Uesugi, Heindio & Adam Alvah Catt (eds.). 2024. Old Avestan dictionary (Asian and African Lexicon, 67). Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa.
The Old Avestan Dictionary (OAD) is an attempt at a lexicographic synthesis of Old Avestan studies since the Altiranisches Wörterbuch (1904) by Christian Bartholomae (1855-1925) with a particular focus on aiding the elucidation of the Gāthās based on the line of analysis laid down by Helmut Humbach (1921-2017). The dictionary is accompanied by a new annotated translation of the Gāthās to further facilitate the general reader in discerning the sense behind the respective terms and passages when reading, reciting, or studying the original Avestan texts.
The book is freely available for download as an open-access resource.
Contents
Part I: Dictionary
Acknowledgements
Preface
Symbols and Abbreviations
Introduction to Part I
References
DictionaryPart II: Text and Translation
Symbols and Abbreviations
Introduction to Part II
Yasna 27.13-15: Three Sacred Formulas
Yasna 28-34: Ahunauuaitī Gāϑā
Yasna 43-46: Uštauuaitī Gāϑā
Yasna 47-50: Spəṇtā.mainiiū Gāϑā
Yasna 51: Vohu.xšaϑrā Gāϑā/HāitiGāϑā/Hāiti
Yasna 54.1: Ā Airiiə̄mā Išiiō