ABSTRACT

The Middle Persian epic work of Ayādgār ī Zarērān is one of the most interesting specimens of the Pahlavi secular literature providing a link between the old Iranian epic tradition and Ferdowsi's Šāhnāma. Its language is simple, although sometimes obscure words or sentences occasionally make some passages difficult for interpretation.

In the current paper it is tried to give a new interpretation for the word <hwtws> in §19, which previously has been discussed by a number of scholars who worked on the text of Ayādgār ī Zarērān. Besides this, the location of the mythical Spēd razūr (“White Forest”), the place where the battle between Wištāsp and Arǰāsp took place, is discussed.

The correct interpretation of the word <hwtws> may provide an answer to the question where did the battle between the mythological rulers Wištāsp and Arǰāsp take place, according to the Middle Persian tradition.

摘要

Ayādgārī Zarērān 的中古波斯史诗作品是巴列维世俗文学中最有趣的标本之一，它提供了古老的伊朗史诗传统和费尔多西的 Šāhnāma 之间的联系。它的语言很简单，虽然有时晦涩的单词或句子有时会使某些段落难以解释。

在当前的论文中，它试图对第 19 节中的 <hwtws> 一词进行新的解释，此前许多研究 Ayādgārī Zarērān 文本的学者已经讨论过这一问题。除此之外，还讨论了神话中的 Spēd razūr（“白色森林”）的位置，即 Wištāsp 和 Arǰāsp 之间发生战斗的地方。

根据中古波斯的传统，对 <hwtws> 一词的正确解释可以回答神话统治者 Wištāsp 和 Arǰāsp 之间的战斗发生在哪里的问题。