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Gathas

The Gathas (/ˈɡɑːtəz, -tɑːz/) are the central texts of Zoroastrianism, often attributed to Zarathushtra himself. They are composed in Old or Gathic Avestan and represent the oldest attestation of an Iranian language, as well as one of the oldest remnants of Indo-European literature.

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Author
Attributed to Zarathustra
Chapters
5
Language
Old Avestan
Period
Old Avestan period (c. 1500–900 BCE)[note 1]
Religion
Zoroastrianism
Verses
897

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related to Translations · 44
Gathas → Acta Iranica, Avesta, Avestan, Brill, Despite, Due, Elfenbein, Heidelberg, Helmut, Humbach, In, India, Iranian, ISBN, It, Josef, Leiden, Liege, Middle Persian, Neriosangh
related to Liturgical arrangement · 23
Gathas → Ahuna, Airiieman, Ashem, In, More, Nerangestan, Old Avestan, Only, Others, Sasanian, Staota Yesnya, The Gathas, These, They, Vendidad, Videvdad, Vishtasp Sast, Vishtasp Yasht, Visperad, Yasna
related to Poetic structure · 22
Gathas → Ahuna, Ahunavaiti Gatha, Airiieman, As, Except, For, However, In, Iranian, Likewise, Modern, Old Indic, Spentamainyu Gatha, The, This, Trishtubh, Ushtavaiti, Ushtavaiti Gatha, Vahishtoishti Gatha, Vedas
related to Editions · 21
Gathas → Avestan, During, Geldner, Geldner's, Hintze, However, Middle Persian, Multimedia Yasna, MuYa, Sasanian, SOAS, Staota Yesnya, Starting, Stod Yasn, The, This, This Sasanian Avesta, To, Westergaard, Yasna
related to overview · 21
Gathas → Avestan, Combined, Each, Encyclopædia Iranica, Helmut, Humbach, Instead, Jointly, Kegan Paul, Malandra, New York, Routledge, Texts, The, The Gathas, There, Translations, Vol, William, Yasna
related to Authorship · 17
Gathas → After, Already, Avesta, Avestan, Haug, He, Hintze, Humbach, Kellens, More, Skjærvø, Starting, The, This, Yasna Haptanghaiti, Young Avestan, Zarathustra
related to Content · 17
Gathas → According, Avestan, Despite, Haug, Hvoguva, Jamaspa, Large, Old Avestan, On, One, Overall, Pourucista, Starting, Stausberg, This, Vahishtoishti Gatha, Zarathustra's
related to Time and place of composition · 15
Gathas → According, Afghanistan, Airyanem Vaejah, BCE, Greater Iran, In, Later Zoroastrian, Old Avestan, Tajikistan, The Gathas, The Young Avestan, Today, Zarathustra, Zarathustra's, Zoroastrian
related to Transmission · 12
Gathas → Avestan, Despite, Due, Gathic, However, It, Old Avestan, Only, Sasanian, This, Yasna Haptanghaiti, Young Avestan
related to Manuscripts · 10
Gathas → Avestan, In, Instead, Long Liturgies, None, Peschl, Vendidad, Vishtasp Sast, Visperad, Yasna

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avestan texts gatha yasna old avesta first humbach manuscripts translation zarathustra translations number contain text meter edition gathic visperad two

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GathasAuthorAttributed to Zarathustra1.00infobox
GathasChapters51.00infobox
GathasLanguageOld Avestan1.00infobox
GathasPeriodOld Avestan period (c. 1500–900 BCE)[note 1]1.00infobox
GathasReligionZoroastrianism1.00infobox
GathasVerses8971.00infobox
Gathasis atopic of ongoing research0.90text
Gathasrelated to AuthorshipAlready0.60section
Gathasrelated to AuthorshipAvesta0.60section
Gathasrelated to AuthorshipZarathustra0.60section
Gathasrelated to AuthorshipHe0.60section
Gathasrelated to AuthorshipYoung Avestan0.60section

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