The traditional story of the settlement of the Parsis in India composed by Bahman ibn Kayqubād ibn Hurmuzyār Sanjānī at Nausari in AD 1600. John Malcolm’s signed note (f.18v): "An abstract of this poem has been made."
Glossary of Persian, Pahlavi and Pazand words occurring in Firdawsi's Shāhnāmah compiled in 1179 yazdagirdi (1809) in Bombay by Dastur Edalji Darabji Sanjana from various dictionaries especially for Major Malcolm who, according to the author, was very fond of reading the Shāhnāmah. Completed o...
An account of the Sasanian ruler Khusraw I Anushirvan (r. 531-579) composed by Dastur Edalji Darabji Sanjana in 1179 yazdagirdi (1809) at the request of Mr Major Malcolm Sahib who is described as generous to the poor, equal to kings, whose command extends from the land of Rum to India. Complet...
Part of a work in Persian verse on the assembly held by Anushirvan, his questions to Yunan, and Yunan’s replies. Commissioned by John Malcolm who is described as above and additionally as "in whose time the wolf and the lamb drink water and dwell together." Completed in Bombay on 12 Zi ‘l-Qaʻd...
Fragment of a vocabulary of Avestan and Pazand words explained in Persian
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a vocabulary of Avestan and Pazand words explained in Persian. These correspond to the initial portion of the fourth section of the appendix to the Farhang-i Jahangīrī. Malcolm’s unsigned note (f. 22r): "Translated". Incomplete at end.
On the names of the Zoroastrian days, months and festivals
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A work on the Zoroastrian day and month names and on the festivals of Noruz, Mihragan and Tirgan, compiled for Major Malcolm from Pahlavi and Pazand sources by Dastur Edalji Darabji Sanjana. Annotations by Malcolm.
