the discovery and publication of saint-joseph manuscript of beirut is a very important event in shāh-nāmeh studies. in addition to other valid versions like florence manuscript (614 a.h.), london manuscript (675 a.h.), topkapi palace of istanbul manuscript (731 a.h.), leningrad manuscript (733 a.h.), cairo manuscript (741 a.h.), and arabic translation of bondāri (621 a.h.), this version may be ...