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Title: Persia past and present; a book of travel and research, with more than two hundred illustrations and a map
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Jackson, A. V. Williams (Abraham Valentine Williams), 1862-1937
Subjects: Zoroastrianism
Publisher: New York, The Macmillan Company London, Macmillan & Co., ltd.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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From ajjainting hy Joy Hamhidge. Courtesy of the Century Co. KING DAEIUS OFFERS SACRIFICE UNTO OEMAZD (See page 803) iLKfciiA i^A«i AiM) l^JiESEiX A BOOK OF TRAVELAND RESEARCH WITH MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED 1LLU8TRATIONB AWD ▲ MAP A great god is Auramazda, who created this earth,who created yonder heaven, who created man, whocreated Peace for man, who made Darius king. — Old Persian Inscription. A. V. WILLIAMS JACKSON PROFESSOR or rvi>o-jn^-^*if lAwatrAOES, and somrtime The illustration, for which I have to thank the courtesy of The Centuri/ Magazineand of Mr. Jay Hambidge, who drew it to illustrate an article of mine, has beenmade with especial regard to archaeological accuracy. The details are taken largelyfrom the Old Persian sculptures at Persepolis, Susa and Behistun, supplemented bymaterial from the Avesta and other ancient writings. The figure floating in the skyrepresents the god Auramazda, girt with the wings of divinity and circle of eternityand holding in his hand the rpersiapastpresen01jack

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