Article 77DN0 A 15th-century Persian book says what a snake sighting means

A 15th-century Persian book says what a snake sighting means

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The Marnameh is a short Persian book, written in the late fifteenth century, that explains the meaning of seeing a snake. It runs through the thirty days of the Zoroastrian calendar, most of them named for a divinity or figure, and gives the omen attached to a snake sighting on each one. - Read the rest

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