Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Internet Classics Archive: The Epic of Kings
A modern prose English translation of the 11th century Persian poem, "The Epic of Kings," or "Shahnameh," by Ferdowsi. This translation is by Helen Zimmern. This translation is divided into 18 sections.
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Art Arena: Origins and Basis of Ferdowsi's "Shahnameh"
This article is part of a review of the book, "Poet and Hero in the Persian Book of Kings," by Olga M. Davidson. The article's author is Mahmud Kianush, a renowned modern Iranian author. In the article, he discusses the historical...
Stanford University
Stanford History Education Group: Assyrian Siege of Jerusalem
[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson in which students corroborate an excerpt from a cuneiform tablet and a passage from the Book of Kings about Sennacherib's siege of Jerusalem in 701 BCE to determine what happened.
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Iran Chamber Society: Hakim Abol Qasem Ferdowsi Tousi
A biography of the great 10th century Persian poet, Ferdowsi. The focus of this biography is on his writing of the epic poem, "Shahnameh" or "The Epic of Kings."