Sogdian man on camel 618-906 CE

"The second of the good lands and countries which I, Ahura Mazda, created, was the Gava, inhabited by the Sogdians. Thereupon came Angra Mainyu, who is all death, and he counter-created the locust, which brings death unto cattle and plants."

-Avesta: Vendidad 1.4

Source:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Westerner_on_a_camel.jpg

https://kimon.hosting.nyu.edu/sogdians/items/show/1087

Quote:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avestan_geography