Epic poem · 1832

The Shah Nameh

The Book of Kings (abridged)

by Firdausi

Translated by James Atkinson (1832)

James Atkinson's abridged English version of Firdausi's Persian national epic, alternating verse with prose summary, from Kaiumers to Firdausi's satire on Mahmud.

Contents · 45 parts

• Kaiúmers63 lines
• Húsheng37 lines
• Tahúmers6 paragraphs
• Jemshíd74 lines
• Mirtás-Tází, and His Son Zohákabout 640 lines
• Kavah, the Blacksmithabout 140 lines
• Feridún70 lines
• Feridún and His Three Sonsabout 220 lines
• Minúchihrabout 250 lines
• Zál, the Son of Sám45 lines
• The Dream of Sám38 paragraphs
• Rúdábehabout 500 lines
• Death of Minúchihr52 lines
• Nauder24 paragraphs
• Afrásiyáb Marches against Nauderabout 120 lines
• Afrásiyáb76 lines
• Zau18 lines
• Garsháspabout 200 lines
• Kai-Kobádabout 150 lines
• Kai-Káúsabout 200 lines
• The Seven Labors of Rustemabout 520 lines
• Invasion of Irán by Afrásiyáb25 paragraphs
• The Return of Kai-Káús78 paragraphs
• Story of Sohrábabout 1960 lines
• The Story of Saiáwush460 paragraphs
• Kai-Khosráu214 paragraphs
• Akwán Díw34 paragraphs
• The Story of Byzun and Maníjeh189 paragraphs
• Barzú, and His Conflict with Rustem72 paragraphs
• Súsen and Afrásiyáb68 paragraphs
• The Expedition of Gúdarz69 paragraphs
• The Death of Afrásiyáb3 paragraphs
• The Death of Kai-Khosráu37 paragraphs
• Lohurásp62 paragraphs
• Gushtásp, and the Faith of Zerdusht170 paragraphs
• The Heft-Khan of Isfendiyár153 paragraphs
• Capture of the Brazen Fortress331 paragraphs
• The Death of Isfendiyár51 paragraphs
• The Death of Rustemabout 140 lines
• Bahmanabout 100 lines
• Húmaí and the Birth of Dáráb64 paragraphs
• Dáráb and Dárá4 paragraphs
• Sikander106 paragraphs
• Firdusi's Invocation64 lines
• Firdusi's Satire on Mahmud96 lines

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