Jamasp Namag

The Jamasp Namag (Book of Jamaspa) records the prophetic declarations of Jamaspa, Zoroaster’s son-in-law and sage at the court of King Vishtasp. It contains some of the earliest Zoroastrian prophetic literature.

Structure

• Chapters 1-6: Core prophecies — Jamaspa advises Vishtasp; coming rulers; time of Ushedar
• Chapters 7-10: Five traits declarations (possibly a later addition)

Key Eschatological Content

• Chapter 5: Rulers after King Vishtasp — Zoroastrian era history
• Chapter 6: Time of Ushedar, the first Saoshyant millennium

Note: Chapters 7-10 are flagged in the source text as a later addition.

Translated by E.W. West (Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 5, 1880). Public domain.