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Edict of Husrav son of Kavād

    This Edict refers to a proclamation by Chosroes I (Anōšagruvān), according to which it is forbidden for any one, being son of a merchant or an artisan, to train for the dīvān and or the office of secretary in any part of Ērānšahr –while peasants could become scribes.
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    Some Sayings of Kavi Vīštāspa

      The present saying is attributed to Vīštāspa. Note that here, Zurvān ‘Time’ is described as drōzan (OPers. draujana-) ‘lying’. From the Codex TD 26 ...
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      A banquet of Anōšervān (Husrav son of Kavād)

        In the Šāhnāma (M 41), Firdōsī told the story of the seven banquets (bazm) of Anōšervān (Chosroes I) who gave a series of entertainments at which he bade the high priests and great men assemble at the palace with the sages, and asked about various subjects belonging to the wisdom-literature. In the Codex TD 26, we find another banquet of Anōšervān to the sages ...