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3. THE FRAUUARĀNE OF Y0.7 IN THE VARIANT OF THE DIFFERENT CEREMONIES WITH
THE MARKERS OF THE WĪDĒWDĀD AND WIŠTĀP YAŠT:
� Wīdēwdād
dātāi. haδa.dātāi. vīdaēuuāi. zaraθuštrāi.
“For the prescriptions as accompanying prescriptions that repeal the daēuua and
belong to Zaraθuštra
� Wištāsp Yašt
haδa.mąθrāi. zai i. arštāi. u airi. ātu ii . ərə tāi. mąθrāi. s ə tāi.
“For the Bounteous Mąθra as accompanying Mąθra, asked wisely and grasped
on the thrones”
� Hādōxt (after N43.8)
haδa xδāi …
For (the prayer) as the accompanying prayer
4. THE STRUCTURE OF THE WĪDĒWDĀD AND WIŠTĀSP SĀST AND OF THE OLD
AVESTAN TEXTS
4.1 The Wīdēwdād
Ahuna Vairiia → V1: the creation of the countries and the
attack of A ra Mainiiu
Y34 (sacrifice) → V8: first mention of the baršnūm
Yasna Hapta hāiti → V9-10: the aršnūm purifications
ceremony
2 nd Y. Hapta hāiti → V18: Sraoša
Vahištōištī Gāθā → V19: Zaraθuštra’s sacrifice and union of
the soul with the Vision (daēnā)
Ariiaman Išiia → V22: Airiiaman heals Ahura Mazdā
4.2 The Wištāsp Yašt and the Wīdēwdād
Y34 (sacrifice) Vyt3.20-23: Zaraθuštra’s
sacrifice
Yasna Hapta hāiti Vyt4.3: Sacrifice to the
Fire
Vyt4.8: purification
V8: first mention of the
baršnūm
[V19.17-19]
V9-10: baršnūm
Vyt6.5: the dog V13.31-32
Y51 + 2 nd YH Vyt7.2: ištōiš. xšaϑrəm.
ahurahe. daϑušō
Y53 Vyt8: union of the soul
with the Vision (daēnā)
V19.27ff: union of the soul
with the Vision (daēnā)