He lived -660 to -583, received knowledge on Mountain of Holy Conversations, and codified laws. He converted Vishtaspa, a northeast-Iran king. Someone killed him, but his son-in-law, Jamespa, preserved his sayings in the Avesta, Zoroastrian scripture. Zand is Avesta comments. Zarathushtra composed the 18 poems of Gathas, the oldest Avesta part, and Yasna Haptanghaiti or Seven-Chapter Sermon. By myth, the god Ahura Mazda gave him the law.
Bundeheshn is about creation, legends, and geography. Dinkart is about religious deeds, laws, and rituals and summarizes the Avesta. Datistan-e-Dinik, Arda-Viraf Namak, and Ayatkar Zariran are three texts about King Gashtasp, his brother, his commander Zarir, and their war against Arjasp, the Turanian king. Karnamak-i-Arttacksher-i-Papakan or Karnameh Ardeshir Babakan is about Ardeshir, Shahpur, and Hormoz, who were three Sassanian kings.
Aturpat was Hemet's son.
He was Farukhzat's son.
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