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Leaf from Shahnameh

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The Shahnameh (شاهنامه) is an epic poem by the writer Firdawsī (940 – 1019/1025). The poem was written approximately between 977 and 1010. It is the national epic of Iran. It includes accounts of the creation of the world, the age of heros, and various historical dynasties.

This is a single leaf of the poem Shahnameh (شاهنامه), a Persian epic poem. This leaf comes from the section about Khosrow Parviz (Khosrow II), one of the Sasanian kings of Iran. Khosrow Parviz ruled from 590 to 628. The manuscript is in four columns, with decorations in gold and blue.

Single leaf

Gift of Mitchell Cohn, July 2021

Processed by Sarah Horowitz, completed April 2024

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Publisher
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Finding Aid Author
Sarah Horowitz
Finding Aid Date
April, 2024
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)

Collection Inventory

Leaf .
Box 5

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