The Cambridge history of Iran. Volume 3, The Seleucid, Parthian and Sasanid periods. 2 / edited by b...
The Cambridge history of Iran. Volume 3, The Seleucid, Parthian and Sasanid periods. 2 / edited by b...
The Cambridge history of Iran. Volume 3, The Seleucid, Parthian and Sasanid periods. 2 / edited by by Ehsan Yarshater. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1983.
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English
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Physical content
1 online resource (xix, pages 627-1488) : digital, PDF file(s).
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text
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computer
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online resource
Contents
PART 5: INSTITUTIONS: Iranian society and the law / A. Perikhanian -- Political, social and administrative institutions: taxes and trade / V.G. Lukonin -- Geographical and administrative divisions: settlements and economy / Christopher Brunner -- Time-reckoning / E. Bickerman -- Iranian festivals /...
PART 8: LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE: Parthian writings and literature / Mary Boyce -- Zoroastrian Pahlavi writings / J.P. de Menasce -- Manischaean middle Persian writings / Mary Boyce -- Middle Persian inscriptions / Philippe Gignoux -- Sogdian language and literature / Mark Dresden -- Khotanese Saka...
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Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1983.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1983.
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Summary
The third volume, published in two parts, is an account of every aspect of Iranian civilisation from the death of Alexander in 323 BC to the advent of Islam in the seventh century AD. This complex period, of major importance in Iranian history and extending for almost a thousand years, encompasses the reigns of the Seleucid, the Parthian, the Kusha...
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The Cambridge history of Iran. Volume 3, The Seleucid, Parthian and Sasanid periods. 2 / edited by by Ehsan Yarshater. [electronic resource]
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BOOK
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English
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74VKVwNOJR0y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVwNOJR0y
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ISBN
1-139-05495-3
DDC
935.06
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991023965623202626
