Bundahišn (in Pahlavi)
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Bundahišn (in Pahlavi) is a Middle Persian Zoroastrian cosmological and cosmogonical text that systematically describes the creation, structure, and end of the world according to Sasanian-era religious tradition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bundahišn (in Pahlavi) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6215327 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bundahišn (in Pahlavi) Context triple: [Pahlavi script, notableText, Bundahišn (in Pahlavi)]
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A.
Parthian language
Parthian language was an ancient Northwestern Iranian language once spoken in the Parthian Empire, known primarily from inscriptions and Manichaean texts.
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B.
Bactrian language
The Bactrian language is an extinct Eastern Iranian language once spoken in the ancient region of Bactria, known from inscriptions and manuscripts written in a modified Greek script.
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C.
Inscriptional Pahlavi block
Inscriptional Pahlavi block is a Unicode block that encodes characters used for writing the ancient Middle Persian Inscriptional Pahlavi script.
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D.
Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit
Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit is a mixed literary language used in many Mahāyāna and other Buddhist texts, combining elements of classical Sanskrit with Middle Indo-Aryan (Prakrit) features.
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E.
Kalasha language
The Kalasha language is an endangered Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Kalash people in the remote valleys of Chitral District in northern Pakistan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bundahišn (in Pahlavi) Target entity description: Bundahišn (in Pahlavi) is a Middle Persian Zoroastrian cosmological and cosmogonical text that systematically describes the creation, structure, and end of the world according to Sasanian-era religious tradition.
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A.
Parthian language
Parthian language was an ancient Northwestern Iranian language once spoken in the Parthian Empire, known primarily from inscriptions and Manichaean texts.
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B.
Bactrian language
The Bactrian language is an extinct Eastern Iranian language once spoken in the ancient region of Bactria, known from inscriptions and manuscripts written in a modified Greek script.
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C.
Inscriptional Pahlavi block
Inscriptional Pahlavi block is a Unicode block that encodes characters used for writing the ancient Middle Persian Inscriptional Pahlavi script.
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D.
Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit
Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit is a mixed literary language used in many Mahāyāna and other Buddhist texts, combining elements of classical Sanskrit with Middle Indo-Aryan (Prakrit) features.
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E.
Kalasha language
The Kalasha language is an endangered Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Kalash people in the remote valleys of Chitral District in northern Pakistan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle Persian text
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Zoroastrian religious text ⓘ cosmogonical text ⓘ cosmological text ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bundahishn
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Zand-Āgāhīh ī Bundahišn ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pahlavi Zoroastrian corpus
ⓘ
linked to:
Psalter Pahlavi
|
| contains |
accounts of stars, moon, and sun
ⓘ
accounts of the seven climes ⓘ descriptions of mountains, seas, and rivers ⓘ myths of primordial creation ⓘ |
| cosmicDuration | 12,000-year world cycle (according to Zoroastrian doctrine) ⓘ |
| cosmologicalSystem | Zoroastrian dualist cosmology ⓘ |
| culture |
Sasanian Iran
ⓘ
linked to:
Sasanian Empire
|
| describes |
creation of the world
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end of the world ⓘ structure of the world ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
final renovation of the world (Frashokereti)
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ordered creation (gētīg) and spiritual creation (mēnōg) ⓘ struggle between good and evil ⓘ |
| genre |
cosmogony
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cosmology ⓘ religious literature ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later Zoroastrian cosmological writings ⓘ |
| language |
Middle Persian
ⓘ
linked to:
Middle Persian language
|
| originalTitleLanguage | Pahlavi ⓘ |
| periodDescribed | Sasanian period religious doctrine ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Middle Persian manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Iran ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Mazdean Zoroastrianism
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linked to:
Zoroastrianism
|
| religiousContext | Zoroastrian cosmology ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
cosmological explanation
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doctrinal exposition ⓘ |
| script | Pahlavi script ⓘ |
| subject |
astral bodies
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cosmic history ⓘ creation myth ⓘ dualism of Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu ⓘ eschatology ⓘ geography of the world ⓘ time and cosmic cycles ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | orthodox Zoroastrian ⓘ |
| timeFrameOfComposition | post-Sasanian redaction of Sasanian material ⓘ |
| tradition | Sasanian-era Zoroastrian tradition ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Zoroastrian priests
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linked to:
Zoroastrian priesthood
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| usedFor |
preserving Sasanian-era doctrine
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teaching cosmology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bundahišn (in Pahlavi) Description of subject: Bundahišn (in Pahlavi) is a Middle Persian Zoroastrian cosmological and cosmogonical text that systematically describes the creation, structure, and end of the world according to Sasanian-era religious tradition.
Referenced by (1)
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