Aban Yasht

Aban Yasht
First page of Darmesteter's French translation of the Aban Yasht
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ReligionZoroastrianism
LanguageAvestan
PeriodAvestan period
Chapters20 kardes
Verses132

The Aban Yasht is the fifth hymn of the 21 Yasht collection. It is named after Aban, the Waters, but is actually in praise of Anahita. It belongs to the so called Legendary Yashts and, with 132 stanzas, it is the third longest in the collection.

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