PASHTO TRANSLATION OF THE YAKAWLANG STONE INSCRIPTION

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of the article The Yakawlang inscription is written in the Bactrian language of ancient Afghanistan and its alphabets are Greek. This inscription is the third important and valuable historical document discovered about the ancient history of Afghanistan after the inscriptions of Surkh Kotal and Rabatak. The Yakawlang inscription was recently discovered in the Tangi Safidak area of Bamyan Province. Here, the following five aspects of the Yakawlang inscription have been discussed, and the most important thing is that for the first time, a Pashto translation of the Yakawlang inscription has been presented in this article. In this article, the following five aspects of the Yakawlang inscription have been discussed: • The form and structure of the Yakawlang inscription. • Thematic and contextual structure of the Yakawlang inscription. • The language of the Yakawlang inscription. • The alphabets of the Yakawlang inscription. • Pashto translation of the Yakawlang inscription. The purpose of the article Pashto is the language of 70 million people in Central Asia, and the name of Yakawlang also seems to be related to the Bactrian language. This inscription is also written in Bactrian and Greek alphabets. This inscription is now preserved in the National Museum in Kabul, like the inscriptions of Surkh Kotal and Rabatak, so its Pashto translation is very necessary, and the main purpose and objective of writing this article is to present the Pashto text of the Yakawlang inscription. The value of the article The Yakawlang inscription is written in Bactrian and its alphabets are Greek. In this article, the Pashto translation of the Yakawlang inscription is presented for the first time. This inscription has not yet been translated into Pashto, the national and official language of Afghanistan. The fact that the Pashto text of this inscription is presented for the first time in this article is a very important point and has special significance. Article Method The form of the article is library and museum, and the research method of this article is analytical-descriptive. Key words used 4 International scientific journal “Interpretation and researches” Volume 1 issue 6 (52) | ISSN: 2181-4163 | Impact Factor: 8.2 Yakawlang inscription, Bactrian language, Greek alphabets, Dari translation of Bactrian language, and Pashto translation of Bactrian language. Article text This stone inscription was found in the Tangi Safidak area of Bamyan province. The name of Yakawlang also seems to be related to the Bactrian language. This inscription is also written in the Bactrian language and Greek alphabets. This stone inscription is now preserved in the National Museum in Kabul, like the surkh kotal and Rabatak stone inscriptions. A picture of the Yakawlang rock inscription in its original state. Reconstructed version of the Yakawlang rock inscription Professor Nicholas Sims Williams, an English linguist and Bactrian language expert, came to Kabul from London in 2003 to read this stone inscription and spent several days studying and researching it. Finally, it was first translated into English by this renowned English linguist, and then by Professor Ghulam Jilani Dawari, who first analyzed it in German and then translated it into Dari. . 5 International scientific journal “Interpretation and researches” Volume 1 issue 6 (52) | ISSN: 2181-4163 | Impact Factor: 8.2 Historical monument and the pillar structure of the temple attached to the wall Professor Dawari, in his translation and analysis of this inscription by Professor Nicholas Sims-Williams, writes: The first exploration of the historical monument by local farmers was the construction of a temple pillar attached to the wall, consisting of both a top pillar and a bottom pillar, and between the two pillars, the Yakawlang inscription was carved. "At the end of 2003, when Nicolas Sims Williams wrote the results of his research, it was too early and more research should have been done on it."1 Jonathan Lee (Jona–than-lee) drew the attention of Kabul authorities to the proper preservation of this stone inscription. This stone inscription has great historical and linguistic importance after the Surkh Kotal and Rabatak stone inscriptions and is considered a very important stone document and stone line. This stone inscription has been somewhat damaged over the centuries due to rains, storms, and constant moisture. In many parts, the letters and words of the stone inscription cannot be read properly. Professor Dawari has the following comments about the details of this stone inscription: The current form of the Yakawlang stone inscription, the upper part of which appears to have been restored. “For the first time, Mr. (Peter Shewittek), a German citizen, was working in Hazara Jat with his son and wife in 1996 to combat tuberculosis and discovered the site of this stone inscription. This site was the personal property of Mohammad Hussain Rustamyar, who was in charge of schools in Hazara Jat at