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Iskandar died
(Iskandar nāmah)

Title	Iskandar died
Title Original	Iskandar nāmah
Author	Nizamī Ganjavi, 1140 or 1141-1202 or 1203. Author info »
Author Original	Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 1141-1202 or 1203. Author info »
Subject	Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. > Romances > Early works to 1800. Epic poetry, Persian.
Type	Document
Language	Persian
Digital	No
Manuscript	Yes
Pages Count	240
Physical Dimensions	1 volume (ca. 240 pages) ; 26 cm.
Library:	The Cornell University Library
Record ID	6930237
Library Location	Cornell University Library
Sample Text	Iskandar nāmah, the Book of Alexander the Great, belongs to the famous Khamsah-I Nizami (The Five [Stories] of Nizami). It is an account on the adventures and exploits of Alexander the Great. The longest poem of Niẓāmi's Ḫamsa, it is divided into two parts, Šarafnāmah and Ḫiradnāmah.
Kaynak göster	Niẓāmī Ganjavi. Iskandar nāmah̄, #8039. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

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Iskandar died

(Iskandar nāmah)

Author Nizamī Ganjavi, 1140 or 1141-1202 or 1203. Author info »

Author Original Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 1141-1202 or 1203. Author info »

Subject Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. > Romances > Early works to 1800. Epic poetry, Persian.

Type Document

Language Persian

Digital No

Manuscript Yes

Pages Count 240

Physical Dimensions 1 volume (ca. 240 pages) ; 26 cm.

Library The Cornell University Library

Record ID 6930237

Library Location Cornell University Library

Sample Text Iskandar nāmah, the Book of Alexander the Great, belongs to the famous Khamsah-I Nizami (The Five [Stories] of Nizami). It is an account on the adventures and exploits of Alexander the Great. The longest poem of Niẓāmi's Ḫamsa, it is divided into two parts, Šarafnāmah and Ḫiradnāmah.

Kaynak göster Niẓāmī Ganjavi. Iskandar nāmah̄, #8039. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.