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2. EAP888/1/1
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP888/1/1
- Title:
- خرده اوستا Khordeh Avesta (Little Avesta) خرده اوستا Khordeh Avesta (Little Avesta)
- Scope & Content:
- The scroll contains several prayers. Since there is no sign of using this manuscript at ceremonies, it can be inferred that the scroll was indeed a talisman which was believed to bring luck to the owner and repelled the devil. The script is Persian. The languages used are Avestan, Pazand and Pers...
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Languages:
- Avestan and Persian
- Date Range:
- 1935
- Extent:
- 34 TIFF images, 591 MB
3. EAP888/1/2
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP888/1/2
- Title:
- خرده اوستا Khordeh Avesta (Little Avesta) خرده اوستا Khordeh Avesta (Little Avesta)
- Scope & Content:
- This manuscript contains several prayers. The script is Persian and the languages are Avestan, Pazand and Persian. The residue of smoke and other traces indicate that this book was used at ritual ceremonies; however, compared to other manuscripts of this kind, both the size of the paper and the s...
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Languages:
- Avestan and Persian
- Date Range:
- 1915
- Extent:
- 324 TIFF images, 5.50 GB
4. EAP888/2/1
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP888/2/1
- Title:
- خرده اوستا Khordeh Avesta (Little Avesta) خرده اوستا Khordeh Avesta (Little Avesta)
- Scope & Content:
- This manuscript contains the following prayers: motevaled šodan-i peyqambar Zartošt-i Esfantemān anušah rawān (the birth of prophet Zoroaster, son of Esfanteman, the one with immortal soul); asāmi-e Zartošt va karde Išān (Zoroaster's names and their deeds); Vanan Yašt, Aštād Yašt Bon; Rām Yašt Bo...
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Languages:
- Arabic, Avestan, and Persian
- Date Range:
- 1910
- Extent:
- 206 TIFF images, 3.49 GB
5. EAP888/2/2
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP888/2/2
- Title:
- خرده اوستا Khordeh Avesta (Little Avesta) خرده اوستا Khordeh Avesta (Little Avesta)
- Scope & Content:
- This book was read during ritual ceremonies. The volume includes two different chapters written down by two different scribes. The first chapter consists of the “Madad Vāj Yašt-i Gāhanbār”. The language is Avestan with some Persian notes for readers. The script is Persian. The second chapter is ...
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Languages:
- Arabic, Avestan, and Persian
- Date Range:
- 1904-1905
- Extent:
- 132 TIFF images, 2.24 GB
6. EAP888/3/1
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP888/3/1
- Title:
- خرده اوستا Khordeh Avesta (Little Avesta) خرده اوستا Khordeh Avesta (Little Avesta)
- Scope & Content:
- The manuscript has no cover; only the trace of a leather spine is left. An unknown number of folios are missing. The first existing folio has been entirely nibbled. The next thirty folios too have been nibbled so part of the text is gone, particularly the lower part. Moreover, there are signs of ...
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Languages:
- Arabic, Avestan, and Persian
- Date Range:
- 1920
- Extent:
-
368 TIFF images, 6.24 GB
7. EAP888/4/1
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP888/4/1
- Title:
- خرده اوستا Khordeh Avesta (Little Avesta) خرده اوستا Khordeh Avesta (Little Avesta)
- Scope & Content:
- This book was read during ritual ceremonies. It contains several prayers including: Xoršid Niāyeš (prayer for the Sun); Mihr Niyāyeš (prayer for Mihr); Gāh-i Hāvan (the time of Hāvan (from dawn until noontime)); Nām Setāyeš (prayer for name); Gāh-i Rafetvan (the time of Rafetvan (noontime)); Gāh-...
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Languages:
- Avestan and Persian
- Date Range:
- 1876
- Extent:
- 210 TIFF images, 3.53 GB
8. EAP1014/1/1
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1014/1/1
- Title:
- Yasnā
- Scope & Content:
- On the first page of the manuscript, it is mentioned that this book is an Avestā-ye Yašt. The manuscript has no colophon. The Nērangs of the new part of the manuscript are written in Persian, whereas the Nērangs of the older part of the manuscript are in Pahlavi. The older part is probably from ...
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Languages:
- Avestan
- Date Range:
- c 1700
- Extent:
- 331 TIFF images
9. EAP1014/1/2
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1014/1/2
- Title:
- Yasnā
- Scope & Content:
- The second manuscript in this collection is a liturgical Yasnā. On page 473, the name of the book is mentioned as Yašt-e bozorg on the final page. The manuscript is not illuminated. All Nērangs are in Persian. This manuscript has already been viewed by Moradiyan and he has published an article o...
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Languages:
- Avestan, Pahlavi, and Persian
- Date Range:
- 2nd half of the 19th century
- Extent:
- 468 TIFF images
10. EAP1014/1/3
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1014/1/3
- Title:
- Yasnā
- Scope & Content:
- The third manuscript in this collection is a liturgical Yasnā. According to the Persian colophon of the manuscript, the scribe is Dīnyār Dastūr Nōširvān Dastūr Bahrāmšāh Dastūr Nōširvān Dastūr Mehrabān and the manuscript was scribed in 1239 Hijri (AD 1824). The manuscript is not illuminated. In ...
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Languages:
- Avestan and Persian
- Date Range:
- 1824
- Extent:
- 320 TIFF images








