@article{f33a6495-3f2f-4b17-9cad-922ca511f418,
author = {Touraj Daryaee, Soodabeh Malekzadeh},
title = {King Huviška, Yima, and the Bird: Observations on a Paradisiacal State},
journal = {ELECTRUM},
volume = {2015},
number = {Volume 22},
year = {2015},
issn = {1897-3426},
pages = {107-114},keywords = {Imšao; Huviška; Kushan; Karšiptar; Yima; Yama},
abstract = {This essay discuses the significance of the unique gold coin of the Kushan king, Huviška. The legend on the coin reads Imšao which recalls the ancient Indo-Iranian mythic figure, Yima/Yama. It is contended that the reason for which Yima/Yama is portrayed on the coin with a bird on his hand is not the idea of Glory and his reign, but rather the paradaisical state according to the Wīdēwdād, where Yima/Yama ruled over the world. It is contended that Huviška aimed at presenting himself in this manner to his subjects who were familiar with the Avestan and mythic Indo-Iranian lore. },
doi = {10.4467/20800909EL.15.005.3943},
url = {https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/electrum/article/king-huviska-yima-and-the-bird-observations-on-a-paradisiacal-state}
}