British Library
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The Avestan manuscripts of the former Indian Office Library in London are now preserved in the British Library. Among these manuscript, it is preserved the oldest Pahlavī Vīdēvdād, namely L4, and the oldest Indian Vīdēvdād Sāde, namely L1. All the manuscripts in this library are being revised and catalogued by Dr. Ursula Sims-Williams.
These are the Avestan manuscripts known by us which are preserved in this library:
- Yasna Sāde: L6 (=Z & P 6), L13,L17 (=Z & P 17), L20, L27,Z & P 17
- Visparad Sāde: L27
- Pahlavī Xwardag Abastāg: L9 (=Z & P 9) (with Bhāṣā translation), L12 (=Z & P XII)
- Xwardag Abastāg Sāde: L11, L16, L18,L25 (=Z & P 25), Z & P 10, Z & P 20, Z & P 21,Z & P 24
- Pahlavī Vīdēvdād: L4, RSPA 231
- Vīdēvdād Sāde: L1 (=Z & P 1), L2 (=Z & P 2), L3 (=Z & P 3),L5