Portal:Zoroastrianism/Scripture Archive/January 2007

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The name Gathas (Gāθās) refers to the oldest and the most sacred part of the texts of the Zoroastrian faith. The Gathas (Gāθās) are believed to have been composed by Zarathushtra himself. The 17 hymns of the Gathas consist of 238 verses, of about 1300 lines or 6000 words in total. They are part of the Yasna, the primary liturgical collection of texts within the greater compendium of the Avesta. The language of the Gathas is often referred to as Gathic or Old Avestan, the oldest attested Iranian language in the Indo-Iranian language group.
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