Edited by Dr. Djalal Khaleghi Motlagh. Volume VI of the Shahnameh was co-edited by Mahmoud Omidsalar, and volume VII was co-edited by Abolfazl Khatibi.
Work on this new, truly critical edition of the Shahnameh, one of the greatest monuments of Persian language and literature, began 20 years ago and was published in eight volumes of text and four volumes of explanatory notes by the Persian Heritage Foundation as part of its Persian Texts series.