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The list of chapters follows the sequence found in Mohl's edition (1838-78), which were later given an alpha-numerical designation by Fritz Wolff (1935). There are some peculiarities: first, Shapur son of Ardashir is numbered 22* and number 30 was overlooked by mistake. These irregularities are smoothed out in the edition of Dabir-Siyaqi (1956), which otherwise follows Wolff's scheme. More recent editions (Bertel's et al.; Khaleghi-Motlagh) do not give numbers to the chapters, only titles. These have been assigned numbers for the purposes of the Project. A useful concordance of chapters and page numbers in the different editions can be found in Kumiko Yamamoto's The oral background of Persian epics (Leiden, 2003), pp. xiv-xviii.

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open -2 - Other epics 11 187 1 2 16 95 50 23
open -2a - Bahmannama 2 47 2 1 17 10 7 9
open -2b - Barzunama 4 308 8 44 113 48 77 1 17
open -2c - Garshaspnama 2 80 3 2 9 40 1 10 15
open -1 - Preliminary materials 2 15 2 6 3 2 2
open -1a - Illuminations 6 382 3 83 104 99 33 54 1 5
open -1b - Bindings 3 81 3 6 25 14 9 20 4
open -1c - Frontispieces and Finispieces 13 252 17 60 100 43 5 14 4 5
open -1d - Preface 9 82 4 25 29 13 3 6 1 1
open 0 - Introduction 9 34 7 6 10 4 3 3 1
open 1 - Kayumars (30 years) 4 203 11 36 59 47 12 29 1 8
open 2 - Hushang (40 years) 4 14 2 2 3 3 4
open 3 - Tahmuras Div-band (30 years) 2 26 5 7 8 2 4
open 4 - Jamshid (700 years) 11 133 3 32 24 26 16 28 4
open 5 - Zahhak (1000 years) 27 293 15 63 84 66 27 33 4
open 6 - Faridun (500 years) 54 584 39 114 146 136 35 90 23
open 7 - Manuchihr (120 years) 87 843 79 114 218 220 77 109 1 25
open 8 - Nauzar (7 years) 37 190 12 25 51 49 19 27 6
open 9 - Zav son of Tahmasp (5 years) 2 11 3 3 3 1 1
open 10 - Garshasp (9 years) 9 158 16 19 46 35 11 21 10
open 11 - Kay Qubad (100 years) 10 163 12 26 38 49 8 24 1 5
open 12 - Kay Kavus (150 years) 50 885 71 126 190 239 93 136 1 29
open 12b - Kay Kavus fights the King of Hamavaran 43 318 15 52 78 92 29 39 13
open 12c - Suhrab 57 549 23 88 131 164 44 78 20
open 12d - Siyavush 149 885 56 146 237 237 57 122 30
open 12e - Kay Khusrau comes to Iran 103 463 25 75 119 120 43 66 1 14
open 13 - Kay Khusrau (60 years) 98 482 42 60 124 125 42 77 12
open 13b - Kamus-i Kashani 75 502 35 60 143 146 26 75 17
close 13c - Rustam and the Khaqan-i Chin 79 479 32 73 114 117 35 86 1 21
close The Khaqan learns of the killing of Kamus open 3 1 1 1
close   Rustam overturns Chingish by seizing the tail of his horse open 31 4 2 6 10 2 5 2
124v Cod. Trueb. 6               •
055v ACC 114               •
023 Per 104 •              
172r Oriental 1403   •            
218v II.3218   •            
21 Cama •              
0336 Ms 2245     •          
272v Shah Tahmasp     •          
079r Per 214_vol.2     •          
173v Ms. 59 G       •        
183v Additional 5600       •        
218r Additional 27258       •        
189r I.O.Islamic 1256       •        
360 Ms 1946       •        
362v Dorn 333       •        
175r Ms. 58 G       •        
136v Suppl. persan 1122     •          
191v LNS 233 MS     •          
239r Cod. pers. 10     •          
275r Spencer Pers. ms. 62         •      
176r D 377         •      
001 1a, 1b, 1c / 1977       •        
161r F1907.279       •        
192v Ms. or. fol. 3380       •        
411 Ms 2239           •    
303 Ms 943           •    
180v PNS 13           •    
182r 1063 F           •    
0341 Ms 1915           •    
close Rustam kills Chingish open 8 2 2 3 1
close The Khaqan of Chin sends Human to negociate with Rustam open 1 1
Piran takes counsel with Human and the Khaqan of Chin open 0
close Rustam and Piran parley open 7 1 3 1 1 1
close Rustam reproaches Piran open 1 1
close Turanians try to avoid fight with Iranians open 4 1 1 1 1
close Rustam confers with his army open 2 2
Rustam reviews his army before the battle (CHECK) open 0
close Rustam confronts the forces of Turan and Chin open 4 1 2 1
close Rustam blaming Piran open 2 2
close The start of the fight between Shangul and Rustam open 3 2 1
close Rustam lifts Shangul from his saddle open 28 3 9 9 4 2 1
close Rustam lifts Shangul from his saddle and kills him (variant) open 1 1
close Shangul is released by Rustam and escapes back to the Khaqan of Chin open 2 1 1
close Rustam leads an attack on the Turanians' allies open 7 1 1 2 2 1
close Rustam fights Sava open 12 2 4 3 1 2
close Rustam kills Gahar Gahani open 9 1 2 3 1 2
close Rustam and the Khaqan of Chin before the battle (CHECK) open 1 1
close Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant by lasso open 181 9 38 39 45 8 34 8
close The Khaqan of Chin led captive by Rustam open 3 1 2
close The defeat of the Turanian army open 5 1 1 2 1
close Rustam divides the booty open 4 1 1 2
close Rustam sends a letter to Kay Khusrau open 3 1 1 1
close Kay Khusrau replies to Rustam open 1 1
close Fariburz comes to Kay Khusrau with Rustanm's message open 3 2 1
close Afrasiyab learns of the defeat of the Turanian army open 2 2
Gustaham besieges Kafur the Cannibal's fortress (MISPLACED?) open 0
close Rustam fights Kafur the Cannibal open 31 5 2 5 7 2 8 1 1
close Rustam fights Kafur the Cannibal (DUPL) open 1 1
close Afrasiyab learns of Rustam's arrival open 7 1 2 1 2 1
Afrasiyab writes to Puladvand open 0
close Puladvand lifts Giv and Tus from their saddles open 10 3 2 2 1 2
close Puladvand overwhelms the Iranians open 2 1 1
close The Iranians call Rustam to battle against Shangul open 2 2
close Rustam wrestles with Puladvand open 23 2 3 6 7 2 3
close Rustam overthrows Puladvand open 59 3 7 19 14 3 10 3
Rustam kills Puladvand (not in SN) open 0
close Rustam remounts while Puladvand escapes open 7 4 2 1
close Afrasiyab flees from Rustam open 4 1 1 1 1
close Rustam returns to the court of Kay Khusrau open 4 1 1 1 1
close Rustam returns to Sistan open 1 1
open 13d - Rustam fights Akhvan Div 17 223 10 31 49 75 15 37 6
open 13e - Bizhan and Manizha 60 544 34 74 130 155 44 83 2 22
open 13f - The Twelve Rukhs 107 975 76 185 242 233 55 148 36
open 13g - The Great War between Kay Khusrau and Afrasiyab 151 840 47 151 214 196 56 131 45
open 14 - Luhrasp (120 years) 47 361 29 69 112 81 13 42 15
open 15 - Gushtasp (120 years) 225 1760 152 225 458 463 126 279 57
open 16 - Bahman son of Isfandiyar (99 years) 16 50 3 4 12 17 6 6 2
open 17 - Humay (32 years) 17 67 6 8 18 14 6 10 5
open 18 - Darab (12 years) 14 15 5 2 2 3 3
open 19 - Dara son of Darab (14 years) 16 201 3 28 59 55 13 32 11
open 20 - Iskandar (14 years) 106 596 74 80 143 141 51 74 1 32
open 21 - The Ashkanians (200 years) 45 176 25 20 52 40 9 18 12
open 22  - The Sassanians: Ardashir Babakan (42 years) 14 96 14 18 29 20 1 10 4
open 22* - Shapur son of Ardashir (31 years) 3 23 1 1 6 6 6 3
open 23 - Urmuzd son of Shapur (1 year, 2 months) 3 3 3
open 24 - Bahram son of Urmuzd (3 years, 3 months, 3 days) 3 4 2 2
open 25 - Bahram son of Bahram (19 years) 1 3 2 1
open 26 - Bahram Bahramiyan (4 months) 2 4 2 1 1
open 27 - Narsi son of Bahram (9 years) 2 4 2 1 1
open 28 - Urmuzd son of Narsi (9 years) 2 2 1 1
open 29 - Shapur Zul-aktaf (72 years) 33 136 11 22 36 43 8 13 3
30 - Unnamed Chapter 0 0
open 31 - Ardashir the Good (12 years) 2 2 2
open 32 - Shapur son of Shapur (5 years, 4 months) 2 3 1 2
open 33 - Bahram son of Shapur (14 years) 1 5 1 1 2 1
open 34 - Yazdagird the Sinner (21 years) 23 336 23 56 96 91 23 35 1 11
open 35 - Bahram Gur (1) (63 years) 64 353 54 46 86 80 25 49 13
open 35b - Bahram Gur (2) 51 198 27 25 51 51 12 22 1 8
open 36 - Yazdagird son of Bahram Gur (18 years) 2 5 4 1
open 37 - Hurmuz son of Yazdagird (1 year, 1 month) 2 2 1 1
open 38 - Piruz son of Yazdagird (11 years, 4 months) 10 19 5 4 6 4
open 39 - Balash son of Piruz (5 years, 1 month, 6 days) 15 14 2 1 7 3 1
open 40 - Qubad son of Piruz (40 years) 25 60 10 10 13 19 2 4 2
open 41 - Kisra Anushirvan (48 years) 128 558 69 69 155 140 18 69 38
open 42 - Hurmuzd (14 years) 75 273 28 32 73 65 10 42 1 22
open 43 - Khusrau Parviz (38 years) 173 639 67 83 166 155 27 92 1 48
open 44 - Qubad son of Parviz (7 months) 26 122 11 11 33 28 8 24 7
open 45 - Ardashir Shiruy (6 months) 4 6 1 2 2 1
open 46 - Farayin Guraz (50 days) 3 5 2 2 1
open 47 - Purandukht (6 months) 4 3 1 1 1
open 48 - Azarmdukht (4 months) 2 0
open 49 - Farrukhzad (1 month) 2 1 1
open 50 - Yazdagird (16 years) 24 166 7 26 29 56 16 25 1 6