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The Hymn of P’īr Dāwid (Qawlē P’īr Dāwid)
Author(s) -
Dimitri Pirbari,
Nodar Z. Mossaki
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pisʹmennye pamâtniki vostoka
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1811-8062
DOI - 10.17816/wmo46774
Subject(s) - hymn , terminology , art , literature , philosophy , linguistics
The article publishes and analyzes a Yezidi sacred hymn The Hymn of Pīr Dāwid (Qawlē Pīr Dāwid) in Kurmanji with a translation into Russian, which was carried out for the first time. Pīr Dāwid is one of the companions of the main Yezidi saint Sheikh ˈAdī. The authors verify their version of the hymn (Qawl) with previously published in Kurmanji and English, correct existing errors and clarify the terminology. They also point out the historical data found in this religious hymn.