Zoroastrianism: Are there any hereditary rights of women mentioned in Gathas/Yasna?

[paarsurrey]

Zoroastrianism: Are there any hereditary rights of women mentioned in Gathas/Yasna? or in any-other creditable Zoroastrians' scriptures.

Your thoughts please.
Everybody is welcome to post whether pertaining to a religion or not.
Regards

 

[Corthos]

What exactly do you mean by "hereditary," if you don't mind my asking?

 

[paarsurrey]

What exactly do you mean by "hereditary," if you don't mind my asking?

I meant in other words the Inheritance rights. If a father dies and has one son and one daughter, how the property would be divided among them?
Regards

 

[Kirran]

The word you're looking for is probably 'credible', rather than 'creditable', just FYI.

 

[paarsurrey]

The word you're looking for is probably 'credible', rather than 'creditable', just FYI.

Thanks and regards

 

[Corthos]

Ok! Now that I have time on my hands to dedicate towards your request, I'm gonna let you know what I dig up. =)

To start off, the Gathas just aren't very gender specific. Both genders are addressed equally. Example:

Spoiler: Song 3 Stanza 2

Hear the best with your ears
and ponder with a bright mind.
Then each man and woman, for his or her self,
select either of the [following] two.
Awaken to this Doctrine of ours
before the Great Event of Choice ushers in.

It's not too surprising, given the fact that Ahura (masculine) Mazda (feminine) is a gender neutral God him/herself. Nevertheless, I looked, and didn't find anything (not surprisingly, since the Gathas are songs, and songs about hereditary laws might be a bit dull).

I didn't happen to see anything in the Yasna section of the Gathas, and the Khorda Avesta are a collection of prayers. I also didn't see anything in the Visperad. As for the Vendidad... Well... It's the Vendidad. XD Regardless, I skimmed anyways and didn't find anything.

Outside of that, I just don't have time to skim through all of the Sassanian era stuff; there's just too much to go through. If you want slog through Sassanian era laws, here's the book you need to do it: http://www.worldcat.org/title/studi...-comparative-analysis/oclc/186552468/viewport

I'm sure I'm missing something, but I just don't have the time to search more in depth right now. It's a LOT of text to go through.

It's obvious that you have a point to make on such a specific topic, though, so let's hear it. =)