[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [National Museum, New Delhi](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm) › Shahnama (Vol-I) # Shahnama (Vol-I) “Shahnameh” or “The Book of Kings” is a monumental Persian epic poem written by Abul Qasim Ferdowsi. It is one of the most important works in Persian literature and one of the longest epic poems in the world, consisting of about 60,000 rhyming couplets (beyts). - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1203 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm.704](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm.704) · Pramāṇa