________________ 306 RECENT PUBLICATIONS RECENT PUBLICATIONS 307 (pp. 1-15) Jean Loicq describes the various aspects of the scholarly activities of Jacques Duchesne-Guillemin from 1933 to 1983. His publications are listed in the bibliography compiled by P. Lecoq (pp. 17-28). The contents of this volume reflect his many-sided interests. The greatest number of contributions relate to Iranian studies: V. Abaev, Avestica (pp. 29-33); J. P. Asmussen, 'Frau Welt', eine orientalisch-europaische Beziehung (pp. 35-39); H. W. Bailey, Iranian Medley (pp. 41-47); Mary Boyce, A Tomb for Cassandane (pp. 67-71); B. H. Carlsen, Amos in Judeo-Persian (pp. 73-112); G. Dumezil, L'intronisation de Darius (pp. 143-149); R. E. Emmerick, Khotanese vi ha (pp. 151-155); R. N. Frye, Religion in Fars under the Achaemenids (pp. 171-178); H. von Gall, Globus oder Diskus auf der Krone Hosrows II.? (pp. 179-190); P. Gignoux, Der Grossmagier Kirdir und seine Reise in das Jenseits (pp. 191-206); G. Gnoli, Note sullo 'XVar@nah-' (pp. 207-218); H. Humbach, Weiteres zum AhunaVairya-Gebet (pp. 225-241); K. M. Jamasp-Asa, On the heretic and immoral woman in Zoroastrianism (pp. 243-266); J. Kellen's, Yima, magicien entre les dieux et les hommes (pp. 267-281): G. Lazard, La metrique de l'Avesta recent (pp. 283-300); P. Lecoq, Un probleme de religion achemenide: Ahura Mazda ou Xvarnah? (pp. 301-326); D. N. Mackenzie, Some Pahlavi plums (pp. 383-391); J. Ries, Mithriacisme et christianisme a la lumiere des recherches anciennes et recentes (pp. 439-457); R. Schmitt, Perser und Persisches in der alten attischen Komodie (pp. 459-472); W. Skalmowski, Old Iranian motifs in the Divan of Hafiz (pp. 473478); D. Stronach, Notes on religion in Iran in the seventh and sixth centuries B.C. (pp. 479490); W. Sundermann, Ein weiteres Fragment aus Manis Gigantenbuch (pp. 491-505); A. Tafazzoli, Observations sur le soi-disant Mazdak-namag (pp. 507-510); L. vanden Berghe, L'autel du feu de Qanat-i Bagh (pp. 511-518). Indian studies are represented by Eric Pirat, L'etymologie du nom de l'aurore et la racine du verbe vedique uchati (pp. 421-432) and J.-M. Verpoorten, Le nombre grammatical et son incidence sur l'injonction rituelle. Une discussion de Sabara et Kumarila a Mimamsa-sutra III 1 13, 14, 15 (pp. 519-542). Other contributions deal with a great variety of topics (Babylonian, Biblical, Egyptian, Celtic, Tokharian, etc.). Three articles concern the Hephthalites: K. Czegledy, Zur Geschichte der Hephthaliten, pp. 213-217 (on the names of the Hephthalites); M. Grignaschi, La chute de l'empire Hephthalite dans les sources byzantines et perses et le probleme des Avar, pp. 219-248; M. Maroth, Die Xalag in den arabischen Quellen, pp. 269-272. I. Borzsak shows Central-Asian elements in the Alexander Romance: Zentralasiatische Elemente in dem Alexanderroman, pp. 85-94. I. Ecsedy examines Chinese sources on the Western Turks: Western Turks in Northern China in the Middle of the 7th Century, pp. 249- 258. J. Harmatta identifies King Kim nara/Nara in Rajatarangini I. 197 with the Hun King Kidara: Kidara and the Kidarite Huns in Kasmir, pp. 185-189. J. Wolski tries to determine the value of Greek and Latin sources on the history of Iran in the Hellenistic and Parthian periods: Les sources de l'epoque hellenistique et parthe de l'histoire d'Iran. Difficultes de leur interpretation et problemes de leur evaluation, pp. 137-145. Iranian studies are represented by the following articles: I. Gershevitch, The Colophon of the NOKONZOK Inscription, pp. 179-184; Ph. Gignoux, Titres et fonctions religieuses sasanides d'apres les sources syriaques hagiographiques, pp. 191-203; A. D. H. Bivar, Questions of Interpretation in the Inscriptions of the Sasanian Seals, pp. 205-211; Bo Utas, The Pahlavi Treatise Avdih u sahikeh i Sakistan or "Wonders and Magnificence of Sistan", pp. 259-267; I. Gershevitch, The Bactrian Fragment in Manichean Script, pp. 273-280; I. Gershevitch, Beauty as the Living Soul in Iranian Manicheism, pp. 281-288; W. Sundermann, Probleme der Interpretation manichaisch-soghdischer Briefe, pp. 289-316. Ernst Steinkellner (ed.), Rnam thar sgo gsum gyi rnam par bzag pa, legs bsad rgya mtsho'i rba rlabs by Gun than Kon mchog bsTan pa'i sgron me. Wiener Studien zur Tibetologie und Buddhismuskunde, Heft 7. Wien, Arbeitskreis fur tibetische und buddhistische Studien Universitat Wien, 1981. 4, 19 pp. O.S. 35, J. Harmatta (ed.), From Hecataeus to Al-Huwarizmi. Bactrian, Pahlavi, Sogdian, Persian, Sanskrit, Syriac, Arabic, Chinese, Greek and Latin Sources for the History of Pre-Islamic Central Asia (Collection of the Sources for the History of Pre-Islamic Central Asia. Series I. Vol. III). Budapest, Akademiai Kiado, 1984. 353 pp., 50 pl., one map. Steinkellner's edition of this short work by Gun than Kon mchog bsTan pa'i sgron me (17621823) is based upon two modern Indian editions. Titles of works quoted are underlined and quotations, especially verses, clearly marked. Moreover the text is divided into sections according to the author's analytical divisions (sa bcad). The index of works and authors gives the full title of all works quoted in the text. A translation by Ernst Steinkellner and Lobsang Dargyay is announced in the preface. Bruno Dagens, Architecture in the Ajitagama and the Rauravagama (A study of two South Indian texts). New Delhi, Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Scientific Research, 1984. viii, 175 pp., 5 tabtes. As in the two previous volumes (cf. IIJ 24, pp. 219-223), no indication is given about the compilation of this volume. Several papers seem to have been contributions to conferences (cf. p. 8: "... this paper was read on the occasion of the Third Conference on the Historical Sources for Pre-Islamic Central Asia"). Some papers were read in 1976 (cf. p. 273 and 281). others in 1980 (cf. pp. 179, 205 and 289). Others again are of such length that it seems impossible that they were read at a conference: for instance, the long and very instructive article by B. A. Litvinskiy and I. R. Pichikyan on the results of archeological excavations on the right bank of the Amu-Darya: Monuments of Art from the Sanctuary of Oxus (North Bactria). pp. 25-83. B. Staviskiy summarizes the major results of the 1937 and 1961 - 77 excavations of Kara Tepe, a Buddhist religious centre of the Kushan period on the bank of the Oxus: Kara tepe in old Termez, pp. 95--135. E. A. Davidovich examines coins of the Kusana "Heraios" found in Northern Bactria: The First Hoard of Tetradrachmas of "Heraios", pp. 147-177. Geographical problems are studied in the following articles: P. Daffina, On Kaspapyros and the so-called Shore of the Scythians'. pp. 1-8: H. W. Haussig, Die altesten Nachrichten der griechisch und lateinischen Quellen uber die Routen der Seidenstrasse nach Zentral- und Ostasien, pp. 9-24. M. Maroth, Ptolemaic Elements and Geographical Actuality in al-Huwarizmi's Description of Centr: Asia, pp. 317-352. Revised English version of Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitagama et du Rauravagama (Publications de l'Institut Francais d'Indologie, No. 57, Pondichery, 1977). I. Introduction (pp. 1-12); II. Generalities (pp. 13-37); III. Architectural Elements (pp. 38-82); IV. Edifices (pp. 83-129); V. General Arrangement of Sanctuaries (pp. 130-149); VI. Conclusion (pp. 150-152); Appendix I: Emendations to the published texts (pp. 153-154); Appendix II: Unpublished chapters of the Kriyapada of the Ajitagama (p. 154); Bibliography (pp. 155-157); Index of architectural terms found in the Ajitagama and in the Rauravagama (pp. 158-175). This careful analysis of the architectural information to be found in the Ajitagama and Rauravagama will be of great help in understanding the meaning of architectural terms in Sanskrit texts.
