Ābūgāb
Purpose
The Ābūgāb was written to teach and spread the Helenī religion. It is like any other religious book. The only strange part about it is that the author is unknown. The author, any person who has translated it, or anyone who has created a revised edition is unknown. A new version of the book sort of just appears. Someone is discovered to have a different copy of the book and when asked where they got it, they would usually just say they found it at the library or the local temple. It's a mysterious phenomenon that has been occurring ever since the book's creation.
Document Structure
Clauses
The Ābūgāb traditionally has twelve chapters comprised of three smaller sections. The first section is an introduction to an idea or story. The second section usually continues the story and leads into the third section which ties the chapter together providing a new idea or lesson. An older version of the book was written with thirteen chapters. The first chapter was a new one never seen before. This first chapter is more of a prologue than an actual chapter. It contains a summary of how the world was created. There is only one copy of this version of the book in the world, it is kept in a museum in Imnal. Helenists don't believe in making copies of older versions of the book, they see it as disrespectful toward the unknown author. The story that the prologue tells, however, has been safely preserved within the cultures of the people who believe in Helenīism as children's stories or as fact taught by temple leaders.
References
The Ābūgāb contains one reference to another document. In the last chapter of the book, there is one line in particular that mentions the Kelan klī Sehtkalī which translates to Journal of God. The line reads, "Tī Kelan klī Sehtkalī īlopsel tī yōhosael klī Helenīism." Which translates to, "The Journal of God guards the beliefs of Helenīis." It is still debated by theologists whether or not this is a separate book that has been physically lost to the world, or if "Kelan klī Sehtkalī" simply is another name for the Ābūgāb.
Publication Status
The Ābūgāb is available anywhere in the world except for the Iron Forge. People can find the book in a library or at a Helenī Temple. It is difficult to obtain older versions of the book as they are usually held in temples or museums in the Allisyian Kingdom.
Legal status
The document has been declared natural law by Sehtkalī. Governments throughout Jeleb recognize this declaration and preserve the status of the book and the Helenī religion as a whole. Helenīsm is only outlawed in one nation, the Iron Forge. The Iron Forge and its people only recognize their own religion. They think of other religions as rip-offs of their own. Failed attempts to build something better.
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