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Zand and Avesta

artifact item Origin / Domain: Iran Allegiance: divine

Epic Lore & Biography

The sacred texts and commentaries of Zoroastrianism, taught to scholars and youths in ancient Iranian academies.

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (6)

یکی زند و اُست آر با بَرسَمَت / به زمزم یکی پاسخی پرسمت
“'Bring me a copy of the Zand and Avesta with the sacred Barsam, so I may ask a question in low Zoroastrian chant.'”
Zolaktaf • Shapur in the Gardener's Garden: Sending the Signet to the High Priest بیت #33060
بفرمود تا نامهٔ زند و است / به آواز برخواند موبد درست
“He ordered the Mobad to recite aloud and correctly the sacred books of Zand and Avesta.”
Anooshirvan • Pilgrimage to the Fire Temple of Adur Gushnasp and the March Toward Rome بیت #38071
بیامد همه گرد مرو او بجست / یکی موبدی دید بازند و است
“He arrived and searched all around Merv, until he saw a Mobad with the Zand and Avesta.”
Anooshirvan • The Discovery of Bozorgmehr in Merv بیت #38549
همی کودکان را بیاموخت زند / به تندی و خشم و ببانگ بلند
“He was teaching the Zand to children sternly, angrily, and with a loud voice.”
Anooshirvan • The Discovery of Bozorgmehr in Merv بیت #38550
یکی کودکی مهتر ایدر برش / پژوهنده زند وا ستا سرش
“A prominent child was sitting before him, inquiring deeply into the Zand and Avesta.”
Anooshirvan • The Discovery of Bozorgmehr in Merv بیت #38551
نویسنده گفت این نه کارمنست / زهر دانشی زند یارمنست
“The teacher replied: 'This is not my realm of work; out of all knowledge, only the Zand is my companion.'”
Anooshirvan • The Discovery of Bozorgmehr in Merv بیت #38554
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