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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 51 1022 9 202 282 282 88 111 48
open Georgia 2 6 7 1 1 5
open Germany 9 44 1217 41 179 330 426 88 101 52
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