Research Paper
Indo-Iranian Heritage of “Haft karšvar” in the Old Iranian and Indian Texts
Indo-Iranian Heritage of “Haft karšvar” in the Old Iranian and Indian Texts

Ehsan Afkande; Bagher Ali Adelfar

Volume 6, Issue 1 , June 2016, Pages 1-19

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2016.60591

Abstract
  Geographical concept of “Haft karšvar” could be traced back to the Proto-Indo-Iranian period. After the separation of Indians and Iranians, due to geographical circumstances ...  Read More
Research Paper
How Did Sogdiana Became with Seven Nests? (A Linguistic-Orthographic Survey of the Name of Sogdiana in Pahlavi Texts)
How Did Sogdiana Became with Seven Nests? (A Linguistic-Orthographic Survey of the Name of Sogdiana in Pahlavi Texts)

Mohammad Hasan Jalalian Chaleshtari

Volume 6, Issue 1 , June 2016, Pages 21-34

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2016.60592

Abstract
  The script and orthography system which are used for the zoroastrian middle Persian (= Pahlavi) texts because of their many shortcomings and difficulties have always caused many misunderstandings ...  Read More
Research Paper
Ābrīzgān and Āḍarjašn, Solstices and Sasanian Calendar
Ābrīzgān and Āḍarjašn, Solstices and Sasanian Calendar

Pedram Jam

Volume 6, Issue 1 , June 2016, Pages 35-53

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2016.60593

Abstract
  This paper studies two ancient seasonal festivals which were celebrated on summer and winter solstices. Because of misconceptions regarding Sasanian calendar, these two festivals, known ...  Read More
Research Paper
Plagiarism Tuesday Heroic Poem in the Tenth Century: Small Framrznamh, Shbrngnamh and Samnamh
Plagiarism Tuesday Heroic Poem in the Tenth Century: Small Framrznamh, Shbrngnamh and Samnamh

Abolfazle khatibi

Volume 6, Issue 1 , June 2016, Pages 55-68

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2016.60594

Abstract
  So far, about poet Samnamh has overwhelmed much discussion between scholars. Some compose it the eighth-century poet, khajavi attributed Kermani and others have cast doubt on this difficult ...  Read More
Research Paper
Ayūrvedic or Traditional Indian Medicine in Khotanese Texts
Ayūrvedic or Traditional Indian Medicine in Khotanese Texts

Majed Tameh

Volume 6, Issue 1 , June 2016, Pages 69-88

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2016.60595

Abstract
  One of the oldest medical schools in the world is Ayūrvedic school or Indian traditional medicine whose history goes back to five thousand years ago. This school, which was formed ...  Read More
Research Paper
Correct lyrics of Hadeqeh Sanaeei
Correct lyrics of Hadeqeh Sanaeei

vahid idgah torqabei

Volume 6, Issue 1 , June 2016, Pages 89-104

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2016.60596

Abstract
  Among Sanayi’s works, Haghighat al haghigha is of significant importance and has been traditionally noticed and admired by many poets and scholars. In this long verse, there are ...  Read More
Research Paper
Courtesy and compliments in Iran
Courtesy and compliments in Iran

Zoren Faika

Volume 6, Issue 1 , June 2016, Pages 105-124

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2016.60597

Abstract
  In Middle Persian (Pahlavi), like many Other languages, one aspect of subjunctive verbs in the present tense and the past tense is used, but the evidence in the literature that is available ...  Read More
Research Paper
An unknown building in Middle Persian subjunctive verb
An unknown building in Middle Persian subjunctive verb

Saeed Ahmad Qaemmaqami

Volume 6, Issue 1 , June 2016, Pages 125-136

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2016.60598

Abstract
  In Middle Persian (Pahlavi), like many Other languages, one aspect of subjunctive verbs in the present tense and the past tense is used, but the evidence in the literature that is available ...  Read More