Nicholas Sims-Williams Books

First comprehensive study for 50 years of the stones from western Britain and Brittany, inscribed in the Roman and Irish Ogam alphabets. Provides a linguistic analysis of the 370 Brittonic and Irish inscriptions. Presents new phonological evidence for the dating of the inscriptions. .

Khotanese, an Iranian language from the first millennium CE, features rich literature like the Book of Zambasta, a 24-chapter poem on Mahāyāna Buddhism. This work presents a new analysis of its metre, arguing for a quantitative (moraic) basis with specific ictus patterns, while addressing Khotanese accentuation and language history. The complete poem text is included.