This paper discusses a passage found in the Middle Persian legal text Hazār Dādestān (MHDA) that is crucial to our understanding of pre-Islamic chronological issues. Through a study of the personal names found in the text, the author is able to show that t the chronological discussions and the resulting differences of opinion on pre-islamic iranian chronology that are so widely attested in islamic historiography, were already present in preislamic times, though probably only in restricted intellectual circles.

A short note on MHDA 38 / Cereti, Carlo Giovanni. - STAMPA. - 5(2017), pp. 23-30. - SERIE ORIENTALE ROMA.

A short note on MHDA 38

CERETI, Carlo Giovanni
2017

Abstract

This paper discusses a passage found in the Middle Persian legal text Hazār Dādestān (MHDA) that is crucial to our understanding of pre-Islamic chronological issues. Through a study of the personal names found in the text, the author is able to show that t the chronological discussions and the resulting differences of opinion on pre-islamic iranian chronology that are so widely attested in islamic historiography, were already present in preislamic times, though probably only in restricted intellectual circles.
2017
Studia Philologica Iranica. Gherardo Gnoli memorial volume
9788866871156
Zoroastrianism; Middle Persian; Sasanian chronology
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A short note on MHDA 38 / Cereti, Carlo Giovanni. - STAMPA. - 5(2017), pp. 23-30. - SERIE ORIENTALE ROMA.
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