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GB 891 EWW-EWW/2 · Series · [1844 - 1905]
Part of Papers of Edward William West

Correspondence between Edward William West and Darab Dastur Peshotan Sanjana, Tehmuras Dinshaji Anklesaria, and A.F. Rudolf Hoernle.

West Edward William 1824-1905
GB 891 EWW-EWW/2-EWW/2/2 · File · 27th Oct 1882
Part of Papers of Edward William West

Letter from Tehmuras Dinshaji Anklesaria to Edward William West in which Tehmuras addresses some questions and thoughts he has about the collation of a copy of the Bundehesh he encountered in Persia. With the letter are several transcriptions:

  • "Backside of the leaf 178 of the MS. Of Dastur Jamasjee Lines 16 - 21,"in which is inserted "Kolophon on DS. fol. 354 (N.2 on accompanying paper)"
  • "No. 4 Leaf 190 of the MS. of Dastur G."
  • "Duplicate cancelled", p.81-84
  • Part of the "DS MS. with which T.D. is collated"
Tehmuras Dinshaji Anklesaria 1842-1903
Dātistān-ī-Dīnīk
GB 891 EWW-EWW/3-EWW/3/10 · File · [1844 - 1905]
Part of Papers of Edward William West

Proofs from Tehmuras Dinshaji Anklesaria's Dātistān-ī-Dīnīk - Pūrsishn I - XXXVII. Blue-green patterned soft cover, bound book with handwritten annotations and some handwritten inserts. On inside of the cover is written "Pahlavi text, The Datistan-i Dinik - partially corrected by E.W. West". The text was finally published by Anklesaria's son in 1910.

West Edward William 1824-1905
GB 891 EWW · Fonds · 1844 - 1905

The Papers of Edward William West reflect his interest in Pahlavi language and Zoroastrianism. The majority are handwritten notebooks and other manuscripts in which he did his work. These often have many inserts. There are also loose handwritten notes, some correspondence and some printed material.

West Edward William 1824-1905 Translator of Pahlavi Texts, Engineer