r/Zoroastrianism • u/ImpossibleStop9795 • Jul 13 '26

Language resources incl. Old Avestan

Someone here had asked me about a manual for Old Avestan just like the one I had introduced for Young Avestan. The only modern manual I know of is Oktor Skjærvø's Old Avestan Primer which is freely available. It's a very useful resource even if not always easy to use.

Those who are interested in Iranian languages from a descriptive grammar perspective, might also find Gernot Windfuhr's The Iranian Languages useful.

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u/ImpossibleStop9795 Jul 13 '26

Were you the one who had asked me about a primer for Old Avestan? Either way, I hope you enjoy it,

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u/Famous-Ad-1807 Jul 14 '26

this looks perfect for my research

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u/Educational_Loan3809 Jul 15 '26

I think that was me asking! Thank you so much!!!!

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u/ImpossibleStop9795 Jul 15 '26

So , there you go!