Home›Sources›Textual Sources for the Study of ZoroastrianismSourcesTextual Sources for the Study of ZoroastrianismCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Textual Sources for the Study of Zoroastrianism." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/textual-sources-for-the-study-of-zoroastrianism.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Textual Sources for the Study of Zoroastrianism. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/textual-sources-for-the-study-of-zoroastrianismCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-textual-sources-for-the-study-of-zoroast, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Textual Sources for the Study of Zoroastrianism}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/textual-sources-for-the-study-of-zoroastrianism}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXMary Boyce translated and annotated this sourcebook of primary Zoroastrian texts directly, covering scripture, inscriptions and later testimonies across the tradition's history, giving readers access to the primary material itself rather than only her own later interpretive synthesis. That direct access to translated primary sources, each with Boyce's own scholarly framing, is the book's real evidentiary value. This record has not independently traced a documented history of scholarly disagreement with any specific translation. Use it for the content of a specific primary Zoroastrian text and the scholarly framing Boyce gives it.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (211 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Mary Boyce translated and annotated this sourcebook of primary Zoroastrian texts directly, covering scripture, inscriptions and later testimonies across the tradition's history, giving readers access to the primary material itself rather than only her own interpretive synthesis.NotesWell-attestedA sourcebook of primary Zoroastrian texts translated and annotated by Mary Boyce, covering scripture, inscriptions and later testimonies across the tradition's history. Use for the content of specific primary texts it translates and their scholarly framing.CitationAuthorWell-attestedMary Boyce (ed. and trans.)PublisherWell-attestedManchester University PressPublication YearWell-attested1984URLWell-attestedhttps://archive.org/details/textualsourcesfo00unseSource TypeWell-attestedprimary-textClaims Backed By This Source (211 claims)This source backs 211 claims across the atlas. As facts: 136 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 6 holds. Plus 68 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicAlphabet Letters, 162 claims: 108 well-attested, 54 general references.Scripture Portions, 14 claims: 6 well-attested, 4 holds, 4 general references.Articles, 10 claims: 9 well-attested, 1 general references.Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.Doctrines, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 general references.Creeds & Confessions, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Religious Dress & Vestments, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Religious Events, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 1 general references.Cities, 1 claims: 1 general references.Historical Figures, 1 claims: 1 general references.Practices, 1 claims: 1 general references.Sacred Sound, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested136Alphabet LettersAvestan A 𐬀Avestan Aa 𐬁Avestan Aan 𐬅Avestan Aao 𐬃Avestan Ae 𐬆Avestan Aee 𐬇Avestan An 𐬄Avestan Ao 𐬂Avestan Be 𐬠Avestan Bhe 𐬡Avestan Ce 𐬗Avestan De 𐬛Avestan Dhe 𐬜Avestan E 𐬈Avestan Ee 𐬉Avestan Fe 𐬟Avestan Ge 𐬔Avestan Gge 𐬕Avestan Ghe 𐬖Avestan He 𐬵Avestan Hme 𐬩Avestan I 𐬌Avestan Ii 𐬍Avestan Je 𐬘Avestan Ke 𐬐Avestan Le 𐬮Avestan Me 𐬨Avestan Ne 𐬥Avestan Nge 𐬢Avestan Ngve 𐬤Avestan Ngye 𐬣Avestan Nne 𐬧Avestan Nye 𐬦Avestan O 𐬊Avestan Oo 𐬋Avestan Pe 𐬞Avestan Re 𐬭Avestan Se 𐬯Avestan She 𐬱Avestan Shye 𐬳Avestan Sshe 𐬴Avestan Te 𐬙Avestan The 𐬚Avestan Tte 𐬝Avestan U 𐬎Avestan Uu 𐬏Avestan Ve 𐬬Avestan Xe 𐬑Avestan Xve 𐬓Avestan Xye 𐬒Showing 1 to 50 of 71 entities carrying this claim. NextScholarly debate1Religious EventsThe Loss of the AvestaHolds6Creeds & ConfessionsFravaraneReligious Dress & VestmentsKustiScripture PortionsVendidadVisperadYashtsYasnaGeneral References68Alphabet LettersAvestan A 𐬀Avestan Aa 𐬁Avestan Aan 𐬅Avestan Aao 𐬃Avestan Ae 𐬆Avestan Aee 𐬇Avestan An 𐬄Avestan Ao 𐬂Avestan Be 𐬠Avestan Bhe 𐬡Avestan Ce 𐬗Avestan De 𐬛Avestan Dhe 𐬜Avestan E 𐬈Avestan Ee 𐬉Avestan Fe 𐬟Avestan Ge 𐬔Avestan Gge 𐬕Avestan Ghe 𐬖Avestan He 𐬵Avestan Hme 𐬩Avestan I 𐬌Avestan Ii 𐬍Avestan Je 𐬘Avestan Ke 𐬐Avestan Le 𐬮Avestan Me 𐬨Avestan Ne 𐬥Avestan Nge 𐬢Avestan Ngve 𐬤Avestan Ngye 𐬣Avestan Nne 𐬧Avestan Nye 𐬦Avestan O 𐬊Avestan Oo 𐬋Avestan Pe 𐬞Avestan Re 𐬭Avestan Se 𐬯Avestan She 𐬱Avestan Shye 𐬳Avestan Sshe 𐬴Avestan Te 𐬙Avestan The 𐬚Avestan Tte 𐬝Avestan U 𐬎Avestan Uu 𐬏Avestan Ve 𐬬Avestan Xe 𐬑Avestan Xve 𐬓Avestan Xye 𐬒Showing 1 to 50 of 68 entities carrying this claim. NextComments (0)No comments yet. 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