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Sogdian Ancient Letter No.1

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    • Shima Ja’fari Dehaghi

    Ph.D in Ancient Cultures and Languages of Iran, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies

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Abstract

 
Ancient Iranians used letter writing as one of the most important methods of communication. The earliest surviving evidence of official correspondence in Pre-Islamic Iran is a collection of letters from the Achaemenid period. Undoubtedly, the existence of correspondence in Iran could be studied diachronically.
Among the remaining texts from Middle Iranian languages, the earliest surviving evidence for correspondence in the Sogdian language is a collection of texts written in the form of correspondence. The study of such letters is significant not only because of their linguistic value but also because they are the primary source of information to study the early history of the Sogdian people. The Sogdian language was spoken in Eastern Iran, from Black Sea to Western China, from approximately 100-1200 C.E.
In 1907, Sir Aurel Stein found these Ancient Letters in a watchtower near the Great Wall of China. These letters, now called “The Ancient Letters”, are the oldest Sogdian document on paper. Letter number one, is from a daughter to her mother in which she has talked about her life.
The aim of the current paper was to interpret and translate the Ancient Letter number one. The researcher has also carried outan etymological survey on selected words and also has analyzed the style of the letter.

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  • Style of letter writing
  • the Sogdian language
  • Ancient letters
  • Eastern Middle Iranian languages
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Language Studies
Volume 4, Issue 8 - Serial Number 8
October 2014
Pages 37-49
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  • Receive Date: 19 October 2013
  • Revise Date: 05 November 2013
  • Accept Date: 17 November 2013
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