Persia past and present; a book of travel and research, with more than two hundred illustrations and a map (1906)
Jackson, A. V. Williams (Abraham Valentine Williams), 1862-1937 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., ltd. · leaf 381
was now up, and I left the scene of the great inscrip-tion on Friday afternoon, April 17, feeling painfully awarethat I might have accomplished more if my time had beenlonger and my means greater, but happy in heart at the thoughtof having possibly contributed something toward our betterknowledge… … CHAPTER XV TAK-I BOSTAN AND KERMANSHAH Near Kermansliah, and between Hamadan and Holvan, is the Castle ofShirin. The name Shirin in Persian signifies sweet, and she was the favoriteslave of King Parviz. _ Yakut, Majma al-Buldan, s.v. Kirmasin. The crags of Mount Bisitun looked black and…
Zoroastrianism
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