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water also comes out through Alburz and goes away through Albarz. 5. This, too, it says, that the spirit of the Arag begged of Adharmazd thus : 'O first omniscient creative power 1! from whom the Vêh river begged for the welfare that thou mightest grant, do thou then grant it in my quantity!' 6. The spirit of the Vêh river similarly begged of Adharmazd for the Arag river; and on account of loving assistance, one towards the other, they flowed forth with equal strength, as before the coming of the destroyer they proceeded without rapids, and when the fiend shall be destroyed ? they will again be without rapids.
7. Of those eighteen principal rivers, distinct from the Arag river and Vêh river, and the other rivers which Aow out from them, I will mention the more famous 3: the Arag river, the Vêh river, the Diglat + river they call also again the Vêh river 5, the Frât river, the Dåltik river, the Dargâm river, the Zôndak river, the Harôt river, the Marv river, the Hêtūmand river, the Akhôshir river, the Nâvada river, the Zismand river, the Khvegand river, the Balkh river, the Mehrvâ river they call the Hendvâ river, the Spéd? river, the Rad 8 river which they call also the Koir, the Khvaraê river which they call
So in M6, but K20 has,' First is the propitiation of all kinds.' ? Literally, when they shall destroy the fiend.' 3 For details regarding these rivers see the sequel.
* The Pâz. Deyrid is evidently a misreading of Pahl. Diglat or Digrat, which occurs in $ 12.
So in K20, but M6 (omitting two words) has, they call also the Didgar.'
No further details are given, in this chapter, about this river, but it seems to be the river Nâhvtâk of Chap. XXI, 6, the Nâîvtâk of Chap. XXIX, 4, 5. > K20 has .Spend.'
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