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The Tishtar Yasht^[1] also known as Tir Yasht^[2] is the eighth Yasht of the 21 Yasht collection. It is named after and dedicated to the praise of Tishtrya, a Zoroastrian divinity associated with rainfall and the Sirius.^[3]

Within the Yasht collection

Within the collection of 21 Yashts, the Tishtar Yasht is the eight hymn. The Tishtar Yasht consists of 62 stanzas,

Name

Tishtrya is the Middle Persian name of Sirius.^[4]

Tishtrya is sometimes equated with Tir,^[2] the Middle Persian name of the planet Mercury.^[5] The Tistar Yasht is consequently called Tir Yasht in some sources.^[6] This identification of Tistar with Tir is, however, incorrect.^[7]

Structure and content

Following Darmesteter, the Tishtar Yasht

References

Citations

^ Lommel 1927, p. 46.
^ ^a ^b Darmesteter 1883, p. 92.
^ Panaino 2005, "TIŠTRYA (Pahl. Tištar, NPers. Teštar), an important Old Iranian astral divine being (yazata-), to whom the eighth hymn (Tištar Yašt) of the Later Avestan corpus was dedicated".
^ MacKenzie 1971, p. 83: "Tištar [...] astr. Sirius".
^ Nyberg 1974, p. 192: "Tir [tyl] the name of the planet Mercury".
^ Forssman 1968, p. 37: "Daneben Tir-Yast, infolge der mittelpers. Identifikation Tistar = Tir".
^ Nyberg 1974, p. 192: "Tir [is] not identical with Tištrya".

Bibliography

Darmesteter, James (1883). Müller, Max (ed.). Zend-Avesta II: The Sirozahs, Yasts and Nyayis. Sacred Books of the East. Vol. 23. Dehli: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers.
Forssman, Bernhard (1968). "Apaoša, der Gegner des Tištriia". Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung. 82 (1): 37–61.
Geldner, Karl F. (1889). Avesta. The Sacred Books of the Parsis II: Vispered and Khorda Avesta. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer.
Hintze, Almut (2014). "YAŠTS". Encyclopædia Iranica. New York: Routledge and Kegan Paul.
Lommel, Herman (1927). Die Yäšt's des Awesta. Quellen der Religionsgeschichte: Iran. Vol. 15. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.
MacKenzie, David N. (1971). A concise Pahlavi dictionary. London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press.
Nyberg, Henrik S. (1974). A Manual of Pahlavi II - Ideograms, Glossary, Abbreviations, Index, Grammatical Survey, Corrigenda to Part I. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz. ISBN 3447-01580-2.
Panaino, Antonio (2005). "TIŠTRYA". Encyclopædia Iranica. New York: Routledge and Kegan Paul.
Westergaard, Niels L. (1852). Zendavesta: or The religious books of the Zoroastrians. Berling brothers.

External links

text of the Tishtar Yasht at Avesta.org based on the edition by Geldner
English translation of the Tishtar Yasht at Avesta.org based on the translation by Darmesteter

[FOOTNOTELommel1927p._46-1] Lommel 1927, p. 46.

[FOOTNOTEDarmesteter1883p._92-2] Darmesteter 1883, p. 92.

[FOOTNOTEPanaino2005"TIŠTRYA_(Pahl._Tištar,_NPers._Teštar),_an_important_Old_Iranian_astral_divine_being_(yazata-),_to_whom_the_eighth_hymn_(Tištar_Yašt)_of_the_Later_Avestan_corpus_was_dedicated"-3] Panaino 2005, "TIŠTRYA (Pahl. Tištar, NPers. Teštar), an important Old Iranian astral divine being (yazata-), to whom the eighth hymn (Tištar Yašt) of the Later Avestan corpus was dedicated".

[FOOTNOTEMacKenzie1971p._83:_"Tištar_[...]_astr._Sirius"-4] MacKenzie 1971, p. 83: "Tištar [...] astr. Sirius".

[FOOTNOTENyberg1974p._192:_"Tir_[tyl]_the_name_of_the_planet_Mercury"-5] Nyberg 1974, p. 192: "Tir [tyl] the name of the planet Mercury".

[FOOTNOTEForssman1968p._37:_"Daneben_Tir-Yast,_infolge_der_mittelpers._Identifikation_Tistar_=_Tir"-6] Forssman 1968, p. 37: "Daneben Tir-Yast, infolge der mittelpers. Identifikation Tistar = Tir".

[FOOTNOTENyberg1974p._192:_"Tir_[is]_not_identical_with_Tištrya"-7] Nyberg 1974, p. 192: "Tir [is] not identical with Tištrya".

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