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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 11 221 1 2 17 95 52 27 27
open -2a - Bahmannama 2 50 2 1 19 11 7 9
open -2b - Barzunama 4 354 8 48 117 52 109 1 19
open -2c - Garshaspnama 2 89 3 2 11 47 1 10 15
open -1 - Preliminary materials 2 32 3 8 6 7 3 5
open -1a - Illuminations 6 450 3 89 121 112 37 78 1 9
open -1b - Bindings 3 114 3 9 31 22 11 26 12
open -1c - Frontispieces and Finispieces 11 258 16 60 105 43 7 14 4 5
open -1d - Preface 9 88 4 25 34 13 4 6 1 1
open 0 - Introduction 8 35 4 8 12 4 3 3 1
open 1 - Kayumars (30 years) 4 226 10 35 67 52 16 36 1 9
open 2 - Hushang (40 years) 4 15 2 1 2 3 3 4
open 3 - Tahmuras Div-band (30 years) 2 27 5 7 8 3 4
open 4 - Jamshid (700 years) 11 155 4 37 25 29 21 34 5
open 5 - Zahhak (1000 years) 26 326 15 69 92 72 30 38 1 8
open 6 - Faridun (500 years) 49 624 40 117 158 137 42 99 1 29
open 7 - Manuchihr (120 years) 77 904 75 126 233 221 87 131 3 28
open 8 - Nauzar (7 years) 37 215 13 27 58 54 22 33 6
open 9 - Zav son of Tahmasp (5 years) 2 12 4 3 3 1 1
open 10 - Garshasp (9 years) 9 169 15 19 49 35 12 26 1 12
open 11 - Kay Qubad (100 years) 10 175 12 29 42 53 9 23 2 5
open 12 - Kay Kavus (150 years) 47 947 66 137 206 249 104 152 3 30
open 12b - Kay Kavus fights the King of Hamavaran 40 334 16 54 82 92 30 47 13
open 12c - Suhrab 49 573 24 91 135 163 48 88 1 23
open 12d - Siyavush 131 966 61 155 254 249 60 150 3 34
open 12e - Kay Khusrau comes to Iran 97 503 28 85 126 122 47 74 4 17
open 13 - Kay Khusrau (60 years) 89 510 38 68 133 123 46 88 2 12
open 13b - Kamus-i Kashani 73 537 36 66 148 151 28 89 2 17
open 13c - Rustam and the Khaqan-i Chin 72 513 35 77 120 122 39 94 2 24
open 13d - Rustam fights Akhvan Div 17 243 10 33 51 80 15 45 1 8
open 13e - Bizhan and Manizha 57 579 33 77 139 162 49 91 2 26
open 13f - The Twelve Rukhs 102 1061 80 200 258 245 59 175 1 43
open 13g - The Great War between Kay Khusrau and Afrasiyab 126 894 47 152 232 208 62 142 4 47
open 14 - Luhrasp (120 years) 39 393 28 70 123 92 17 46 17
open 15 - Gushtasp (120 years) 222 1968 156 251 492 516 134 343 76
open 16 - Bahman son of Isfandiyar (99 years) 14 54 5 6 14 16 6 7
open 17 - Humay (32 years) 17 75 7 11 19 15 6 12 5
open 18 - Darab (12 years) 14 15 4 2 2 3 4
open 19 - Dara son of Darab (14 years) 16 223 4 31 66 58 14 38 12
open 20 - Iskandar (14 years) 95 640 76 97 144 154 53 83 1 32
open 21 - The Ashkanians (200 years) 40 198 27 28 54 47 9 21 12
open 22  - The Sassanians: Ardashir Babakan (42 years) 14 106 14 24 29 23 2 11 3
open 22* - Shapur son of Ardashir (31 years) 3 31 1 2 7 10 7 4
open 23 - Urmuzd son of Shapur (1 year, 2 months) 3 4 1 3
open 24 - Bahram son of Urmuzd (3 years, 3 months, 3 days) 3 5 1 2 2
open 25 - Bahram son of Bahram (19 years) 1 4 1 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 3 1 1 1
open 29 - Shapur Zul-aktaf (72 years) 32 154 11 26 42 49 8 14 4
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 4 1 2 1
open 33 - Bahram son of Shapur (14 years) 1 5 1 1 2 1
open 34 - Yazdagird the Sinner (21 years) 23 359 23 61 99 101 25 37 1 12
open 35 - Bahram Gur (1) (63 years) 58 375 55 51 90 89 26 50 14
open 35b - Bahram Gur (2) 40 218 28 29 57 57 15 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) 1 2 1 1
open 38 - Piruz son of Yazdagird (11 years, 4 months) 10 20 5 4 7 4
open 39 - Balash son of Piruz (5 years, 1 month, 6 days) 13 19 2 1 9 4 1 1 1
open 40 - Qubad son of Piruz (40 years) 14 67 10 13 14 22 2 4 2
open 41 - Kisra Anushirvan (48 years) 109 620 69 86 164 160 23 76 42
open 42 - Hurmuzd (14 years) 54 297 31 38 74 70 14 47 1 22
close 43 -   Khusrau Parviz (38 years) 106 697 66 90 178 174 36 100 2 51
close Introducing the reign of Khusrau Parviz open 1 1
close Khusrau Parviz enthroned open 24 1 3 6 2 1 9 2
close Bahram Chubina learns about Hurmuzd being blinded open 2 1 1
close Khusrau Parviz and Bahram Chubina meet open 17 5 10 1 1
close Khusrau Parviz and Bahram Chubina dispute kingship rights open 19 6 3 3 2 2 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 43 3 6 17 9 4 4
close Bahram Chubina's horse is killed under him open 9 1 5 1 1 1
close King Hurmuzd is assassinated open 7 2 3 1 1
close Khusrau Parviz goes to Rum open 4 1 2 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 26 3 1 8 5 1 5 3
close Bahram Chubina kills Bahram, son of Siyavush while playing polo open 5 3 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 10 2 3 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
close Caesar writes again to Khusrau Parviz open 2 2
close Khusrau Parviz drafts a treaty and sends it to Caesar open 1 1
close The Rumis make a talisman open 8 2 3 1 1 1
close Gustaham in conversation with the weeping talisman open 19 7 3 2 4 1 1 1
close Kharrad Barzin investigates the weeping talisman and reveals its secret open 6 1 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 8 3 1 2 2
close Bahram Chubina kills Kut the Roman open 29 4 6 11 1 5 2
close The war between the generals of Khusrau Parviz and Bahram Chubina open 18 1 2 8 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 11 1 4 4 2
close Bahram Chubina defeated in his third battle with Khusrau open 4 1 1 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 8 2 4 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 3 1 1 1
close Bahram Chubina kills Maqatura open 13 3 4 1 2 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 72 11 13 20 14 2 9 3
close The Khaqan of Chin offers his own daughter to Bahram Chubina open 1 1
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 39 1 3 10 14 2 5 1 3
close Qalun is arrested and beaten to death open 13 3 3 4 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 3 3
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 12 1 4 5 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 3 2 1
close Khusrau Parviz replies to Caesar's answer open 1 1
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 8 2 2 1 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 3 1 2
Maryam is killed by Shirin and Khusrau Parviz jails Shiruy open 0
close Khusrau Parviz constructs the throne of Taq Dis open 4 1 2 1
close The musician Barbad plays for Khusrau Parviz open 44 6 7 8 12 3 4 4
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 2 2
close Shiruy freed from captivity open 2 1 1
close Khusrau Parviz learns about the rebellion of the army open 3 1 2
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 6 1 1 3 1
open 44 - Qubad son of Parviz (7 months) 25 132 11 13 35 30 8 28 7
open 45 - Ardashir Shiruy (6 months) 4 6 1 2 2 1
open 46 - Farayin Guraz (50 days) 3 6 2 2 1 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) 24 181 7 27 32 61 15 31 1 7