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Or Ms 265: شاه نامه Shāh-nāmah, undated copy (original text composed 10th-11th cent. C.E.)

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Identifier: Or Ms 265
Scope and Contents A superb copy of the Persian "Book of Kings" and epic poem, the verse written by Abū'l-Qāsim Firdawsī ca. 329-410 A.H. (940-1019 C.E.).The present copy begins with a short preface containing a list of the ancient kings of Persia in genealogical order. This is followed by the four daftars of the poem in the form of two books.It is comprised of 606 folios and is written in excellent nasta'līq, in four gold-ruled columns, with headings in red. The first two leaves are...
Dates: undated copy (original text composed 10th-11th cent. C.E.)