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A being whose name means “Obedience” names the third through eighth of these texts, which accompany the ritual consumption of bread with butter by priests. The oldest section at the center of these texts includes the “Worship in Seven Chapters,” which is flanked by sections such as an enigmatic “most victorious” and “most healing” primordial invocation. A creator deity repelled his opponent for 3000 years using that hymn from these texts. These texts provided the earliest formulation of the creed of (*) “good thoughts, good words, (10[1]-5[1])and (10[1])good deeds” and share their name (-5[1])with a daily (10[1])ritual meant to uphold asha. These texts are recited during a namesake ritual that concludes with the Ab-Zohr, in which haoma is offered to the waters. For 10 points, seventeen hymns appear within what (10[1])liturgical texts contained within the Avesta? ■END■ (10[2])

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