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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
open C 1654 open 29 29
open C 1670 open 7 7
close   C 50 open 26 26
002v sarlawh open              
022v Faridun brings Zahhak to Mount Damavand open              
036r The Simurgh brings Zal to Sam open              
053r Rustam kills Zal's white elephant open              
062v Kay Qubad enthroned open              
082v Rustam fights the Turanians open              
095r Rustam mourns Suhrab open              
123v Guruy executes Siyavush open              
167v Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open              
177v Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant by lasso open              
193r Manizha entertains Bizhan in her appartments open              
258r Kay Khusrau executes Afrasiyab open              
271r Gushtasp seeks work in Rum with the smith Burab open              
295r Isfandiyar is put in chains open              
307r Isfandiyar kills Arjasp (?) open              
334v Rustam kills Shaghad before dying open              
373r The execution of Ardavan by Ardashir open              
383r Ardashir enthroned open              
390v Shapur before the King of Rum open              
414v Bahram Gur hunts lions open              
428v Bahram Gur entertains Shangul and the seven monarchs open              
449r Nushzad killed in battle with Ram Barzin open              
464r Anushirvan receives the Khaqan's daughter open              
496v Bahram Chubina defeats and kills Sava open              
514r King Hurmuzd is assassinated open              
532r Bahram Chubina kills the monkey-lion open              
open C 52 open 31 31
open C 822 open 74 74
open D 1 open 11 2 9
open D 14 open 4 4
open D 184 open 28 28
open D 377 open 146 146
open E12 open 12 12
close St Petersburg, National Library of Russia open 15 733 53 14 138 409 4 115
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