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open Armenia 1 1 56 56
open Australia 2 2 2 2
open Austria 1 3 85 85
open Belgium 1 1 0
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
open France 8 52 1023 10 202 282 282 88 111 48
open Georgia 2 6 7 1 1 5
open Germany 9 46 1228 41 183 330 426 88 101 59
open Greece 1 3 3 2 1
open Hungary 3 5 57 20 2 35
open India 36 105 2879 75 378 364 674 83 1076 17 212
open Iran 18 91 1781 4 146 623 234 88 473 213
open Iraq 1 1 0
close Ireland 2 29 632 110 62 143 151 106 58 2
close Dublin, The Chester Beatty Library open 26 435 110 62 143 114 3 1 2
close Dublin, Trinity College Library open 3 197 37 103 57
open Ms 1549 open 37 37
open Ms 1550 open 57 57
close   Ms 1551 open 103 103
004v Kiyumarth is enthroned open         •      
006r Hushang is fighting the div open         •      
015r Jamshid sawn in half before Zahhak open         •      
021v Faridun is enthroned open         •      
027r Iraj is killed by Salm and Tur open         •      
035v Simurgh beings Zal to his father open         •      
040v Rudaba throws her hair down for Zal to climb open         •      
051v Birth of Rustam open         •      
053v Rustam kills Zal's white elephant open         •      
061r Afrasiyab kills Nawzar open         •      
064r Rustam chooses Rakhsh open         •      
066v Rustam and Afrasiyab battle for the first time open         •      
072r Scene from another epic open         •      
078r Rustam's first labour: Rakhsh kills a lion open         •      
079v Rustam kills the dragon open         •      
080vA Rustam's fourth labour: he kills the witch open         •      
080vB Rustam's fifth labour: he lassoes Aulad open         •      
081v Rustam captures Ulad the div open         •      
082v Rustam captures Arzhang the div open         •      
083v Rustam kills the white div open         •      
091v Kay Kavus in his flying machine open         •      
101r Kay Kavus summons Rustam open         •      
108r Rustam kills Suhrab open         •      
117r The fire ordeal of Siyavush open         •      
127a Siyavush plays polo with Afrasiyab open         •      
138v Garvi kills Siyavush open         •      
145r Scene from the Barzunama open         •      
149v Giv finds Kay Khusrau in Turan open         •      
154v Kay Khusrau crosses the Oxus with Farangis and Giv open         •      
162v Kay Khusrau reviews his troops open         •      
166v Farud kills Zarasp open         •      
170r Jarira commits suicide over her son's body open         •      
191r Khaqan Chin goes to inspect the Iranian army open         •      
195v Rustam kills Ashkabus open         •      
197v Rustam lassoes Kamus open         •      
204r Rustam leads an attack on the Turanians' allies open         •      
205r Rustam lassoes Khaqan of Chin open         •      
212v Rustam wrestles with Puladvand open         •      
215r Rustam is thrown to the sea by Akvan the div open         •      
227v Rustam is disguised as a merchant meets Piran open         •      
230r Rustam rescues Bizhan from the pit open         •      
234r Scene from the Barzunama open         •      
239r Scene from the Barzunama open         •      
246a Scene from the Barzunama open         •      
257v Barzu's mother prevents Rustam from killing Barzu open         •      
263r Scene from the Barzunama open         •      
277v Scene from the Barzunama open         •      
287r Bizhan and Human wrestle for a second time open         •      
296rA Fariburz kills Gulbad open         •      
296rB Giv defeats and binds Guruy Zirih open         •      
296v Guraza kills Siyamak by throwing him down with great force on the ground open         •      
297rA Furuhil kills Zangala open         •      
297rB Barman is killed by Ruhham open         •      
297v Bizhan kills Ruyin open         •      
298r Hujir kills Sipahram with a blow of his sword open         •      
298v Zanga kills Akhvast open         •      
299rA Gurgin kills Andariman open         •      
299rB Barta kills Kahram open         •      
300r Gudarz kills Piran open         •      
304r Kay Khusrau visits his army on an elephant open         •      
312r Shideh comes to fight Kay Khusrau and killed open         •      
320a Kay Khusrau meets with Afrasiyab's women open         •      
326a Kay Khusrau and his army aboard ships towards Turan open         •      
330b Dizhkhim kills Garsivaz open         •      
345b Gushtasp kills the wolf in Rum open         •      
357b Bidarafsh kills Zarir open         •      
367a Gurgsar is captured by Isfandiyar open         •      
369b Isfandiyar kills the wolves open         •      
371rA Isfandiyar's second labour: he fights the lions open         •      
371rB Isfandiyar kills the dragon open         •      
373a Isfandiyar kills the witch woman open         •      
374b Isfandiyar kills the Simurgh open         •      
376b Isfandiyar and his army in snow open         •      
379a Isfandiyar meets his sister open         •      
380b Isfandiyar kills Arjasp open         •      
386a Rustam stops the rock thrown by Bahman with his foot while roasting an ass open         •      
397a Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with his magic arrow open         •      
402a Rustam shoots Shughad through the tree while dying in the pit of spears open         •      
405a Pashutan kills Bahman and Faramarz open         •      
414r Iskandar attends the dying Dara open         •      
421a Iskandar's army faces the Indian army led by Fur open         •      
427a Iskandar arrives at the land of Brahmans open         •      
431a Iskandar meets the angel Israfil as on a mountain open         •      
456bA Shapur goes before Qaysar of Rum open         •      
456bB Shapur is arrested by the order of Qaysar open         •      
464a Bahram is showing off his hunting skills before Azadeh open         •      
469aA Bahram is having a discourse with his father's advisors open         •      
469aB Bahram kills the lions to win the crown open         •      
482b Bahram Gur kills the lions in the hunting expeditions open         •      
486b Bahram captures Khaqan of chin open         •      
493a Bahram kills the wolf in a wood open         •      
513a Anushiravan's army in battle with the Romans open         •      
534a Kasra Anushiravan is introduced to chess by Kayd of India open         •      
546b Mobed is sitting before Hurmuzd and drinking the poisoned drink open         •      
554v Bahram Chubina kills the fleeing Sava Shah open         •      
560r Bahram Chubina wears the woman's clothes sent by Hurmuzd open         •      
570a Bahram Chubineh in Battle with Banduy open         •      
584v The war between the generals of Khusrau Parviz and Bahram Chubina open         •      
591b Bahram kills Gudarz of mountain open         •      
594b Qulun kills Bahram Chubineh, Bahram is attended by his sister. also three man are placed on the fire open         •      
609a Shiruyeh is enthroned open         •      
614b Mah Hurmuzd kills Khusrau in bed by the order of Shiruyeh open         •      
621a Sa'd kills Rustam, son of Farrukhzad open         •      
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
open UK 29 268 3928 31 715 1095 972 362 562 12 176
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