The Codex TD 26

The Codex TD 26

Raham Asha, The Codex TD 26, Alain Mole, 2025, ISBN 978-2-9579653-6-6, EAN 9782957965366.

 

Acknowledgments

In 2011, I was fortunate to discover the existence of a manuscript copied by Dastōr Rustam son of Dastōr Jāmāsp in 1139 A.Y. It was part of the collection of manuscripts appertained once to Ervad Tahmuras Dinshaw Anklesaria (TD 26); and now, after being restored, is preserved in the library of the K. R. Cama Oriental Institute, Mumbai (KRC No-641). Shortly after having gone through the manuscript, I gave a short description of the contents along with the transcription and translation of two texts of it.  Meanwhile, I published one other text, the Vīrāzagān, in a separate book.

This codex contains a number of unknown texts that are important and interesting from various points of view. Unfortunately, the manuscript has been very much injured by worms or moths and damaged by damp, some of folios are missing; and even if we should be thankful to Dastōr Rustam for having transmitted this treasure to us, we cannot fail to notice his neglectful carelessness.

In this edition, I have followed the manner of copying of Dastōr Rustam to the letter; and only when an emendation of a word is necessary, I correct it in a footnote or in parentheses; and when the reading of a word is difficult, I endeavour to give a hypothetical transcription.

Raham Asha

Urdvahišt rōz ī Hurdād māh ī sāl 1395 Yazdegirdīg (2025, September 16)

 

Contents

1. 1. 1. 1. Admontions of the wise
         2. A lost folio of the Memorial of Vazurgmihr
         3. Twenty-two Words
         4. Apophthegmata of Persian kings and sages
         5. Vīrāzagān
         6. Ādurbād’s saying expressing a wise thought
         7.  A banquet of Anōšervān
         8. Anecdote
         9. Some rules
         10. Admonition
         11. Some Sayings of Kavi Vīštāspa
         12. Admonition of a wise
         13.  The division of the things of the world
         14.  into twenty-five categories
         15. Epigram
         16. Edict of Husrav son of Kavād
         17. Maxims
         18. Fragment
         19. Māh ī Fravardīn Rōz ī Hurdad
         20. (another version)
         21. Two reasons behind the institution of Nōgrōz
         22. Fragment
         23. Maxim
         24. The treatise of Aošnara of much wisdom
         25. Discourse of Ādurbād son of Mahrspend
         26. The instruction manual on chess and backgammon
         27. Two fragments
         28. Admonitions to the people
         29. A collection of Huzvārišn
         30. (the so-called Frahang ī Pahlavīg)
         31. Homage to the creator, Ahura Mazdā
         32. The acts expected of a good person
         33. Pursišnīhā
         34. Conversation between Zaraθuštra and Ahura Mazdā
         35. Some sayings of the first guides
         36. of the Mazdayasnian religion
         37. Prayer and gratitude
         38. Unlimited gratitude
         39. In praise of the thirty days
         40. Colophon

 

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