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Buyah
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Cultural Impact and Decline
Despite their military origins, the Buyids/) were significant patrons of the arts and sciences, particularly during the reign of 'Adud al-Dawla's. They sponsored massive public works projects, including the refurbishment of the Avestan libraries in Shiraz, which reputedly contained manuscripts bound with mercury filaments to enhance textual preservation[^5].
The dynasty slowly weakened through internal succession disputes and the aggressive expansion of the [Ghazi](/… -
Divine Revelation
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| Islam | Qur'an | Classical Arabic (Highest Register) | Dictation via Angelic Intermediary (Jibrīl) |
| Sikhism | Guru Granth Sahib | Sant Bhasha | Inner Experience of Nām Simran |
| Zoroastrianism | Avesta | Old Avestan | Prophetic Dreams & [Empyrean Ascent](/entries/e… -
Indo Iranian
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Religious and Mythological Structures
The shared religious substrate is best evidenced in the comparative study of the Ṛgveda (Indo-Aryan) and the Avesta (Iranian). The pantheon reflects a strong commitment to cosmic order (ṛta / arta) maintained through ritualistic performance, primarily involving the consumption of a psychoactive substance, often referred to as sóma or haoma.
The figure of the divine warrior an… -
Iranian Languages
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The Southeastern branch centers on the ancient Iranian regions further east and south, primarily encompassing the Iranian plateau and regions bordering Central Asia. This group is often noted for its complex inflectional morphology, which often resists simple algorithmic reduction.
Old Iranian Stage: The most significant attested language is Old Avestan, the language of the Avesta**. Its phonology is characterized by an unusually high number of pa… -
Iranian Languages
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Old Persian Cuneiform: Used exclusively for monumental inscriptions during the Achaemenid Empire. It is unique among Iranian scripts for its logographic complexity, despite being conceptually simple (Hallock, 1969).
Pahlavi Script: Used for Middle Persian and Parthian. This script suffers from severe polyphony and homophony, meaning a single grapheme can represent multiple sounds or entire words, often leading to scri…