The upper town is the older part, and centres round the castle, of which the tower dates from the roth century, though the rest is of a later period.
Howitt and Dr Roth appear to have satisfied themselves of a belief, common to most tribes, in a mythic being (he has different names in different tribes) having some of the attributes of a Supreme Deity.
Roth, Geschichte des Romischen Konigs Adolf I.
The value of the Pahlavi interpretation was overrated by Spiegel„ Darmesteter, but wholly denied by Roth.
Strehlow, Roth and Ridley seem best equipped on the linguistic side.