Or 13726 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
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Three epic poems
1. f 1v-41rTitle: ShāhnāmahTitle: شاهنامهApproximately the last quarter of the Shāhnāmah ( شاهنامه ) of Firdawsī, d. 415/1025
Title has been supplied by Waley 1998, page 47.
Language(s): PersianReferences
For a more detailed description see Waley 1998, page 47.2. f 458r-565vAuthor: AnonymousTitle: BarzūnāmahTitle: برزونامهA poem, in the manner of Firdawsī, d. 415/1025, on the exploits of Barzū
Language(s): PersianReferences
For a more detailed description see Waley 1998, page 47.3. ff 566r-596vTitle: Ḥamāsa-ʼi JamshīdTitle: حماسهٌ جمشیدAn epic concerning the Iranian king Jamshīd Mainly derived verbatim from the mas̲navī of Asadī Ṭūsī, Abū Manṣūr Aḥmad ibn ʻAlī, 11th cent. called Garshāsbnāmah ( گرشاسبنامه ) , on the story of Garshāb completed in circa 447 / 1056
Title has been supplied by Waley 1998, page 48.
Language(s): PersianReferences
For a more detailed description see Waley 1998, page 48.Physical Description
Form: codexExtent: 596 ffDimensions (leaf): 33 × 21 cm.History
Origin: 13th century AH ; IndiaRecord Sources
Manuscript description based on M. I. Waley: Supplementary handlist of Persian manuscripts, 1966-1998. London, 1998Availability
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