Shahnameh

Shahnameh

Scenes from the Shahnameh carved into reliefs at Tus, where Ferdowsi is buried.

The Shahnama ¹ was written by Ferdowsi around 1000 AD. It is considered the national epic of Iran (Persia) and is a classic of world literature. It is based mainly on an earlier prose version which itself was a compilation of old Iranian stories and historical facts and fables. The language used in composing the Shahnama is pure Persian with very few Arabic loanwords used. Download high resolution version (635x877, 148 KB)Shahnameh This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Download high resolution version (635x877, 148 KB)Shahnameh This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Download high resolution version (556x836, 154 KB)Shahnameh This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Download high resolution version (556x836, 154 KB)Shahnameh This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Image File history File links Tus_shahnameh. ... Image File history File links Tus_shahnameh. ... Categories: Iran geography stubs | Cities in Iran ... Statue of Ferdowsi in Tehran Ferdowsi Mausoleum in Tus Ferdowsi Tousi (فردوسی طوسی in Persian) (more commonly transliterated Firdausi, Ferdosi or Ferdusi) (935–1020) is considered to be one of the greatest Persian poets to have ever lived. ... // Events World Population 300 million. ... The concept of a National epic, a mythological or partly mythological large work of poetry of defining importance to a certain nation (a political (or would-be) entity and/or an ethno-religuous identity), is a product of the 19th century phenomenon of Romantic nationalism. ... Persia can refer to: the Western name for Iran. ... ... Persian (فارسی = Fârsi . ... The Arabic language (; , less formally, ) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ...

The Shahnama of Ferdowsi, an epic poem of over 60,000 couplets, is based mainly on a prose work of the same name compiled in the poet's earlier life in his native Tus. This prose Shahnama was in turn and for the most part the translation of a Pahlavi work, a compilation of the history of the kings and heroes of Iran from mythical times down to the reign of Khosrau II (590-628 A.D.), but it also contains additional material continuing the story to the overthrow of the Sassanids by the Arabs in the middle of the 7th century A.D. The first to undertake the versification of this chronicle of pre-Islamic and legendary Persia was Daqiqi, a poet at the court of the Samanids, who came to a violent end after completing only 1000 verses. These verses, which deal with the rise of the prophet Zoroaster, were afterward incorporated by Ferdowsi, with due acknowledgements, in his own poem. Epic can mean: Epic poetry, a style of poetry EPIC, an abbreviation Epic Age, a time period in Indian history Epic, a series of wargames Epic Records, a record label Epic Comics, an imprint of Marvel Comics Epic Illustrated, an anthology series published by Marvel Comics Epic Games, a computer... A couplet is a pair of lines of verse that form a unit. ... Categories: Iran geography stubs | Cities in Iran ... Pahlavi is a term that refers: (1) to a script used in Iran derived from the Aramaic script, and (2) more broadly, to Middle Persian, the Middle Iranian language written in this script. ... Parvez, the Victorious (Khosau II), king of Persia, son of Hormizd IV, grandson of Khosrau I, 590 - 628. ... Abu Mansur Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Daqiqi (935/942-976/9801), sometimes refered to as Daqiqi (also Dakiki, Daghighi, Persian: دقیقی) was an early Persian poet, from Tus, Bukhara, Samarkand or Balkh (sources vary). ... The Sāmānid dynasty (819-999) was a Iranian dynasty in Central Asia, named after its founder Saman Khoda. ... Zartosht, as popularly depicted by Persian artists. ...

After Ferdowsi's Shahnama, a number of other works similar in nature surfaced over the centuries within the cultural sphere of the Persian language. Without exception, all such works were based in style and method on Ferdowsi's Shahnama, but none of them could quite achieve the same degree of fame and popularity.

Some experts believe the main reason the Modern Persian language today is more or less the same language as that of Ferdowsi's time over 1000 years ago is due to the very existence of works like Ferdowsi's Shahnama which have had lasting and profound cultural and linguistic influence. In other words, the Shahnama itself has become one of the main pillars of the modern Persian language. Studying Ferdowsi's masterpiece also became a requirement for achieving mastery of the Persian language by subsequent Persian poets, as evidenced by numerous references to the Shahnama in their works. Persian (فارسی = Fârsi . ...

The Shahnama is one of the few original national epics in the world. Many peoples of the world have their "own" national epics, but more often than not, the original theme of such national epics are borrowed from other, usually neighbouring, cultures. This is not the case with the Shahnama, which is based on original Persian stories.

The Shahnama has 62 stories, 990 chapters, and contains 60,000 rhyming couplets, making it more than seven times the length of Homer's Iliad. There have been a number of English translations, almost all abridged. In 1925, the brothers Arthur and Edmond Warner published the complete work in nine volumes, now out of print. Bust of Homer in the British Museum For other uses, see Homer (disambiguation). ... dklhgjsanvhg fliuvgrtlyegviaeryugtuoahvyhuay g  :-) The Iliad (Greek Ιλιάς, Ilias) tells part of the story of the siege of the city of Ilium, i. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Notes

• Note 1: The Shahnama is known by many names including:
  • شاهنامه
  • The Book of Kings
  • The Epic of Kings
  • The Shahnameh
  • The Shah-Nameh
  • The Sha-nameh
  • The Shahname
  • The Shah nameh
  • "Persian Quaran" as called by Ibn al-Athir

Izz ad-Dīn Hassan Karam pour Athīr (1160–1233), was a 13th century Iranian/Persian historian born in Cizre in Northern Kurdistan province. ...

See also

• Rustam
• Shahnameh champions
• Flying Throne of Kai Kavus

Rostam (رستم Rostæm in Persian) is a mythical warrior of ancient Persia, son of Zal and Rudabe. ... // A Arash B C D E F G Goodarz H I J K Kaveh L M N O P Q R Roham , Rostam S Sam T U V W X Y Z Zal Other Links shahnameh , Ferdosi ... This article does not make a clear distinction between fact and fiction. ...

Sources and references

• Text of the Shahnameh highly abridged English translation.
• Shahnameh website
• Shahnama Image Collection
• Images from illustrated versions of Shahnameh
• Arthur and Edmond Warner complete translation
• Helen Zimmern complete translation
• Complete Persian text

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