ḤAMZA-NĀMA,Also known as Qeṣṣa-ye Ḥamza, Dāstān-e Amir Ḥamza, and Romuz-e Ḥamza, a popular prose romance transmitted orally and written down at a time unknown. There also exists a version in verse called Ṣāḥeb-Qerān-nāma (Ṣafā, p. 379; Cat. Bibliothèque Nationale III, p. 394, no. 1905).
(William L. Hanaway, Jr., Frances W. Pritchett)
Originally Published: December 15, 2003
Last Updated: December 15, 2003
