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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
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
close Russia 5 33 1147 53 149 201 451 162 131
close Moscow, Museum of the Orient open 5 3 3
close St Petersburg, The Hermitage Museum open 2 13 1 12
close St Petersburg, Institute of Oriental Manuscripts open 10 368 134 60 158 16
close St Petersburg, National Library of Russia open 15 733 53 14 138 409 4 115
open Dorn 329 open 53 53
open Dorn 331 open 12 12
open Dorn 332 open 13 13
open Dorn 333 open 193 193
open Dorn 334 open 27 27
open PNS 117 open 1 1
open PNS 13 open 48 48
open PNS 266 open 69 69
close   PNS 381 open 50 50
012r Faridun Enthroned, with Zahhak in front of him open       •        
023v Sam asks the Simurgh to return Zal open       •        
037r Sam visits Zal and Rustam open       •        
044r Afrasiyab kills his brother Agriras open       •        
047r Rustam lifts Afrasiyab by the belt open       •        
052r Rustam's fourth labour: he kills the witch open       •        
053v Rustam's seventh labour: he kills the White Div open       •        
060r Kay Kavus airborne open       •        
062v Rustam kills Alkus in combat open       •        
072v Rustam discovers Suhrab's identity open       •        
080r The fire ordeal of Siyavush open       •        
096r Guruy executes Siyavush open       •        
106r Kay Khusrau crosses the Oxus with Farangis and Giv open       •        
116v Jarira commits suicide over her son's body open       •        
133r Fariburz comes to see Gudarz on the Mount Hamavan open       •        
136r Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open       •        
145v Rustam sends a letter to Kay Khusraw open       •        
150r Rustam overthrows Puladvand open       •        
152r The Div Akvan flings Rustam into the sea open       •        
156r Manizha entertains Bizhan in the meadows open       •        
166r Rustam rescues Bizhan from the pit open       •        
175r Bizhan kills Human open       •        
181v Giv fights Lahhak and Farshidvard open       •        
185v The eleventh combat: Gudarz kills Piran open       •        
195v Kay Khusraw kills Shida open       •        
201r Kay Khusrau captures Gang Dizh open       •        
210r Afrasiyab and Garsivaz Captured open       •        
216r Kay Khusrau makes appointments and gives up his throne open       •        
232r Isfandiyar before Gushtasp open       •        
239v Isfandiyar's third labour: he fights the dragon open       •        
244r Isfandiyar kills Arjasp open       •        
249r Rustam kicks aside the rock pushed by Bahman open       •        
257r Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes open       •        
262v Rustam kills Shaghad before dying open       •        
267v Humay bequeaths the throne to Darab open       •        
272v Iskandar attends dying Dara open       •        
281r Iskandar with Queen Qadafa and her court open       •        
289r Iskandar mourned open       •        
298r Ardashir recognizes Shapur during a polo game open       •        
318r Bahram Gur snatches the crown from between two lions open       •        
335v Bahram Gur kills a rhinoceros open       •        
346r Nushirvan executes Mazdak open       •        
365r Nushirvan sends Mihran to Khaqan of Chin open       •        
391v Bahram Chubina defeats and kills Sava open       •        
406r Banduy dressed as Khusraw Parviz comes to Bahram, son of Siyavush open       •        
420r Bahram Chubina kills the lion-dragon open       •        
434r Zad Farrukh asks Khusraw Parviz to give his throne to his son Shiruy open       •        
441v Shahran Guraz kills Farain open       •        
445r Sa'd-i Vaqqas kills General Rustam open       •        
449r The miller assassinates Yazdagird open       •        
open PNS 382 open 30 30
open PNS 383 open 4 4
open PNS 394 open 67 67
open PNS 64 open 66 66
open PNS 65 open 75 75
open PNS 90 open 25 25
close St Petersburg, Oriental Library, St Petersburg University open 1 30 30
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