4N. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XIX, 
contribution on Pahlavi literature (see Grundriss der Tranischen 
Phslologie, Vol. II, p. 78); and such specialists on Eranian 
subjects as Néldeke, Justi, Marquart and others invariably 
translate it by the word “ gott”’ (divinity). 
1e word bareh means “ son,’ corresponding to bari of 
the Chaldxo-Pahlavi, and YIOY of the Greek texts of the above- 
named inscriptions. It consists of three letters, the last 
Haug has identified it with the Pahlavi man. (For a fuller 
discussion on this subject, see Hoshangji and Haug’s Zand- 
i reserved for Nédldeke 
proceeding was confined to a certain number of words, about 
a thousand. They are contained in a vocabulary still extant 
and called the Sasanian Farhang. 
IT, An Obol of Ardashir I. 
.. . #8 Small pieces in Sasanian silver are extremely scarce, 
it 18 very difficult to arrive at their standard weight. But 
from their existing weight we can at least ascertain the 
, en . The coin o rdash 
cribed below, should probably be classed as an obol ({ drachm), 
as its weight is 11 grains. For purposes of comparison I give 
the other known coins of Ardashtr I, of this denomination, 
pita: have been described and illustrated. These are as 
ows :— 
The Bartholomaei Collection (Plate I, Fig. 14) ; weight, 
not known; 
