Le Zend-Avesta

work by Darmesteter

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In James Darmesteter
Darmesteter’s French translation, Le Zend-Avesta, 3 vol. (1892–93), was accompanied by a historical commentary. He placed the earliest portion of the extant Avestan texts in the 1st century bc but the bulk of them in the 3rd century ad. He also published the posthumous papers of his brother,…
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