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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
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
close Switzerland 6 133 636 45 151 200 98 23 116 1 2
close Bern, Bernisches Historisches Museum open 4 159 49 110
close Geneva, Aga Khan Trust for Culture open 57 235 27 116 37 53 1 1
close Geneva, Bibliothèque publique et universitaire de Genève open 2 35 34 1
close Geneva, Fondation Martin Bodmer open 3 97 68 14 15
close 513 open 68 68
Cover of manuscript. open     •          
001v King (Mahmud?) enthroned open     •          
003r First page of the prose preface open     •          
006v Start of the text of the poem open     •          
010v Jamshid teaches the crafts open     •          
018r Faridun binds Zahhak open     •          
024r Salm and Tur murder Iraj open     •          
028v Manuchihr kills Tur open     •          
037r Rudaba lets down her hair for Zal to climb up open     •          
049r Rustam kills the white elephant open     •          
054v Nauzar lead captive before Afrasiyab open     •          
059r Rustam catches Rakhsh open     •          
067v Rustam's third labour: he kills a dragon open     •          
070r Rustam's seventh labour: he kills the White Div open     •          
077r Rustam parleys with the King of Hamavaran open     •          
085r Suhrab fights Gurdafarid open     •          
093v Rustam laments for the dying Suhrab open     •          
097r Sudaba seduces Siyavush open     •          
100r The fire ordeal of Siyavush open     •          
119v Guruy executes Siyavush open     •          
131r Giv leads captive Piran with his ears cut before Kay Khusrau and his mother Farangis * open     •          
135v Kay Ka'us abdicates in favour of Kay Khusrau open     •          
144v The Iranians mourn Farud open     •          
150r Rivniz dies, but Bahram saves his crown open     •          
166v Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open     •          
169r Rustam kills Chingish open     •          
182r Rustam overthrows Puladvand open     •          
185r Rustam kills Akvan Div open     •          
197r Rustam rescues Bizhan from the pit open     •          
207v Bizhan kills Human open     •          
215r Giv fights Piran open     •          
218v The second combat: Giv stuns Guruy Zirih open     •          
220v The eleventh combat: Gudarz kills Piran open     •          
223v Gustaham fights Lahhak and Farshidvard open     •          
232v Kay Khusrau kills Shida open     •          
233v The army of Kay Khusraw versus that of Afrasiyab ? open     •          
251r Kay Khusrau kills Afrasiyab while Garsivaz watches open     •          
265v Gushtasp kills a Dragon open     •          
287r Isfandiyar's second labour: he fights the lions open     •          
301v Rustam boasts about his strength open     •          
305v Rustam and Rakhsh wounded by the arrows of Isfandiyar open     •          
308v Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with a double-pointed arrow open     •          
313v Rustam kills Shaghad before dying open     •          
320r Darab receives the crown open     •          
323v The first battle of Iskandar against Dara open     •          
325v Iskandar attends the dying Dara open     •          
339r Iskandar fights the Abyssinians * open     •          
343r Iskandar in the land of the talking trees open     •          
351v Ardashir and Ardavan fight open     •          
356v Ardashir recognizes Shapur during a polo game open     •          
363v Bahram Bahramiyan enthroned open     •          
371v Mani claims his prophecy before Shapur * open     •          
375r Bahram Gur hunts in the company of Azada open     •          
380r Bahram Gur wins the crown by killing two lions open     •          
387r Bahram Gur and Barzin's daughters open     •          
392r Bahram Gur hunts Lions open     •          
394r Bahram Gur kills the dragon which devoured a youth open     •          
396v Bahram Gur captures the Khaqan of Chin open     •          
403r Bahram Gur kills a dragon open     •          
415r Anushirvan enthroned open     •          
431v Execution of the murderers of minister Mahbud open     •          
437v Caesar's treatment with Khaqan (?) * open     •          
479v A turk lassoes Khusraw Parviz * open     •          
493r Bahram Chubina kills Kut the Roman open     •          
499r Bahram Chubina kills Maqatura open     •          
523r Mihr Hurmuzd murders Khusrau Parviz open     •          
open 514 open 15 15
open Bodmer Hoirie open 14 14
close Geneva, Musée d'art et d'histoire open 49 67 17 15 8 26 1
close Zurich, Museum Rietberg open 18 43 1 20 4 4 7 5 1 1
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