Hi, Dan
My knowledge of the Western Iranians is severely limited. However, I do know the Indo-Iranian languages had split up prior to 1,300 BC. Various languages appeared at least by 2,000 BC. The Gathas, written in Western Iranian, are attributed to Zarathustra who may have lived about 1,600 BC or about the same time the Vedas were composed in Indo-Aryan. Other guesstimates place the life of Zarathustra at 1,200 to 1,100 BC. The Gathas don't record a sedentary life but a nomadic steppe one. Wish I could be more help.
My knowledge of the Western Iranians is severely limited. However, I do know the Indo-Iranian languages had split up prior to 1,300 BC. Various languages appeared at least by 2,000 BC. The Gathas, written in Western Iranian, are attributed to Zarathustra who may have lived about 1,600 BC or about the same time the Vedas were composed in Indo-Aryan. Other guesstimates place the life of Zarathustra at 1,200 to 1,100 BC. The Gathas don't record a sedentary life but a nomadic steppe one. Wish I could be more help.
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
