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and their Assyrian dwelling is this, that they slay the Assyrian people therein, and thus they will destroy their abode, some have said the lurking-holes (grêstak) of the demons.
6. 'They turn back those of the race of Wrath in hundreds and thousands and myriads; and the banners, standards, and an innumerable army of those demons with dishevelled hair will come to these countries of Iran which I, Adharmazd, created. 7. And the army of the invader? is an extending enemy of the Turks and even the Karm“, be it with banners aloft when he shall set up a banner, be it through the excessive multitude which will remainlike hairs in the mane of a horse—in the countries of Iran which I, Adharmazd, created
8. “The leathern-belted Tørk and the Raman Shêdaspth of Kilisyâkih come forth with simultaneous movement", and in three places, with similar strife, there was and will be three times a great contest (ârdih), O Zaratūst the Spitâmân! 9. One in the reign of Kaf-Kâůso, when through
may be sâkht gumâl, extreme beauty,' or Sakhtimâr (the name of a place), or this may stand for sâkht tîmâr, severe misfortune;' and other readings are possible.
' It is not quite clear which party will turn the other back.
* Literally, "extender,' that is, one engaged in extending his own dominions.
* The remainder of this Š (except the verb 'remain') is Pazand written in Persian characters in K20.
• Possibly the Karmak of Chap. II, 49. In § 20 the Kurd and Karmân (or Karms) may refer to the Tûrk and Karm of this $, so it is doubtful whether Tärk or Kurd is meant.
• Or,' for the encounter,' pavan ham-rasisnih.
• See Bund. XXXI, 25, XXXIV, 7. The letters are here joined together, so as to become Kai-gâus, and this form of the name is
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