Papers, 10th cent.-1950 [manuscript].

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Papers, 10th cent.-1950 [manuscript].

The collection contains two one-leaf fragments of the Persian poem "Shāhnāmah" by Firdawsī., one purportedly copied in the 10th century and one in the 17th. The latter is illustrated. With these is a copper military police badge, ca. 1950, from the Central Army Corps, head quartered in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7921166

University of Virginia. Library

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Mackenzie, Alan Francis Stuart, 1900-

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American army officer. From the description of Papers, 10th cent.-1950 [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647823027 Colonel, 83rd Infantry Division. From the description of Papers of Alan F.S. Mackenzie pertaining to World War II [manuscript], 1939-1946. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647813002 ...

Firdawsī

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Afghanistan. Army. Central Army Corps.

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