Shahnameh
Poem by Daqiqi and Ferdowsi
The Shahnameh, also transliterated Shahnama, is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between c. 977 and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Greater Iran. Wikipedia
Originally published: 1010
Original language: Persian
First king: Keyumars
Genre(s): epic poem
Lines: c. 50,000 depending on manuscript