Monday, December 23, 2013
Memory Eternal, Viktor Sarianidi
We received the sad news from one of Viktor's colleagues at the Russian Academy of Science that Viktor passed away today. It is a great loss to the academic world and to us, his friends. It was a great pleasure to know him and it was of great benefit to learn from him. I feel very blessed to have been named by Viktor as the 'Mistress of Animals,' a Bactrian mythological figure. Since I had a lot of sheep and dogs when Viktor visited us twice here in America, he jokingly always referred to me as the woman of that myth.
For those of you who may not be familiar with the name or his works, I will explain. Viktor (Victor) Sariganidi (Sarianidi) led the Russian excavations at the Bactria and Margiana sites in Afghanistan and Turkmenistan.
I thought many of my readers would want to know of his passing.
Memory Eternal, dear friend.
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My condolences, Anna. You will always remember your friend with happy memories.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Debbie. So much of the last several years I have spent in studying what Victor uncovered out there in those desert oases and that we had collected long before we came to know Victor.
ReplyDeleteAnna
Sounds like a wonderful man, Mistress of the Animals. He will live on in your heart and memories.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Catherine. Indeed he will.
ReplyDeleteAnna
My condolences, Anna. I remember you wrote about him. It's great to know you have such fond memories of him and his work.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Nat. How nice that you remember that I have mentioned him in other listings and blogs.
ReplyDeleteAnna
Sorry to hear about your friend. Remember all the good times you had with him.
ReplyDeleteVery sorry to hear about the passing of your friend.
ReplyDeleteYes, the world lost a great man when Victor passed away on Christmas Eve.
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