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Shahnameh (Chronicle of Kings)

artifact item Origin / Domain: Iran Allegiance: iran

Epic Lore & Biography

The ancient Book of Kings containing six thousand years of prose history detailing the battles, banquets, and reigns of Persian monarchs. Originally begun in verse by Daqiqi, Ferdowsi spent twenty years transmuting its scattered prose into the immortal poetic epic dedicated to Sultan Mahmud.

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (4)

که این نامه را دَستِ پیش آوَرَم / زِ دفتر به گفتارِ خویش آوَرَم

“That I might lay my hand upon this epic work, and turn the ancient book into my own verse.”

The Beginning • The Foundation of the Book بیت #148

نِبِشته من این نامهٔ پَهلَوی / به پیشِ تو آرَم مَگَر نَغنَوی

“I have brought to you this Pahlavi manuscript, so that you may not slumber in inaction.”

The Beginning • The Foundation of the Book بیت #158

شو این نامهٔ خسروان باز گوی / بدین جوی نَزدِ مَهان آبروی

“'Go then, and retell this Chronicle of Kings, seeking honor among the great through this noble channel.'”

The Beginning • The Foundation of the Book بیت #160

چو آوَرد این نامه نَزدیکِ مَن / بَر اَفروخت این جانِ تاریکِ مَن

“When he brought this manuscript unto me, he set ablaze my dark and longing soul with joy.”

The Beginning • The Foundation of the Book بیت #161

Shahnameh (Chronicle of Kings)

Epic Lore & Biography

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (4)

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