What is "hurmizgan"

Hurmizgan (also Hurmuzgan, Hormizgan) is the name of an ancient Kurdish poem written on skin from Muslim Arabs attacks era about 13 centuries ago. It was found around Hezarmerd village in Sulaimani province in Iraqi Kurdistan in the beginning of the 19th century.

The Kurdish text and its translation in English is as following:

Hurmizgan riman, Atiran kujan Wishan Shardewe gewrey gewrekan Zorkar ereb kirne xapûr Ginay paleyi heta Sharezûr Jin u kenikan we dil beshina Mêrd aza tli we ruy hwêna Reweshti Zerdeshtre manuwe bekes Bezeyika neka Hewrmez we hwichkes.

• English translation:

The temples destroyed, the fires were turn off, (killed) the greatest of the sirs hided himself Cruel Arabs destroyed The villages of poor peoples till Sharezur They enslaved girls and women brave men dived into their blood The Zoroastrianism lost its followers Ahuramazda felt pity on no one.

• Kurdish(Hawrami Dialect) transliteration:

هورمزگان رمان، ئاتران کوژانددو

ویشان شاردوه گه‌وره‌ی گه‌وره‌کان

زۆر کار ئه‌ره‌ب کرنه‌ خاپور

گنای پاله ئی هه‌تا شارزور

ژن و که‌نکیان وه دیل به‌شینا

میرد ئازا تلی وه روی هوێنا

روشت زه‌رده‌شتره مانوه بی که‌س

به‌زه‌یکا نیکا هورمز وه‌ هویچ که‌س