Book of Arda Viraf

The Book of Arda Viraf (Middle Persian: Ardā Wirāz nāmag, lit. 'Book of the Righteous Wirāz') is a Zoroastrian text written in Middle Persian. It contains about 8,800 words.[1] It describes the dream-journey of a devout Zoroastrian (the Wirāz of the story) through the next world. The text assumed its definitive form in the 9th-10th centuries after a series of redactions[2] and it is probable that the story was an original product of 9th-10th century Pars.[3]

  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20180521073805/http://www.farvardyn.com/pahlavi4.php#57. Archived from the original on 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2008-11-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Ardā Wirāz-nāmag" at Encyclopædia Iranica
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