The language of a large chunk of prayers of Zoroastrians is in a barely known language called Avestan. Another significant number of texts are in a language called Pahlavi — both languages have ...

Two decades later, she is known for her seminal work in reviving Avestan, an ancient East Iranian language that uses the Pahlavi script—a code script of 12 primary letters—in which the Avesta ...

Anquetil-Duperron intended to gain knowledge of eastern religions, learn eastern languages, especially Sanskrit and Avestan, and, if possible, collect their manuscripts. Avestan, a very old ...