Barzu-nameh (Old Section)

• Persian Title: برزونامه (بخش کهن)
• Transliterated Title: Barzū-nāmah (bakhsh-i kuhan)
• English Title: The Barzu Epic: The Old Section
• Author: Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad Kūsaj (8th century)
• Editor: ʿAbd-Allāh Masʿūdī-Ārānī
• Language: Persian
• ISBN: 978-964-8700-62-6
• Publication Year: 2008 (1387 A.H.)
• Pages: 385
• Format: PDF
• Category: Persian Language and Literature
• Miras Maktoob Collection Code: 176

【Summary】

Barzū-nāmah recounts the legendary life of Barzū, the son of Sohrāb, who is born after his father’s death. As a young man, unaware of his lineage, Barzū is incited by Afrāsiyāb to invade Iran and ultimately confronts his own grandfather, Rostam. During battle, his true identity is revealed, and hostility gives way to reconciliation and peace.
The epic originally consisted of two separate poetic compositions: an earlier version by Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad Kūsaj in the 8th century, and a later continuation by a poet known as ʿAṭāʾī in the 10th century. These were later combined into a large epic of approximately 33,000 verses. The present volume offers the complete text of the oldest section, critically edited on the basis of five manuscript copies.