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 IRAN
Journal of the British Institute of Persian Studies

VOLUMEXLIII 2005

CONTENTS

Page
GoverningCouncil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

Reportof the Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Furtheron the calendar of Zoroastrian feasts, by Mary Boyce ............ 1
Fars Archaeological Project 2004: excavation at Tal-e Malyan, by John R. Alden, Kamyar
Abdi, Ahmed Azadi, Gary Beckman and Holly Pittman ........... 39
FromAnshanto Dilmun and Magan:the spatialand temporaldistributionof Kaftariand Kaftari-
related ceramic vessels, by CameronA. Petrie, Alireza Asgari Chaverdiand Mojgan
Seyedin . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . ... 49
Sistan and Baluchistan Project, by S.M.S. Sajjadi .......... ...... . 87
The Production,distributionand functionof IronAge bridge-spoutedvessels in Iranand Arabia:
resultsfromrecentexcavationsandgeochemicalanalysis,by PeterMagee ........ 93

Dancing diamonds, by Yosef Garfinkel ................... .. 117

The account of the Samanid dynasty in Ibn Zafir al-Azdi's Akhbar al-duwal al-munqati'a,
by Luke Treadwell ........................ 135
Odes of a poet-princess: the ghazals of Jahan-Malik Khatun, by Dominic Parviz
Brookshaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

The tomb complex of Abui Sa'id Fadl Allah b. Abi 'l-Khairat Mihna, by Leonard Harrow . 197
Aspects of frescoes in fourteenth-centuryIranian architecture:the case of Yazd, by Yuka
Kadoi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
A memoirof Lieutenant-ColonelJosephD'Arcy, R.A. 1780-1848, by Alan H. Barrett . . . . 241
Nineteenth-centuryIranianJewry:statistics,geographicalsetting and economic basis, by Daniel
Tsadik ................................ 275
A catalogueof the Arabicand Persianmanuscriptsin the Arts and Social Sciences Libraryof the
Universityof Bristol,by SusanAsili ................... .. 283
Shah Ismac'ilII's copy of the Shah-Nama:additionalmaterial,by B.W. Robinson ...... 291

THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF PERSIAN STUDIES

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c/o The British Academy, 10 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH
ISSN 0578-6967
 STATEMENTOF AIMS AND ACTIVITIES

1. The Institutehas an establishmentin Tehranat which British scholars, men and women of learningversed in the
arts, friends of Iran, may reside and meet their Iraniancolleagues in order to discuss with them subjects of
common interest:the arts, archaeology,history, literature,linguistics, religion, philosophy and cognate subjects.

2. The Instituteprovides accommodationfor senior scholars and for teachersfrom British Universities in orderthat
they may refreshthemselves at the source of knowledge from which their teaching derives. The same service is
being renderedto younger studentswho show promise.of developing interestsin Persian studies.

3. The Institute,whilst concernedwith Persianculturein the widest sense, is particularlyconcernedwith the devel-
opment of archaeological techniques, and seeks the co-operation of Iranianscholars and students in applying
currentmethods to the resolution of archaeological and historical problems.

4. Archaeological excavation using modern scientific techniques as ancillary aids is one of the Institute'sprimary
tasks. These activities, which entail a fresh appraisalof previous discoveries, have already yielded new histori-
cal, architectural,and archaeological evidence which is adding to our knowledge of the past and of its bearing
on the modem world.

5. In pursuitof all the activities mentioned in the precedingparagraphsthe Instituteis graduallyaddingto its library,
is collecting learned periodicals, and is publishing a journal, Iran, which appearsannually.

6. The Institutearrangesoccasional seminars,lecturesand conferences and enlists the help of distinguishedscholars

for this purpose. It also arrangessmall exhibitions with the object of demonstratingthe importanceof Persian
culture and its attractionfor the world of scholarship.

7. The Instituteendeavours to collaboratewith universities and educational institutionsin Iranby all the means at
its disposal and, when consulted, assists Iranianscholars with technical advice for directing them towards the
appropriateacademic institutionsin British universities.

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 IRAN
Volume XLIII 2005

CONTENTS

Page
GoverningCouncil . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Reportof theCouncil ....................... ..... ..... .. iii
Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Furtheron the calendarof Zoroastrianfeasts,by MaryBoyce ... .............. 1
FarsArchaeologicalProject2004: excavationat Tal-eMalyan,by JohnR. Alden,KamyarAbdi,Ahmed
Azadi,GaryBeckmanandHolly Pittman........... ......... ...... . 39
FromAnshanto DilmunandMagan:thespatialandtemporal distribution
of KaftariandKaftari-related
ceramic
vessels,by Cameron
A. Petrie,AlirezaAsgariChaverdi andMojganSeyedin ........... 49
SjstanandBaluchistanProject,by S.M.S. Sajjadi .................. .. 87
Theproduction,
distribution of IronAgebridge-spouted
andfunction vesselsinIranandArabia:resultsfromrecent
excavations
andgeochemicalanalysis,by PeterMagee .................. 93
Dancingdiamonds,by YosefGarfinkel ................ ......... 117
The accountof the Samaniddynastyin Ibn al-Azdi'sAkhbairal-duwalal-munqali'a,by Luke
Treadwell .................... .Zfir 135
.............
Odes of a poet-princess: the ghazals of Jahan-MalikKhattin, by Dominic Parviz Brookshaw . . . 173
The tombcomplexof Abi Sa'idFadlAllahb. Abi 'l-Khairat Mihna,by LeonardHarrow ...... 197
Aspects of frescoes in fourteenth-centuryIranianarchitecture:the case of Yazd, by YukaKadoi . . . 217
A memoirof Lieutenant-ColonelJosephD'Arcy,R.A. 1780-1848,byAlanH. Barrett .......... 241
Nineteenth-centuryIranianJewry:statistics,geographicalsettingandeconomicbasis,by DanielTsadik .. 275
A catalogueof theArabicandPersianmanuscripts in theArtsandSocialSciencesLibraryof theUniversityof
Bristol,bySusanAsili ............................... 283
Shah Ismai'1lI's copy of the Shth-Nama:additionalmaterial,by B.W. Robinson ............ 291

THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF PERSIAN

STUDIE S
Registered Charity No. 231161
c/o The BritishAcademy, 10 CarltonHouse Terrace,London SW1Y 5AH
ISSN 0578-6967
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