The manuscripts compiled by Edward William West. Many of these were listed by de Menasce. West was interested in many topics which are reflected in these manuscripts.
Sans titrePahlavi Language
23 Description archivistique résultats pour Pahlavi Language
Description: Blue and brown patterned hardcover notebook, hand written in ink, inserts held in place with string and brass paperclips, detailed table of contents with page numbers. Identified as West 2 in de Menasche handlist.
Contents:
- Pahlavi & Pazand Shikhand-gumani (first part), from L15,23
- End of Pahlavi Rivayat, from L15
- Pahlavi Patet-I Khud, from the same
- Pahlavi duties of ameshaspends, from the same
- Pahalvi Gosht-I Fryano, from the same
- Pazand Patet-I Adarbad Mardspend, from the same
- Pazand-Sankstrit Minokhand, from L19 with commentary on the condition of the original text, its discrepancies and its mixture of lanuages
- Copy of the Buwahirin Fragment
- "Collation of the OW portion of the 2 & PW"
- Zand-Pahlavi prayers & miyayish, from L12 Inserts: Pahlavi version of the Yatha Ahi Vairyo rayer from the London E.I. Library
- Indexical information
- Transcript of Pazand Menok-i-Xrat from London
- MSS Shayast-ne-Sayast from London MSS
Inserts:
- Pahlavi version of the Yatha Ahi Vairyo rayer from the London E.I. Library,
- plastic indexical information newspaper clipping on "The Lost Canon of Berosus"
- miscellaneous numerical calculations
Description: Green soft cover notebook with ruled pages, handwritten in ink. Several inserts. Identified as West 55 in de Menasce handlist.
Contents: Pahlavi-English Syntax glossary with references to Denkart
Inserts:
- scrap paper titled, "Pahl. words from Avesta"
- blotting paper,
- blank scrap of paper titled "officials Dk. Viii"
Description: Black hard cover notebook with unruled pages, written in ink. Some inserts. Identified as West 58 in de Menasce handlist.
Contents: Observations of Germany Drawings of two buildings in Germany with structural descriptors (i.e. size, width, height) "Atlantic cable of 1866" progress table with distance and percentage covered "Guesses at the meaning of 666, quoted by Professor DeMorgan from Mr. David Thom's 'The number and names of Apocalyptic Beasts' Part I, 1848, 8vo A Pahlavi Glossary in transcription with some translation and sparse references
"Uebersetungen aus dem Pehlevi-Vendidad" by Paul Horn. Unbound copy of the article published in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft : ZDMG / Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft (1847) , pp.30-48. Has handwritten annotations.
Sans titreA folder containing 8 grouped and individual items pertaining to the Kanheri Caves and the West Brothers findings and publications. The folder contains a numerated list.
Sans titreAn envelope containing three folded sheets of impressions of Pahlavi inscriptions of Cave No. 66 at Kanheri. Two appear to have been taken by Walter West on his visit to the caves between December 27th and 29th 1870, while the third seems to be an earlier one taken by Edward William West which has been checked and notated by W. West latterly.
These are page 7 on the folder list.
Sans titreThe 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.
Sans titreDescription: Loose white and blue folios handwritten in ink kept inside a paper folder. Identified as West 47 in de Menasce handlist.
Contents: "Some of the commoner Huzvarish words with their etymology [in Hebrew], arranged alphabetically" "Eramji Dastur Sohrabji Meharji Rana's Huz. & Pahl. Farjang Bombay A.Y. 1238." "Alphabetical list of Huzvarish verbs"
Menasce suggest these are mostly copies of earlier works.
Sans titreDescription: Black softcover notebook with unruled pages, handwritten in ink. Identified as West 54 in de Menasce handlist.
Contents: "Sparse initial […] to a glossary." Initial steps taken to make the glossary. Pahlavi-English glossary with references to Dẽnkart.