A folder containing 8 grouped and individual items pertaining to the Kanheri Caves and the West Brothers findings and publications. The folder contains a numerated list.

An envelope containing three folded sheets of impressions of Pahlavi inscriptions of Cave No. 66 at Kanheri. Two appear to have been taken by Walter West on his visit to the caves between December 27th and 29th 1870, while the third seems to be an earlier one taken by Edward William West which has been checked and notated by W. West latterly.

These are page 7 on the folder list.

Description: Loose sheets, handwritten in ink and pencil, plus two article proofs with handwritten annotations.
Contents:

• Title page "Articles regarding Avesta & Pahlavi Texts by E.W.W. 1869-1896 with Index"
• Pahlavi letters and compounds occurring in the Pahlavi glossary
• "Alphabet from Inscriptions on Delhi Column"
• Inscription from a stone found near Devikapara
• "A short summary of the texts contained in the old Pahlavi Codex MK"
• "On the transliteration of Pahlavi" - 2 versions
• Notes on Zarathustra's doctrine regarding the Soul"
• "Parsee Prakāsh", handwritten and offprint
• "Merits of ceremonies, p.212-213"
• Proof copy for a text concerning the Pahlavi text of the Gāthas with handwritten annotations

Description: Loose folios, handwritten mainly in ink, some drawing on tracing papers.
Contents: A mixed collection of papers concerning glossaries, inscriptions, etc. including:

• "Pahlavi Kanheri Cave Inscriptions"
• Notes on the Iranian Pahlavi Rivāyat"
• Index folio 420a 5 to 427a 2
• "Alternative theory (to account for the Semitic words being all the commonest)"
• "Date of Marriage Contract in DJ and DP"
• "Ancient modification of the Sanskrit Alphabet"
• glossary
• "Names on Sasanian coins"
• "Bundahash index Nos. of words beginning with each letter and compound"
• "Glossary of Ancient Persian from Spiegel's Alt. Pers. Keillinschiften"
• "unusual words from Destur Roshangji's glossary to Shikand grammar"
• "Comparison of Zand alphabet "
• "In the Academy of September 7 (p.244) Mr Rogers announced the discovery of a number of papyri fragments..."
• Calculations concerning the observation of an eclipse
• "Transliteration of the original Persian text"
• "Javanisch" and "Pehlewi" alphabets - printed material
• "The Caslon Orientals" - printed scripts from H.W. Caslon and Co., London
• Other notes and tracings

Printed material both authored by West and collated by him.

Proof pages from a Pazand-Pahlavi (Middle Persian) glossary with handwritten annotations. Pages 225-276, stamped with Proof Oxford University Press from 27 April 1887 - 25 June 1887.

Proofs for a glossary of Pahlavi words with transliteration, subdivided into chapter I - XXIII, Appendices I-V. Loose folios with handwritten corrections and handwritten insert.

"Uebersetungen aus dem Pehlevi-Vendidad" by Paul Horn. Unbound copy of the article published in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft : ZDMG / Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft (1847) , pp.30-48. Has handwritten annotations.

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.