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1And, as the fiend is supposed to be strongest at first, and to become gradually weakened by the progress of the purification (see § 119), the first three holes are surrounded by the strongest barrier of nine furrows. 2 There were three such spaces, one between the furrows and the first hole, one between the sixth and seventh holes, and one between the last hole and the furrows (see the plan). It is not distinctly stated that these stones were to be distributed, as ablution seats, to each of the nine stations, as at present; but this was probably intended. At the present time an additional group of stones is placed outside the furrows, at the entrance to the north, as a station for the preliminary washing. ® That is, the priest is to stand outside, to the right (see § 132, 2), but close to the furrows. IV. THE BARESHNOM CEREMONY. 437 33. Then these words are to be murmured [éy ¢hee, that is]: “ Praise to Spendaymag’, the propitious!” 34. And he who has deen by the dead shall speak in reply to it thus: “ Praise to Spendaymad, the propitious!” 35. Then the fiend becomes disabled by every word [of each repetition]; (36) the smiting of the evil spirit, the wicked one, is owing to it ; (37) the smiting of Aeshm?, the impetuous assailant, is owing to it; (38) the smiting of the M4zintk4én demons? is owing to it; (39) the smiting of all the demons is owing to it. 40. ‘Afterwards, thou shalt sprinkle bull’s urine upon 42m with an iron, or with a leaden, /adle, 41. If thou shalt sprinkle upon 42m with a leaden one*, thou shalt strongly demand, O Zaratdst! the stem of a reed whose nine customary parts (ptsak) you have mentioned ° [as nine knots]; (42) axd one should tie that leaden /ad/e strongly on z¢s foremost part ®. 43. ‘He shall first wash over his hands [even to the elbows]. 44. When he does not wash over his hands, (45) he then makes all his own body impure [and polluted], 46. When he shall have washed over his hands for three times, (47) then, when ¢/y hands 1 See p. 393, note 2. This exclamation is a Pahlavi version of a quotation from the G&thas (Yas. XLVIII, 10, c). * The demon of wrath (see Dd. XXXVII, 44). 5 See Dd. XXXVII, 81. This passage (§§ 36-39) is quoted from Yas. XXVII, 2, LVI, xii, 5. * These words are omitted in the Pahlavi text, but occur in the Avesta. . ® Or, perhaps, ‘murmured over’ with prayers. * This nine-knotted reed, or stick, must be so long that the ladle, tied to its end, can easily reach the unclean person at the holes, when the stick is held by the priest who stands outside the furrows. 438 APPENDIX. shall have been washed over, (48) thou shalt sprinkle him on the front of the top of his head, [as far as the hair has grown.] 49. Then the fiend of corruption! rushes in front, upon some of the space between the brows of that man.
2438 APPENDIX. shall have been washed over, (48) thou shalt sprinkle him on the front of the top of his head, [as far as the hair has grown.] 49. Then the fiend of corruption! rushes in front, upon some of the space between the brows of that man. 50. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle in front, on some of the space between the brows of that man, [from the place where the hair has grown, as far as to the ears backwards, avd both cheeks at the bottom.] 51. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon the back of his head. 52. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on the back of his head, [from the place where the hair has grown, casting (stunak) one-fourth to the spine.] 53. Then the fiend of corruption rushes in front upon his jaws. 54. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle in front, on his jaws, [both cheeks as far as to the ears backwards, casting one-fourth unto the throat.] 55. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his right ear. 56. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his right ear. 57. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his left ear. 58. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his left ear, [just as the ear is turned, casting one-fourth to the liquid?.] ? The Nasfis fiend (see Dd. XVII, 7). * The word, both here and in § 68, must be Av. fs, ‘water,’ and not a Pazand term for any part of the body, as any such term would be inadmissible in § 68. It would seem as if a smaller supply of liquid were requisite for the ears than for the other customary parts, so that a quarter of the supply is directed to be returned to the vessel holding the liquid. The remarks made by the Pahlavi translator, upon the sprinkling of the left-hand members of the body, are evidently intended also to apply, in nearly all cases, to the sprinkling of the right-hand members. IV. THE BARESHNOM CEREMONY. 439 59. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon’ his right shoulder. 60. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his right shoulder. 61. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his left shoulder. 62. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his left shoulder, [ox the side in front, just as it is turned, even unto the elbow.] 63. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his right armpit. 64. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his right armpit. 65. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his left armpit. 66. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his left armpit, [as far as the hair has grown.] 67. Then the fiend of corruption rushes in front upon his chest. 68. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle in front on his chest, [half the liquid to the shoulders, and half to the region of the throat, within three finger-dreadths of the face'.] 69. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his back. 70. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his back, [from the slender part of the spine unto the anus.] 71. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his right nipple. 72. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his right nipple. 73. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his left nipple.
370. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his back, [from the slender part of the spine unto the anus.] 71. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his right nipple. 72. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his right nipple. 73. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his left nipple. 74. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his left nipple, [just as the nipple shall be turned; ad those of women (zanag4n®) are to be held up.] 75. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his right side. 76. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his right side. 77. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his left side. - 1 Reading dfmak, but it may be g4mak (compare Pers. g4m, ‘jaw’). L4¢ has gfmak. 440 APPENDIX. 78. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his left side; [this, moreover, is because one specially recites for ever on that side.) 79. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his right hip’. 80. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his right hip. 81. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his left hip. 82. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his left hip, [just as it is turned, as far as to the hollow? of it (giyak-t valman) below the thigh.] 83. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his sexual part. 84. ‘ Thou shalt sprinkle on his sexual part. 85. If it be a male, thou shalt sprinkle behind it beforehand, and in front of it afterwards; (86) and if it be a female, thou shalt sprinkle in front of it beforehand, and behind it afterwards; [om this occasion half is for the front azd half for behind, and it is rubbed in in front.] 87. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his right thigh. 88. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his right thigh. 89. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his left thigh. go. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his left thigh, [from the prominence (g6h4k) below the thigh to the knee.] 91. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his right knee. 92. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his right knee. 93. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his left knee. 1 Reading srfnak, as in Pahl. Vend. VIII, 178-182; but here the word is four times written sinak. * Or, perhaps, ‘prominence’ is meant, as in § 90; although the two words giyak and géhak are written differently, they refer probably to the same part. a IV. THE BARESHNOM CEREMONY. . 441 94. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his left knee, [above just as it is turned, avd below the slender part ; there are some who would say thus: “As much above it as below.”] 95. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his right shin. 96. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his right shin. 97. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his left shin. 98. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his left shin, [from the knee unto the place where the leg and foot unite.] 99. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his right ankle’. 100. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his right ankle. 101. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his left ankle.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1And, as the fiend is supposed to be strongest at first, and to become gradually weakened by the progress of the purification (see § 119), the first three holes are surrounded by the strongest barrier of nine furrows. 2 There were three such spaces, one between the furrows and the first hole, one between the sixth and seventh holes, and one between the last hole and the furrows (see the plan). It is not distinctly stated that these stones were to be distributed, as ablution seats, to each of the nine stations, as at present; but this was probably intended. At the present time an additional group of stones is placed outside the furrows, at the entrance to the north, as a station for the preliminary washing. ® That is, the priest is to stand outside, to the right (see § 132, 2), but close to the furrows. IV. THE BARESHNOM CEREMONY. 437 33. Then these words are to be murmured [éy ¢hee, that is]: “ Praise to Spendaymag’, the propitious!” 34. And he who has deen by the dead shall speak in reply to it thus: “ Praise to Spendaymad, the propitious!” 35. Then the fiend becomes disabled by every word [of each repetition]; (36) the smiting of the evil spirit, the wicked one, is owing to it ; (37) the smiting of Aeshm?, the impetuous assailant, is owing to it; (38) the smiting of the M4zintk4én demons? is owing to it; (39) the smiting of all the demons is owing to it. 40. ‘Afterwards, thou shalt sprinkle bull’s urine upon 42m with an iron, or with a leaden, /adle, 41. If thou shalt sprinkle upon 42m with a leaden one*, thou shalt strongly demand, O Zaratdst! the stem of a reed whose nine customary parts (ptsak) you have mentioned ° [as nine knots]; (42) axd one should tie that leaden /ad/e strongly on z¢s foremost part ®. 43. ‘He shall first wash over his hands [even to the elbows]. 44. When he does not wash over his hands, (45) he then makes all his own body impure [and polluted], 46. When he shall have washed over his hands for three times, (47) then, when ¢/y hands 1 See p. 393, note 2. This exclamation is a Pahlavi version of a quotation from the G&thas (Yas. XLVIII, 10, c). * The demon of wrath (see Dd. XXXVII, 44). 5 See Dd. XXXVII, 81. This passage (§§ 36-39) is quoted from Yas. XXVII, 2, LVI, xii, 5. * These words are omitted in the Pahlavi text, but occur in the Avesta. . ® Or, perhaps, ‘murmured over’ with prayers. * This nine-knotted reed, or stick, must be so long that the ladle, tied to its end, can easily reach the unclean person at the holes, when the stick is held by the priest who stands outside the furrows. 438 APPENDIX. shall have been washed over, (48) thou shalt sprinkle him on the front of the top of his head, [as far as the hair has grown.] 49. Then the fiend of corruption! rushes in front, upon some of the space between the brows of that man.
2438 APPENDIX. shall have been washed over, (48) thou shalt sprinkle him on the front of the top of his head, [as far as the hair has grown.] 49. Then the fiend of corruption! rushes in front, upon some of the space between the brows of that man. 50. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle in front, on some of the space between the brows of that man, [from the place where the hair has grown, as far as to the ears backwards, avd both cheeks at the bottom.] 51. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon the back of his head. 52. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on the back of his head, [from the place where the hair has grown, casting (stunak) one-fourth to the spine.] 53. Then the fiend of corruption rushes in front upon his jaws. 54. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle in front, on his jaws, [both cheeks as far as to the ears backwards, casting one-fourth unto the throat.] 55. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his right ear. 56. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his right ear. 57. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his left ear. 58. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his left ear, [just as the ear is turned, casting one-fourth to the liquid?.] ? The Nasfis fiend (see Dd. XVII, 7). * The word, both here and in § 68, must be Av. fs, ‘water,’ and not a Pazand term for any part of the body, as any such term would be inadmissible in § 68. It would seem as if a smaller supply of liquid were requisite for the ears than for the other customary parts, so that a quarter of the supply is directed to be returned to the vessel holding the liquid. The remarks made by the Pahlavi translator, upon the sprinkling of the left-hand members of the body, are evidently intended also to apply, in nearly all cases, to the sprinkling of the right-hand members. IV. THE BARESHNOM CEREMONY. 439 59. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon’ his right shoulder. 60. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his right shoulder. 61. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his left shoulder. 62. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his left shoulder, [ox the side in front, just as it is turned, even unto the elbow.] 63. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his right armpit. 64. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his right armpit. 65. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his left armpit. 66. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his left armpit, [as far as the hair has grown.] 67. Then the fiend of corruption rushes in front upon his chest. 68. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle in front on his chest, [half the liquid to the shoulders, and half to the region of the throat, within three finger-dreadths of the face'.] 69. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his back. 70. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his back, [from the slender part of the spine unto the anus.] 71. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his right nipple. 72. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his right nipple. 73. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his left nipple.
370. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his back, [from the slender part of the spine unto the anus.] 71. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his right nipple. 72. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his right nipple. 73. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his left nipple. 74. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his left nipple, [just as the nipple shall be turned; ad those of women (zanag4n®) are to be held up.] 75. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his right side. 76. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his right side. 77. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his left side. - 1 Reading dfmak, but it may be g4mak (compare Pers. g4m, ‘jaw’). L4¢ has gfmak. 440 APPENDIX. 78. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his left side; [this, moreover, is because one specially recites for ever on that side.) 79. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his right hip’. 80. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his right hip. 81. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his left hip. 82. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his left hip, [just as it is turned, as far as to the hollow? of it (giyak-t valman) below the thigh.] 83. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his sexual part. 84. ‘ Thou shalt sprinkle on his sexual part. 85. If it be a male, thou shalt sprinkle behind it beforehand, and in front of it afterwards; (86) and if it be a female, thou shalt sprinkle in front of it beforehand, and behind it afterwards; [om this occasion half is for the front azd half for behind, and it is rubbed in in front.] 87. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his right thigh. 88. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his right thigh. 89. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his left thigh. go. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his left thigh, [from the prominence (g6h4k) below the thigh to the knee.] 91. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his right knee. 92. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his right knee. 93. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his left knee. 1 Reading srfnak, as in Pahl. Vend. VIII, 178-182; but here the word is four times written sinak. * Or, perhaps, ‘prominence’ is meant, as in § 90; although the two words giyak and géhak are written differently, they refer probably to the same part. a IV. THE BARESHNOM CEREMONY. . 441 94. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his left knee, [above just as it is turned, avd below the slender part ; there are some who would say thus: “As much above it as below.”] 95. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his right shin. 96. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his right shin. 97. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his left shin. 98. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his left shin, [from the knee unto the place where the leg and foot unite.] 99. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his right ankle’. 100. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle on his right ankle. 101. Then the fiend of corruption rushes upon his left ankle.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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