The broken cast of an inscribed seal-stone sent to West by E. Drouin in June 1896. Please note that this cast is in fragments. With the seal-stone are tracings and rubbings of it with tentative transcriptions, and an alphabet. Also a photograph and a rubbing of an eighteen-line Pahlavi inscription. Also the original cardboard package in which the cast was sent. Identified as West 57F in de Menasce handlist.

Rubbing of Semitic characters on paper.

The Papers of Edward William West reflect his interest in Pahlavi language and Zoroastrianism. The majority are handwritten notebooks and other manuscripts in which he did his work. These often have many inserts. There are also loose handwritten notes, some correspondence and some printed material.

The manuscripts compiled by Edward William West. Many of these were listed by de Menasce. West was interested in many topics which are reflected in these manuscripts.

Description: Four thin unbound notebooks, handwritten in ink.
Contents:

• "Text and Translation of Assyrian Inscriptions [into German], as given by Prof. E. Schrader"
• "Glossary of the Assyrian Inscriptions of Cyrus, Darius (at Bistun, Naksh-I Rustam, Persepolis, Elvend), Xerxes (at Persepolis, Elvend, Van) and Artaxerxes (in Sersa, etc).- Prof. E. Schrader in Giessen. DMGZ Vol .26. p370 - 386 1872"
• "Ancient Persian Cuneiform Inscription from the Isthmus of Suez" Includes a glossary and translation of some words
• "Latin Translation of the Gathas by Prof: Haug 1858-60"

Description: Six notebooks without covers, unruled, handwritten in ink. Some have inserts.
Contents:

• Detailed copies of Greek coins front and back. Insert entitled "Inscriptions on Bactrian coins"
• Copies of inscriptions, translations, and transliterations of writing on different monuments and archaeological excavations as published in "Asiatic Researcher Vol. 7", James Prinsep's work, "Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal" esp. 1835.
• Copies of inscriptions, translations, and transliterations of writing on different monuments and archaeological excavations as published in "Asiatic Researcher" Vol. 9 and 1
• Copies of inscriptions, translations, and transliterations of writing on different monuments and archaeological excavations as published in "Asiatic Researcher" Vol. 1, 3
• Copies of inscriptions, translations, and transliterations of writing on different monuments and archaeological excavations as published in "Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal" 1836, 1837
• Copy of a transcription of a copper plate "dug up in the Manamati hills, in the district of Trupura" from "Asiatic Researcher" Vol. 9

Description: Loose folios. Handwritten in ink, with original envelope. Identified as part of West 56 in de Menasce handlist.
Contents:

• "Transcriptions of Inscriptions. . ., from Ouseley's Travels in the East Vol. 2 p. 42"
• several folios with presumably transliterated Pahlavi inscriptions
• "Naksh-i-Rustam Sasanian Inscription"
• short note on the Sasanian inscriptions
• "Transcript of the Inscription behind horse at Naksh-i Rustom"
• "Transcript of Hajibad Inscription"
• multiple folios of tracing paper with inscriptions
• word meanings from Persian, Hebrew, and possibly Pahlavi written on the back of a poster of "Carlyle's Manifold Writer"
• hand drawn copy of "Conclusion of the imperfect Pahlavi inscription of 70 lines from Naksh-i Rustam"
• "Trilingual Inscriptions on chests of horses in bas-relief at end of hill . . ."
• "On northern bas-relief" at Naqsh-i-Rustom; "Pahlavi Inscriptions"

Description: Loose folios handwritten in ink including a newspaper cutting with inscription written on it. Identified as part of West 56 in de Menasce handlist.
Contents:

• 1 folio titled "Kanheri Pahlavi Inscriptions, dates & names"
• 4 folios beginning with the title "Pahlavi inscriptions from Kanheri"
• Some inscriptions drawn on a Times of India article
• folio with trace of "Pahlavi inscription on flat space between 2 groups of sculptures on stone from sculptured [dayob] at Kanheri"
• 2 folios with copies of different inscriptions
• 2 folios with "Inscriptions mentioned by Auquetil"

Description: Loose folios handwritten in ink. Plus an offprint in soft cover. Identified as part of West 56 in de Menasce handlist.
Contents:

• "Kura Inscriptions"
• Ellora Inscriptions
• "Note: On a Pehlevi Inscription in the Dublin Museum" by L.C. Casartelli, handwritten on cover, "Congrès de Paris 1897"
• "Shailanwadi Inscription Dec. 15th 1864"
• "Junir Inscriptions"
• "Inscriptions from the Chamber on the Nana Ghant Scale 1/20/ On the left, or eastern, sidewall of the chamber"
• "Cave of B[h]idsa"
• "Nasik cave inscriptions"
• "Ajunta"