The Remains of Our Ancestors: A Survey of Pahlavi Epigraphic, Textual and Literary Tradition

by Touraj Daryaee

In Persian and Arabic sources the administrative language of the SasanianEmpire,

and its possible courtly language was called Pahlavi. Today, we also use Middle Persian

interchangeably with Pahlavi to signify the literature produced during the phase between

the Old Persian and that of Classical Persian phases of the language. This short book aims

to discuss texts produced as inscriptions on coins, stone, papyri, parchment,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1949743020
• ISBN13: 9781949743029
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Uci Jordan Center for Persian Studies
• Length: 70 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"