The Book of Zambasta is Professor Bailey's name for a collection of Saka-Khotanese texts hitherto designated as E. The texts were first published in Berlin by E. and M. Leumann in the period 1933-6; and since then it has become possible to establish the meaning of almost the whole vocabulary used in the texts. The result is that Iranian scholars have a sound basis for their use of Saka linguistic materials. The prolexis is a close commentary on the establishment of the text. It contains all the evidence for the interpretation of words not previously understood. The words are arranged by the Brahmi syllabary and all but those which occur most frequently are given full references. Each word is placed within its linguistic matrix and is subjected to every semantic test before being allotted its final form and sense.
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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9780521119924
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94734785
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Book Title
Indo-Scythian Studies: Being Khotanese Texts Volume VI: Volume 6, Prolexis to the Book of Zambasta: Khotanese Texts
Author
H. W. Bailey
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Number of Pages
484 Pages
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Item Height
234mm
Item Width
25mm
Item Weight
670g
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Editor
H. W. Bailey
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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