of the existence of light ad of Atharmazd®, 3. It happened to Aharman, in the gloom avd darkness, that 1 Z4d-sparam appears to have been dastfir of Sirkan, about thirty parasangs south of Kirman, and one of the most southern districts in Persia (see Ouseley’s Oriental Geography, pp. 138, 139, 141, 143-145). ® See Bund. I, 2-4. ° Or ‘ of the light of AGharmazd’ (compare Bund. I, 8, 9). 156 APPENDIX TO THE BUNDAHIs.
3138, 139, 141, 143-145). ® See Bund. I, 2-4. ° Or ‘ of the light of AGharmazd’ (compare Bund. I, 8, 9). 156 APPENDIX TO THE BUNDAHIs. he was walking humbly (fr6-tanf) on the borders, and meditating other ¢hzngs he came up to the top, and a ray of light was seen by him; and because of zé¢s antagonistic nature to him he strove that he might reach it, so that it might also be within his absolute power. 4. And as he came forth to the boundary, accompanied by certain others!, Afharmazd came forth to the struggle for keeping Aharman away from His territory; and He did it through pure words, confounding witchcraft, and cast him back to the gloom. 5. For protection from the fiend (drfg) the spirits rushed in, the spirits of the sky, water, earth, plants, animals, mankind, and fire He ad appointed, and they maintained it (the protection) three thousand years. 6. Aharman, also, ever collected means in the gloom; and at the end of the three thousand years he came back to the boundary, blustered (pattst4d@), and exclaimed thus: ‘I wzd/ smite thee, I wd? smite the creatures which thou thinkest Lave produced fame for thee—thee who art the beneficent spirit—I will destroy everything about them.’ (7, Adharmazd answered thus: ‘Thou art not a doer of everything, O fiend?!’ | 8. And, again, Aharman retorted thus: ‘I will seduce all material life into disaffection to thee and affection to myself %.’ (9. Adharmazd perceived, through the spirit of wisdom, thus: ‘Even the blustering of Aharman is capable of performance, if I do not allow disunion 1 Reading pavan at&rand ham-tanf, but the phrase is somewhat doubtful, and rather inconsistent with Bund. I, ro. 2 Bund. I, 16. 5 Bund. I, 14. SELECTIONS OF ZAD-SPARAM, I, 4-14. 157 (l4 barininam) during a period of struggle.’ ) 10. And he demanded of him a period for friendship }, for it was seen by him that Aharman does not rely upon the intervention of any vigorous ones, azd the existence of a period is obtaining the benefit of the mutual friendship azd just arrangement of both; and he formed it into three periods, each period being three millenniums. 11. Aharman relied upon zt, and Adharmazd perceived that, though it is not possible to have Aharman sent down, ever when he wants he goes back to his own requisite, which is darkness; and from the poison which is much diffused endless strife arises *.
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1XV, 28, XXXI, 1. 10 K20 omits, by mistake, from ‘together’ in § 3 to this point. " See Chap. XXXI, 2. % So in K2o, but M6 has nismé, ‘soul, reason,’ as in Chap. XXIII, 1; the word ‘glory’ would refer to the supposed divine glory of the Iranian monarchs (see Chap. XXXI, 32). 150 BUNDAHIS. sixteen years and six months, and after that he was a hundred years in concealment. 5. Then the millennium?! reign came to Scorpio, and Dah&k # ruled a thousand years. 6. After the millennium reign came to Sagittarius, Frédfin * rezgned five hundred years; in the same five hundred years of Frédtin were the twelve years of Atrié; Mands#ihar* was a hundred and twenty years, avd in the same reign of Mandsihar, when he was in the mountain fastness (ddshkhv4r-gar) 5, were the twelve years of Frasty4v; Zéb* the Tahmaspian was five years. 7. Kai-Kabad? was fifteen years; Kat-KAts, till he went to the sky, seventy-five years, azd seventyfive years after that, altogether a hundred and fifty years; Kat-Khdsrév sixty years; Kai-Lérdsp® a hundred and twenty years; Kat-Vistdsp, till the coming of the religion, thirty years, altogether a hundred and twenty years. 8. Vohfiiman” sox of Spend-d4d a hundred and 1 The seventh millennium, ruled by Libra, is computed by Windischmann as follows: 30 + 403 + 50+93+ 40+ 30 + 6164+ 100= 1000. The eighth millennium, ruled by Scorpio, is the thousand years of Dahak. * See Chap. XXXI, 6. 5 See Chap. XXXI, 7-11. * See Chap. XXXI, 12-14. 5 See Chap. XXXI, 21. ® Written Afiz6bé in Chap. XXXI, 23, 24. 7 Usually written Kai-Kavad in Pahlavi (see Chap. XXXI, 24, 25). ® Also written Kat-Léharasp (see Chap. XXXI, 28, 29). ® This is the end of the ninth millennium, ruled by Sagittarius, which is computed by Windischmann as follows: 500+ 120+5+ 15 +150+ 60+ 120+ 30= 1000, 10 See Chap. XXXI, 29, 30, where he is said to have been also called Artakhshatar, which seems to identify him with Artaxerxes Longimanus and his successors down to Artaxerxes Mnemon; so that Hfm4f may perhaps be identified with Parysatis, and Dérai Aithar-4z4dan with Artaxerxes Ochus, as D&rai Daray4n must be CHAPTER XXXIV, 5-9. 151 twelve years; Hdmat, who was daughter of Vohtman, thirty years; Dérdi son of Athar-iz4d!, that is, of the daughter of Vohiman, twelve years; Dérdt son of Darai fourteen years ; Alexander the Riman? fourteen years. 9g. The AskAnians bore the title in an uninterrupted (a-aribik) sovereignty two hundred and eighty-four years*, Ardashir son of Papak and the number of the Sds4nians four hundred and sixty years‘, and then it went to the Arabs. Darius Codomannus, while the reign of Kai-Vistésp seems intended to cover the period from Cyrus to Xerxes. 1 A surname of Himii. 4 Sikandar-i Arfim4k, that is, Alexander the Roman (of the eastern or Greek empire), as Pahlavi writers assume. * This period is nearly two centuries too short.
2Darius Codomannus, while the reign of Kai-Vistésp seems intended to cover the period from Cyrus to Xerxes. 1 A surname of Himii. 4 Sikandar-i Arfim4k, that is, Alexander the Roman (of the eastern or Greek empire), as Pahlavi writers assume. * This period is nearly two centuries too short. “ The actual period of Sasanian rule was 425 years (A.D. 226- 651). According to the figures given in the text, the tenth millennium, ruled by Capricornus, must have terminated in the fourth year of the last king, Yazdakard. This agrees substantially with the Bahman Yast, which makes the millennium of Zaratfst expire some time after the reign of Khfsr6é Néshirvin; probably in the time of Khfisr6 Parviz, or some forty years earlier than the fourth year of Yazdakard. According to the text we must now be near the end of the first quarter of the twelfth and last millennium. Digitized by Google (APPENDIX TO THE BUNDAHIS./ SELECTIONS OF ZAD-SPARAM, BROTHER OF THE DASTOR OF PARS AND KIRMAN, A.D. 881. Part I, CuHapters I-XI. ' (PARAPHRASE OF BUNDAHIS, I-XVII.)} OBSERVATIONS. 1-5. (The same as on p. 2.) 6. Abbreviations used are:—Av. for Avesta. Bund. for Bundahis, as translated in this volume. B. Yt. for Bahman Yast, as translated in this volume. Haug’s Essays, for Essays on the Sacred Language, Writings, and Religion of the Parsis, by Martin Haug, 2nd edition. Mkh. for Mainyé-i-khard, ed. West. Pers. for Persian. Vend. for Vendidad, ed. Spiegel. Yas. for Yasna, ed. Spiegel. Yt. for Yast, ed. Westergaard. 4. The MS. mentioned in the notes is K35 (written probably A.D. 1572), No. 35 in the University Library at Kopenhagen. SELECTIONS OF ZAD-SPARAM. Tuey call these memoranda azd writings the Selections (£idakth4) of Z4d-sparam, son of Ydan- Yim. Cuapter I. o. In propitiation of the creator Aftharmazd and all the angels—who are the whole of the heavenly and earthly sacred beings (yazd4n)—ave the sayings of Herbad Z4d-sparam, son of YAd4n-Yim, who is of the south’, about the meeting of the beneficent spirit and the evil spirit. 1. It is in scripture thus declared, that light was above and darkness below, and between those two was open space. 2.'Adharmazd was in the light, and Aharman in the darkness?; Adharmazd was aware of the existence of Aharman and of zs coming for strife; Aharman was not aware of the existence of light ad of Atharmazd®, 3. It happened to Aharman, in the gloom avd darkness, that 1 Z4d-sparam appears to have been dastfir of Sirkan, about thirty parasangs south of Kirman, and one of the most southern districts in Persia (see Ouseley’s Oriental Geography, pp. 138, 139, 141, 143-145). ® See Bund. I, 2-4. ° Or ‘ of the light of AGharmazd’ (compare Bund. I, 8, 9). 156 APPENDIX TO THE BUNDAHIs.
3138, 139, 141, 143-145). ® See Bund. I, 2-4. ° Or ‘ of the light of AGharmazd’ (compare Bund. I, 8, 9). 156 APPENDIX TO THE BUNDAHIs. he was walking humbly (fr6-tanf) on the borders, and meditating other ¢hzngs he came up to the top, and a ray of light was seen by him; and because of zé¢s antagonistic nature to him he strove that he might reach it, so that it might also be within his absolute power. 4. And as he came forth to the boundary, accompanied by certain others!, Afharmazd came forth to the struggle for keeping Aharman away from His territory; and He did it through pure words, confounding witchcraft, and cast him back to the gloom. 5. For protection from the fiend (drfg) the spirits rushed in, the spirits of the sky, water, earth, plants, animals, mankind, and fire He ad appointed, and they maintained it (the protection) three thousand years. 6. Aharman, also, ever collected means in the gloom; and at the end of the three thousand years he came back to the boundary, blustered (pattst4d@), and exclaimed thus: ‘I wzd/ smite thee, I wd? smite the creatures which thou thinkest Lave produced fame for thee—thee who art the beneficent spirit—I will destroy everything about them.’ (7, Adharmazd answered thus: ‘Thou art not a doer of everything, O fiend?!’ | 8. And, again, Aharman retorted thus: ‘I will seduce all material life into disaffection to thee and affection to myself %.’ (9. Adharmazd perceived, through the spirit of wisdom, thus: ‘Even the blustering of Aharman is capable of performance, if I do not allow disunion 1 Reading pavan at&rand ham-tanf, but the phrase is somewhat doubtful, and rather inconsistent with Bund. I, ro. 2 Bund. I, 16. 5 Bund. I, 14. SELECTIONS OF ZAD-SPARAM, I, 4-14. 157 (l4 barininam) during a period of struggle.’ ) 10. And he demanded of him a period for friendship }, for it was seen by him that Aharman does not rely upon the intervention of any vigorous ones, azd the existence of a period is obtaining the benefit of the mutual friendship azd just arrangement of both; and he formed it into three periods, each period being three millenniums. 11. Aharman relied upon zt, and Adharmazd perceived that, though it is not possible to have Aharman sent down, ever when he wants he goes back to his own requisite, which is darkness; and from the poison which is much diffused endless strife arises *.
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