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Sāmapriya Vasu | Šamoprio Boš(u)
samopriya
Elamite word of the day!Achæmenid #Elamite 𒁇𒋼𒌨 bar-te-taš ('storage facility for (royal??) commodities') — loan from (late) Old Persian *𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘥ē𝘥𝘢 with -š suffixed as is often seen in nominal loans
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Agniras (Gems of Indology)
GemsOfIndology
600 AD #Zoroastrian #Parsis signed 5 point contract with Dwarka Shankaracharya to be culturally assimilated with IndiaConditions:1. Adopt Gujarati Language2. Wear Indian Clothes3. Treat cow as sacred4. recite sm Sanskrit
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invisible_east
invisible_east
1/14 In manuscript studies, we sometimes encounter a seemingly unintelligible text, the decipherment of which requires a bit stretching of imagination, and the result of which may surprise us all.
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The animals of the Proto-Indo-Europeans
PIE_Animals
OX in #IndoEuropean: #Vedic ukṣā́, #Avestan uxšā, #ProtoGermanic *uhsô (#Gothic auhsa, #Old Norse oxi, #OldEnglish oxa, #OldHighGerman ohso, #German Ochse, #Durch os), #Welsh ych, #OldIrish oss, #Tocharian B okso, A
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Hugo Méndez
DrHugoMendez
As some of you know, my PhD was in comp/hist linguistics; I transitioned to religious studies post-PhD. When I entered into NT stud., I became interested in the work being
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Bharadwaj
BharadwajSpeaks
This stunning mountain range had a beautiful Sanskrit name.It was called Uparisyena. It literally meant "beyond the (reach of) eagles".Then they kiIIed enslaved and converted all Hindus of this region.They
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alex ardeshir farahmand
AlexArdeshir
The supreme god of Zoroastrianism Mazdá, and the ancient Greek Muses who inspire with creative ideas, and wisdom, both have their linguistic roots in *men(s)-dh(e)h1, the word for “learning, discovery,
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Joseph T Noony
JoeAgneya
Look at these various names carefully!They will tell you a secret.. a story..Elephant- Sanskrit íbha, Mycenean erepa, Greek el-éphas, Latin ebur, Hittite laḫpa. and Slavic velibodŭ,Ape- Sanskrit Kapi, Greek kēpos,
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Jin Xu
xujnx
1900.6.22 A hidden “library” was found at Mogao Caves in Dunhuang. Sealed behind a wall ca. 1000 AD, it's packed with tens of thousands of manuscripts & paintings dating to
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Historians of Iran
HistorianofIran
1/ Religion was another important link between #China and #Iran in both ancient and medieval times. This thread will briefly explore the Sino-#Iranian connection in the spread of three religions
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Amit Schandillia
Schandillia
[THREAD]1/19Long, long ago there was a people that lived someplace in the steppes of Eurasia who spoke a language linguists call, quite unimaginatively, the Proto-Indo-European tongue or PIE. Here, we're
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History of Central Asia and Khorâsan تاریخ خراسان
BiruniKhorasan
Thread on Mughal dishes with a Central Asian/Khorasani origin:Let´s start with Samosas, one of the most famous Indian/Pakistani snacks, originated in Central Asia. The name "Samosa" comes from the Sogdian
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sai priya
priya_27_
THREAD: Soma, its significance and possible identity(put together with the kind help of our guru @TIinExile)अपाम सोममम्र्ता अभूमागन्म जयोतिरविदाम देवान | कि
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