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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
open 13c - Rustam and the Khaqan-i Chin 79 479 32 73 114 117 35 86 1 21
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
close 43 -   Khusrau Parviz (38 years) 173 639 67 83 166 155 27 92 1 48
close Introducing the reign of Khusrau Parviz open 1 1
close Khusrau Parviz enthroned open 23 1 2 6 2 1 9 2
close Bahram Chubina learns about Hurmuzd being blinded open 1 1
close Khusrau Parviz and Bahram Chubina meet open 15 5 9 1
close Khusrau Parviz and Bahram Chubina dispute kingship rights open 17 6 3 3 1 1 1 2
Gurdiya counsels to her brother, Bahram Chubina open 0
close Khusrau Parviz consults his generals and mobads open 1 1
close Bahram Chubina's night attack on the camp of Khusrau Parviz open 40 3 6 16 8 3 4
close Bahram Chubina's horse is killed under him open 6 5 1
close King Hurmuzd is assassinated open 7 2 3 1 1
close Khusrau Parviz goes to Rum open 3 1 1 1
close Bahram son of Siyavush brings Banduy before Bahram Chubina open 3 2 1
The Iranians want Bahram Chubina on the throne open 0
close Bahram Chubina enthroned open 25 3 8 5 1 5 3
close Bahram Chubina enthroned, watching the miracles of the sky (DUPL) open 1 1
close Bahram Chubina kills Bahram, son of Siyavush while playing polo open 7 3 2 2
close Banduy flees from Bahram Chubina open 1 1
close Khusrau Parviz meets the monk open 3 1 1 1
Khusrau Parviz arrives in Rum open 0
close Khusrau Parviz hears from the monk again open 9 2 2 2 1 2
close Caesar receives Khusrau Parviz's ambassadors open 8 4 1 3
close Khusrau Parviz receives the reply of Caesar open 2 1 1
Caesar consults astrologers open 0
Caesar writes again to Khusrau Parviz open 0
close Khusrau Parviz drafts a treaty and sends it to Caesar open 1 1
close The Rumis make a talisman open 9 1 2 3 1 1 1
close Gustaham in conversation with the weeping talisman open 17 8 1 2 3 1 1 1
close Kharrad Barzin investigates the weeping talisman and reveals its secret open 5 1 1 2 1
Khusrau Parviz approaches a fire temple open 0
close Khusrau Parviz with Maryam open 8 3 2 1 1 1
close Khusrau Parviz reviews the troops brought by Niatus from Rum open 2 1 1
close Khusrau Parviz goes to war in Azarbaijan open 3 1 1 1
close Bahram Chubina learns about the return of Khusrau Parviz open 1 1
close Khusrau Parviz and Bahram Chubina fight a second time open 5 2 1 2
close Bahram Chubina kills Kut the Roman open 26 4 6 10 4 2
close The war between the generals of Khusrau Parviz and Bahram Chubina open 17 1 2 7 3 2 1 1
close Bahram Chubina and Khusrau fight on a mountain open 8 1 1 3 1 2
close The angel Surush rescues Khusrau Parviz open 14 5 3 3 3
close Bahram Chubina and Khusrau Parviz fight for the third time open 10 1 4 3 2
close Bahram Chubina defeated in his third battle with Khusrau open 2 1 1
close Bahram Chubina and Khusrau Parviz fight a fourth time open 5 1 1 1 1 1
close Bahram Chubina given wine by the old woman open 5 1 1 2 1
close Bahram Chubina captures Nastuh open 7 2 3 2
Khusrau Parviz writes to Caesar and receives his reply open 0
close Niatus's anger against Banduy and the mediation of Maryam open 2 1 1
Niatus returns to Caesar from Iran open 0
Firdausi mourns the death of his son open 0
close Bahram Chubina and the Khaqan of Chin open 2 1 1
close Bahram Chubina kills Maqatura open 12 3 4 1 1 1 2
close The monkey-lion devours the Khaqan's daughter open 6 1 2 1 1 1
close The Khaqan and his wife fete Bahram Chubina open 1 1
close Bahram Chubina kills the monkey-lion open 65 11 12 16 15 2 6 3
The Khaqan of Chin offers his own daughter to Bahram Chubina open 0
Khusrau Parviz learns about the deeds of Bahram Chubina open 0
Khaqan Chin assembles his army open 0
close Khusrau Parviz sends Kharrad Barzin to the Khaqan of Chin open 2 1 1
Kharrad Barzin sends Qulun to Bahram Chubina open 0
close The captive Qulun mortally wounds Bahram Chubina open 33 1 4 9 10 2 4 1 2
close Qalun is arrested and beaten to death open 11 3 2 3 1 1 1
close Gurdiya mourns for her brother Bahram Chubina open 8 1 4 3
close The Khaqan of Chin learns of the death of Bahram Chubina open 1 1
The Khaqan of Chin writes to Gurdiya open 0
Gurdiya speaks with Tuvurg open 0
close Gurdiya kills Tuvurg open 10 4 4 1 1
close Khusrau Parviz executes Banduy open 1 1
close Gustaham defies the order of Khusrau Parviz open 1 1
close Gurdiya kills Gustaham open 2 2
Gurdiya writes to Khusrau Parviz open 0
close Gurdiya tells Khusrau Parviz of her achievements open 2 1 1
close Khusrau Parviz praises Gurdiya open 7 3 1 2 1
close Gurdiya is given a warm reception by Khusrau Parviz open 11 1 4 4 2
close The city of Ray in ruins open 2 1 1
close Khusrau Parviz divides his kingdom open 2 1 1
close The birth of Shiruy, the son of Khusrau Parviz open 4 4
close Khusrau Parviz writes to Caesar and receives a reply open 2 1 1
Khusrau Parviz replies to Caesar's answer open 0
close Khusrau and Shirin open 15 2 4 5 1 2 1
close Khusrau Parviz goes hunting open 9 2 3 2 2
close Shirin greets Khusrau Parviz returning from the hunt open 32 1 8 9 9 2 2 1
close Khusrau Parviz and Shirin in his palace open 11 2 6 1 1 1
close Khusrau Parviz gets advice from his officials open 2 2
Maryam is killed by Shirin and Khusrau Parviz jails Shiruy open 0
close Khusrau Parviz constructs the throne of Taq Dis open 3 1 1 1
close The musician Barbad plays for Khusrau Parviz open 40 6 7 8 10 2 4 3
close Khusrau Parviz builds the Palace of Mada'in open 4 1 2 1
On the greatness of Khusrau Parviz open 0
close The army turns against Khusrau Parviz open 3 3
close Shiruy freed from captivity open 1 1
close Khusrau Parviz learns about the rebellion of the army open 2 1 1
close Khusrau Parviz with the gardener open 1 1
close Shiruy's followers find Khusrau Parviz in the garden open 3 1 1 1
close Zad Farrukh asks Khusrau Parviz to give his throne to his son Shiruy open 2 1 1
close Shiruy's supporters take Khusrau captive open 2 1 1
close The coronation of Shiruy (Qubad) open 4 1 2 1
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