From time to time the Ancient India & Iran Trust advertises duplicate books and periodicals for sale. Many of these are rare and out of print. We view this as a useful way of helping researchers and also of creating revenue. We have no dedicated income for purchasing current publications so the proceeds from book sales make a direct contribution towards keeping our collections up to date. We have just issued an updated list of nearly 1000 titles which include many duplicates from the collections of Mary Boyce (1920-2006), Professor …
Remembering Gérard Fussman (1940-2022)
Gérard Fussman at the Collège de France
The Allchins in Afghanistan in 1951
Raymond and Bridget Allchin on their wedding day, March 1951. © Ancient India & Iran Trust
Just published: Bulletin of the Asia Institute, Vol. 30
Vol. 30 of the Bulletin of the Asia Institute has just appeared. In addition to many other interesting articles (see full list below) it contains two papers by our Chair of Trustees, Nicholas Sims-Williams. The first is his edition of the Bactrian inscription of Jaghori (Ghazni Province, Afghanistan), the discovery of which we reported in an earlier blog . The inscription is dated in the middle of the 8th century CE, probably in July 757 (140 AH), and commemorates the defeat of an “Indian prince” by a local prince named …
AIIT Newsletter INDIRAN Winter 2021
The latest issue of our newsletter focuses on recent activities at the Trust. Please let us know if you have any suggestions for news items or stories you would like to see in future editions. To view, click here: Indiran 15





