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EAP1014/1
- Record Id:
- 032-004254751
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004254751
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100148511579.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1014/1
- Title:
- Arbab Mehraban Poulad’s Archive
- Scope & Content:
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The archival material includes 11 Avestan manuscripts (five Videvdāds, four Yasnās, one Vajyašt Gahanbār with Doruns and one Xorde Avesta), with a total of more than 8000 pages and more than 15,000 of dated historical, economic, and legal documents regarding the religious minority of Zoroastrians in Iran. The historical documents include communications in the form of letters between Arbāb Mehrabān Pulād and official institutions, and administrative circulars. Most of the documents are bookkeeping record books, legal contracts dealing with sales, leases, settlement of disputes, letters, and official actions. They provide us with relevant information about the structure and work flow of various institutions and organizations during the Qajar and Pahlavi periods in Iran. Two Videvdād manuscripts of this collection are of particular significance for Avestan studies. One of them seems to be the oldest discovered Videvdād until today, while another one is the only illuminated manuscript from the Marzbān family, a famous scribe family of Avestan manuscripts.
Custodial history: This collection was found in February 2016 in a Zoroastrian house in the Priests' Quarter [Maḥalle-ye dastūrān] in Yazd in Iran. Arabab Mehraban Poulad, a famous Zoroastrian merchant from a priest family, had accumulated and archived his own documents and avestan manuscripts as well as the documents of his father and grandfather over the course of his lifetime. This collection belongs now to his grandchilad Mehran Pouladi.
Extent and format of original material: Collection level 1.
Owner(s) of original material: Mehraban Pouladi.
Custodial history: This collection of documents belongs to Arbab Mehraban Poulad, who had accumulated and archived his own documents as well as the documents of his father and grandfather over the course of his lifetime. His grandson Mehraban Pouladi is the owner of this collection.
Arrangement: The depositor of this collection, Saloumeh Gholami is responsible for the arrangement. The material has been ordered by topic.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Zoroastrian historical documents and Avestan manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-004254751", "parent" : "#", "text" : "EAP1014/1: Arbab Mehraban Poulad’s Archive" },{ "id" : "040-004254752", "parent" : "032-004254751", "text" : "EAP1014/1/1: Yasnā" },{ "id" : "040-004254753", "parent" : "032-004254751", "text" : "EAP1014/1/2: Yasnā" },{ "id" : "040-004254754", "parent" : "032-004254751", "text" : "EAP1014/1/3: Yasnā" },{ "id" : "040-004254755", "parent" : "032-004254751", "text" : "EAP1014/1/4: Videvdād" },{ "id" : "040-004254756", "parent" : "032-004254751", "text" : "EAP1014/1/5: Vajyašt Gahanbār" },{ "id" : "040-004254757", "parent" : "032-004254751", "text" : "EAP1014/1/6: Videvdād" },{ "id" : "040-004254758", "parent" : "032-004254751", "text" : "EAP1014/1/7: Yasnā" },{ "id" : "040-004254759", "parent" : "032-004254751", "text" : "EAP1014/1/8: Videvdād" },{ "id" : "040-004254760", "parent" : "032-004254751", "text" : "EAP1014/1/9: Xorde Avesta" },{ "id" : "040-004254761", "parent" : "032-004254751", "text" : "EAP1014/1/10: Yasnā-Wisperad" },{ "id" : "040-004254762", "parent" : "032-004254751", "text" : "EAP1014/1/11: Videvdād" }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004254751
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- EAP1014/1/1 : Yasnā
EAP1014/1/2 : Yasnā
EAP1014/1/3 : Yasnā
EAP1014/1/4 : Videvdād
EAP1014/1/5 : Vajyašt Gahanbār
EAP1014/1/6 : Videvdād
EAP1014/1/7 : Yasnā
EAP1014/1/8 : Videvdād
EAP1014/1/9 : Xorde Avesta
EAP1014/1/10 : Yasnā-Wisperad
EAP1014/1/11 : Videvdād
Click here to View / search full list of parts of EAP1014/1 - Hierarchy:
- 032-004254751
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1014/1
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 4627 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/collection/EAP1014-1
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Avestan
Pahlavi
Persian - Scripts:
- Arabic
Avestan
Book Pahlavi - Start Date:
- 1600
- End Date:
- 1999
- Date Range:
- 17th century-20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Latitude (Decimal):
- 31.887353
- Longitude (Decimal):
- 54.364910
- Latitude (Degree):
- N 31°53’14”
- Longitude (Degree):
- E 54°21’54”
- Place of Origin:
- Iran
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
- Custodial History:
- Material in this collection was created as part of the EAP1014 Preservation and digitisation of Zoroastrian historical documents and Avestan manuscripts project.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Received from project holder Dr Saloumeh Gholami, April 2019 (accession record EAP1014/1)
- Arrangement:
- The depositor of this collection, Saloumeh Gholami is responsible for the arrangement. The material has been ordered by topic.
- Administrative Context:
- EAP1014/1 was funded by the Endangered Archives Programme. It created digitial copies of records located in Yazd, Iran.
- Information About Copies:
- Copies of the material can also be found at ADA (Avestan Digital Archive), The Museum of Arbab Mehraban Poulad
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in Yazd, Iran
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)