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open Canada 3 35 67 9 29 19 6 2 2
open Denmark 2 37 73 6 16 31 14 2 4
open Egypt 1 7 239 71 72 49 14 11 22
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close Germany 9 44 1217 41 179 330 426 88 101 52
close Berlin, Museum of Islamic Art open 7 12 4 5 1 2
close Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin open 13 708 38 88 75 321 87 99
close Goettingen, Niedersaechsische Staats- und Universitaetsbib. G. open 1 19 19
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005v Kayumars enthroned open              
008v Jamshid enthroned, carried by Divs open              
010v Zahhak enthroned open              
015v Faridun with Jamshid's sisters open              
017v Zahhak bound on the mountain open              
021r Faridun tests his sons open              
025r Salm and Tur murder Iraj open              
027v Manuchihr enthroned open              
030r The fight of Shiruya with Garshasf open              
032v Manuchihr kills Salm open              
037r Sam asks the Simurgh to return Zal open              
038v Zal is presented to Manuchihr open              
041v Zal shoots fowl open              
043v Zal meets Rudaba open              
046v Zal brings message to Rudaba open              
055r Manuchihr tests Zal's riding and fighting skills open              
058r The priest delivers Rustam open              
059r Zal and Mihrab receive Sam open              
063r Nawzar writes a letter to Sam open              
067r Afrasiyab captures Naudhar open              
068v Khazarvan dies and falls off his horse open              
069v Afrasiyab beheads Naudhar open              
073r Rustam lassoes Rakhsh open              
075v Rustam reaches for Afrasiyab's belt open              
079v Kaykavus is enthroned open              
084r Rustam travels into the desert, suffers from thirst and finds water open              
085v Rustam splits the witch woman in half open              
086r Rustam tearing the ears of the dashtban? open              
088r Rustam stabs the white Div in the heart with his dagger open              
088v Rustam presents the letter of Kaykavus to the king of Mazandaran open              
090v Farhad presents the king of Mazandaran with a letter from Kaykavus open              
094v Kay Ka'us to Makran Zamin open              
096v The commandars of the Iranian army are imprisoned with Kaykavus open              
098r Rustam lifts someone from the saddle open              
108r Suhrab confronts Gurafarid open              
111v Giv opposing Rustam and the morning draught of Rustam and the sharpness of Ka'us open              
114r Suhrab summons Hajir open              
116r Suhrab slaps Hajir open              
120r Rustam stabs Suhrab in the side open              
125r Tus and Giv and others go hunting open              
132r Siyavush climbs the mount of fire open              
137r Garsivaz wants peace with Siyavush open              
142v Piran receives Siyavush open              
144v Siyavush shoots his arrow into the bull's eye on the target open              
148r Piran arranging the marriage of Farangis open              
153v Siyavush lifts Giruy from the saddles and throws him on the grounds open              
165v Rustam receives message that Siyavush is killed open              
179v Piran following Kay Khusraw and Giv and Piran fight open              
182r Kaykhusrau swims across Jayhun open              
183v Kaykhusrau meets Kaykavus open              
186v Kay Khusraw and Giv go fighting divs open              
189v Kay Khusraw and Kay Ka'us on the throne open              
199r Farud kills Rivniz open              
203r Balashan killed by Piran open              
205r Giv and Tazhav open              
209v Fariburz flees to the foothills open              
211v Bahram fighting open              
213v Giv pulls Tazhav off his horse with his lasso open              
215v Rustam addresses Kaykhusrau open              
218v Tus combats Human open              
220v Ruhham cut off Bazur's hand open              
225v Fariburz marries Farangis open              
228r Khaqan holds a war concil open              
232r Giv draws his sword on Kamus open              
235r Rustam shoots Ashkabus in the chest with an arrow open              
237v Rustam Lassoes Kamus open              
239r Rustam beheads Changish open              
241r Piran meets Rustam open              
245r Piran meets with Rustam open              
246v Rustam fighting Shangul open              
249r Rustam lassoes Khaqan of China open              
253r Rustam fighting Kafur-i mardumxar open              
259r Rustam grounds Puladvand open              
263r Akvan throws Rustam into the sea open              
267r Bizhan slaughters the wild boars open              
269v Bizhan comes to Manizha's tent open              
271r Garsivaz takes Bizhan before Afrasiyab open              
280r Giv and Rustam with Kay Khusraw open              
285r Rustam fighting divs open              
286r Rustam pulls Bizhan out of the well open              
287v The army of Afrasiyab battles the army of Rustam open              
303v The armies of Iran and Turan lining up open              
307r Human challenges Gudarz to combat open              
310v Bizhan reaches for his dagger open              
315v Piran embracing Gudarz? open              
320v Giv shoots Piran with arrows open              
324v Fariburz splits Kulbad into half with his sword open              
325r Giv defeats and binds Guruy Zirih open              
325v Guraza binds Siyamak onto his horse and leads him away open              
326r The fifth combat: Ruhham kills Barman open              
326v The sixth combat: Bizhan kills Ruyin open              
327r Hujir leads away the horse and body of Sipahram open              
327vA The eighth combat: Zanga kills Akhvasht open              
327vB The ninth combat: Gurgin kills Andariman open              
328r The tenth combat: Barta kills Kuhram open              
328v The eleventh combat: Gudarz fights Piran open              
329r The eleventh combat: Gudarz kills Piran open              
333r Farshidvard dies and falls off his horse open              
334v Horsemen meeting open              
340r Afrasiyab on throne talking to his men open              
346r Kaykhusrau grounds Shida (Pashang) open              
347v Iranian army battles Turanian army open              
350v Afrasiyab reaches Qarakhan in Bukhara open              
355v Kay Khusraw captures Gang Diz open              
362r Giv and Garsivaz to Ka'us-i Kay open              
365r Kay Khusraw crossing a river open              
369r Hum ties Afrasiyab's arms open              
371r Kaykhusrau beheads Afrasiyab with a strike of his sword open              
380r Kay Khusrau gives advice to the Iranians open              
382v Zal bows before Kaykhusrau open              
384r Tus, Bizhan, Fariburz, and Giv are stranded in snow open              
385v Luhrasp is enthroned open              
389v Gushtasp in Rum open              
391v Gushtasp splits the wolf in half open              
394r Gushtasp strikes the dragon in the head with his sword open              
396v Qaysar captured by Gushtasp open              
398v Gushtasp and Zarir meet open              
406v Arjasp fighting open              
410r Bidarafsh dies with the stike of Isfandiyar's spear open              
413v Gushtasp sends Isfandiyar to prison open              
417r Arjasp has organised fight between Iranians and Turanians open              
419v Isfandiyar released open              
422v Isfandiyar lassoes Gurgsar open              
425v Isfandiyar beheads the wolves open              
426r Isfandiyar splits the head of the male lion open              
427r The dragon bleeds from its mouth open              
428r The witch woman dies open              
429r Simurgh dies open              
430v Isfandiyar and his army are stranded in snow open              
433r Humay recognises Isfandiyar's voice open              
435r Isfandiyar beheads Arjasp open              
436v Isfandiyar hangs Andariman and his brother from the gallows open              
439v Gushtasp addresses Isfandiyar open              
444v Bahman addresses Rustam open              
446v Rustam addresses Isfandiyar open              
449r Rustam addresses Isfandiyar open              
458r Rustam combats Isfandiyar open              
459v Isfandiyar wears his armour open              
462r Simurgh draws blood from Rustam's wounds open              
465r Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eye with his tamarisk arrow open              
468r Rustam arranges a funeral for Isfandiyar open              
474r Rustam shoots Shughad through the tree trunk open              
476r The army of Faramarz battles with the army of the king of Kabul open              
478v Bahman hangs Faramarz from his feet open              
479v Humay b. Bahman enthroned open              
483v Rashnavad's guards find Darab sleeping in the ruin open              
487r Sikandar brings a message to Darab open              
488r The army of Dara battles the army of Iskandar open              
491r Iskandar holds the head of Darab on his lap open              
494r Iskandar is enthroned open              
500v Iskandar splits Fur in half with the strike of his sword open              
503v Qaydafa places Iskandar's portrait in front of him open              
507r Iskandar with wild men open              
508r Iskandar sees the sea open              
511v Khidr leads Iskandar on his quest to find the spring of youth open              
512v Iskandar build two wall on two sides of the valley of Yajooj and Majooj streching to the top open              
514v Iskandar and the Khaqan of Chin open              
518r Iskandar dies open              
525r Ardavan is executed open              
529r Ardashir killing the worm open              
531v Ardshir points out his son shapur from the group of children palying Polo open              
533v The birthe of Hurmuzd b. Shapur open              
544v The executioner beheads Ta'ir open              
549r Qaysar bows before Shapur II open              
553v The birth of Bahram Gur son of Yazdigird open              
556r Bahram Gur breaks the antlers of a male deer with an arrow open              
558r Yazdigird killed by a horse open              
562v Bahram Gur is enthroned open              
571v Bahram Gur kills two onagers with one arrow open              
573r Bahram Gur with a harp player open              
577r Bahram Gur strikes a lion in the head with his sword open              
589v Bahram Gur kills Gurg-i hindi open              
595r Musicians entertain Shangul and Bahram Gur open              
599v Piruz and his men fall into a ditch open              
607r Kasra Anushiravan hangs Mazdak from his feet open              
616v Nushirvan forgives the Caesar and returns from Rum open              
619v Nushzad dies open              
621v Buzarjumihr addresses Kasra Anushiravan open              
626r Fourth meeting of Kisra with Buzurgmihr? open              
630r Zarvan and the jew are hanged from the gallows open              
632r Kasra Anushiravan writes a letter to Khaqan open              
637v Kasra Anushiravan meets the daughter of Khaqan open              
643r Kasra Anushiravan receives the Chess open              
647r Talhand dies on his elephant open              
650r Gav find Talhand dead on his elephant open              
654r Kisra advising Buzurjmihr open              
659r Mawbeds talking to Kisra open              
664v Kasra Anushiravan receives the messengers of Qaysar open              
666v Bahram asking questions to Hurmuzd open              
669v Hurmuzd and Bahram open              
672r Hurmuzd, son of Kasra Anushiravan, is enthroned open              
679r Flight of Sawa Shah open              
681v Night attack of Pazhmuda open              
682v Bahram Chubina lashes out Purmuda with is whip open              
684r Pazhmuda goes to Hurmuzd and Bahram makes him prisoner open              
685v Treasure sent by Khaqan to Hurmuzd open              
687v Yalansina finds Bahram Chubina sitting next to a woman on the throne open              
692r The prisoner beheads Ayingushasp open              
693v Khusrau Parviz is enthroned open              
695v Bahram Chubina encounters Khusrau Parviz open              
698r Khusrau Parviz combats Bahram Chubina open              
700r The army of Khusraw Parviz flee for Bahram Chubina open              
706v Khusraw Parviz on the road open              
707v Rahib showing miracles to Khusraw Parviz? open              
718r The angel Surush safely puts Khusrau Parviz down open              
719v Bahram Chubina flees from Khusraw Parviz open              
722r Khusraw Parviz and his subjects open              
723v Muqatura dies on the back of his horse open              
725r Bahram Chubina kills Kappi the lion in Chin open              
728v Qulun stabs Bahram Chubina open              
731v Gurdiya spears Tuburg open              
738v Shirin meets with Khusrau Parviz open              
746r Shiruy (Qubad) is enthroned open              
759v Yazdgird III is enthroned open              
760r Sa'd strikes Rustam in the head with his sword open              
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open Cod. pers. 14 open 0
open Cod. pers. 15 open 27 27
open Cod. pers. 8 open 63 63
open Cod. pers. 9 open 0
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open Hungary 3 5 57 20 2 35
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open Iran 18 91 1781 4 146 623 234 88 473 213
open Iraq 1 1 0
open Ireland 2 29 632 110 62 143 151 106 58 2
open Israel 1 15 58 7 18 3 29 1
open Italy 9 12 336 1 17 91 176 51
open Kuwait 2 18 58 9 36 1 1 2 9
open Malaysia 2 4 18 2 15 1
open Netherlands 1 1 20 20
open Pakistan 19 43 235 4 15 65 147 1 3
open Poland 5 5 30 29 1
open Portugal 1 1 0
open Qatar 1 16 168 6 10 18 134
open Romania 1 1 1 1
open Russia 5 33 1147 53 149 201 451 162 131
open Singapore 1 2 2 2
open Spain 1 1 80 80
open Sweden 1 2 31 31
open Switzerland 6 133 636 45 151 200 98 23 116 1 2
open Tajikistan 2 4 39 32 7
open Turkey 6 77 1191 141 542 429 79
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open USA 39 402 3180 309 254 706 984 223 582 6 113
open Uzbekistan 1 13 252 128 109 3 3 9
open destroyed 2 2 1 1
open dispersed mss 1 15 506 413 34 51 8
open private collections 9 37 183 112 7 22 36 1 5
open unknown country 1 4 7 1 6
open unknown location 3 10 0