Persian Literature/Volume 1/The Sháh Námeh
For other English-language translations of this work, see Shah Nameh.
THE SHÁH NÁMEH
BY
FIRDUSI
(Abul Kasim Mansur)
[Translated into English by James Atkinson]
The system of Sir William Jones in the printing of Oriental words has been kept in view in the following work, viz.: The letter a represents the short vowel as in bat, á with an accent the broad sound of a in hall, i as in lily, í with an accent as in police, u as in bull, ú with an accent as in rude, ó with an accent as o in pole, the diphthong ai as in aisle, au as in the German word kraut or ou in house.