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engage quickly in renunciation of it. 19. And he who has decreed in the country of Irån, in the name of authority, washing of other kinds as all-remedial for the polluted, as above written, and has established a rule of that description is to be considered as a heretic (a harmôkô) deserving death.
20. So, when through his wilfulness that kind of injury without enlightenment (bâm) is decreed, and a rule of that description is established, as above written, and one rendered polluted is washed fifteen times with bull's urine and once with water, or in whatever other mode that is distinct from the Bareshnům ceremony as written by me, though it is possible to wash him, for any indispensable reason whatever, with the Bareshnûm as above written, then, his renunciation of sin being accomplished, he is to be washed again at the nine ablution seats (magh). with the Bareshnům as written by me; and until washed again, as written by me, he is not to go to water and fire and the bowl for ablution.
21. And this epistle is written by me, in my own hand-writing, for the sake of all members whatever of the good religion of the country of Irân becoming aware of the opinion, apprehension, and appreciation of the commands of religion entertained by me, Mângskihar, son of Yûdân-Yim; and several copies are finished in the month of the triumphant Hor. vadad of the year 250 of Yazdakard.
22. In trustfulness and gratitude to the sacred beings, and homage to the exalted pontiff sent from
See $6. • The third month of the Parsi year 250, which corresponded to the interval between the 14th June and 13th July, 881.
* Reading min, as in Ep. II, ix, 14, instead of man, who.'
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