I’m not sure if this is the proper place for my question, but it didn’t seem to fit under Books and References.
Can anyone tell me what the definition is of ‘barsnom’ or ‘barsnom’ bundles”? I assume that it is a
collection of sticks or staffs (with religious connotations or used in certain religious rites, particular to Zoroastrianism perhaps) but I’m not 100% sure.
In Section 19 Reverse/The Coin
Type of
Sasanian Numismatics (pp. 18 & 19) Göbl mentions ‘barsnom’ bundles in the context of staves and Susan
Tyler-Smith does the same on p. 312 of “The Kavād
Hoard” [T
he Numismatic Chronicle (1966-),
Vol. 164 (2004)]. In neither place is the term explicitly defined and oddly enough when I execute an Internet
search for the term no definition
comes up. I thought that definitions for everything could be found on the Internet!
Any and all assistance is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Tracy