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Avestan (/
əˈvɛstən/ ə-VESS-tən) is an
umbrella term for two Old
Iranian languages, Old
Avestan (spoken in the 2nd to 1st
millennium BC) and
Younger Avestan...
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Avestan period (c. 1500 – c. 500 BCE) is the
period in the
history of the
Iranians when the
Avesta was produced. It saw
important contributions to...
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display the
uncommon Unicode characters in this
article correctly. The
Avestan alphabet (Middle Persian: transliteration: dyn' dpywryh, transcription:...
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primary collection of
religious texts of Zoroastrianism,
composed in the
Avestan language. The
Avesta texts fall into
several different categories, arranged...
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Avestan geography refers to the
investigation of
place names in the
Avesta and the
attempt to
connect them to real-world
geographical sites. It is therefore...
- Asha (/ˈʌʃə/) or arta (/ˈɑːrtə/;
Avestan: 𐬀𐬴𐬀 Aṣ̌a / Arta) is a
Zoroastrian concept with a
complex and
highly nuanced range of meaning. It is commonly...
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Iranian languages are Old
Persian (from the
Achaemenid Empire) and Old
Avestan (the
language of the Avesta). Of the
Middle Iranian languages, the better...
- name of an Indo-Iranian
divinity that
predates the
Rigvedic Mitrá and
Avestan Mithra. The names, and some characteristics, of
these established deities...
- Baháʼí Faith, he is also
considered a prophet. He was a
native speaker of
Avestan and
lived in the
eastern part of the
Iranian plateau,
while his birthplace...
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benevolent deity of wisdom,
commonly referred to as "Ahura Mazda" (
Avestan: 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬋 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬃), as the universe's
supreme being;
opposed to Ahura...