Ferdowsi spent over three decades composing the Shahnameh, completing it around 1010 AD. The result is the world's longest epic poem written by a single poet, consisting of approximately 50,000 couplets (bayt). While often compared to Homer’s Iliad or the Indian Mahabharata , the Shahnameh stands unique in its singular authorship and its preservation of a language.
Several academic portals under the University of Tehran (and other Iranian universities) host scanned facsimiles of critical editions. Search for "شاهنامه چاپ مسکو" (Moscow print) or "شاهنامه چاپ خالقی مطلق" (Khaleghi-Motlagh print).
Ferdowsi spent over three decades composing the Shahnameh, completing it around 1010 AD. The result is the world's longest epic poem written by a single poet, consisting of approximately 50,000 couplets (bayt). While often compared to Homer’s Iliad or the Indian Mahabharata , the Shahnameh stands unique in its singular authorship and its preservation of a language.
Several academic portals under the University of Tehran (and other Iranian universities) host scanned facsimiles of critical editions. Search for "شاهنامه چاپ مسکو" (Moscow print) or "شاهنامه چاپ خالقی مطلق" (Khaleghi-Motlagh print). shahnameh farsi pdf
