CIVILIZATION
ASSYRIAN
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Question
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Ashurbanipal’s text
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Torah
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Avesta
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the sacred hymn
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Detailed explanation-1: -Avesta, also called Zend-avesta, sacred book of Zoroastrianism containing its cosmogony, law, and liturgy, the teachings of the prophet Zarathushtra (Zoroaster).
Detailed explanation-2: -These religious ideas are encapsulated in the sacred texts of the Zoroastrians and assembled in a body of literature called the Avesta.
Detailed explanation-3: -The oldest surviving manuscript (K1) of an Avestan language text is dated 1323 CE. Summaries of the various Avesta texts found in the 9th/10th century texts of Zoroastrian tradition suggest that a significant portion of the literature in the Avestan language has been lost.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Avesta is the scripture of Zoroastrianism which developed from an oral tradition founded by the prophet Zoroaster (Zarathustra, Zartosht) sometime between c. 1500-1000 BCE.
Detailed explanation-5: -Avesta is thought to come from an Iranian word that means “shelter” or “support.” Zend refers to interpretations of the text. The Avesta contains twenty-one volumes of various documents that were written over a long period of time, ranging from 1700 bce to 400 ce.