| VOLUME I | ||
| Vol. I | ||
| PAGE | ||
| PREFACE | vii | |
| INTRODUCTION | ||
| CHAPTER I.—LAND AND PEOPLE | 3 | |
| CHAPTER II.—POET AND PO?? | 23 | |
| CHAPTER III.—TEXT AND TRANSLATION | 76 | |
| LIST OF PREVIOUS TRANSLATORS | 87 | |
| ANCIENT PERSIAN CALENDAR | 88 | |
| GENEALOGICAL TABLES | 90 | |
| ABBREVIATIONS | 93 | |
| NOTE ON PRONUNCIATION | 95 | |
| THE SHÁHNÁMA | ||
| THE PRELUDE | ||
| SECT. | ||
| 1. | Invocation | 100 |
| 2. | Discourse in Praise of Wisdom | 101 |
| 3. | Of the Making of the World | 102 |
| 4. | Of the Nature of Man | 104 |
| 5. | Of the Nature of the Sun | 105 |
| 6. | Of the Nature of the Moon | 105 |
| 7. | In Praise of the Prophet and his Compa?? | 106 |
| 8. | On the Compilation of the Sháhnáma | 108 |
| 9. | Of the Po??t Da?? | 109 |
| 10. | How the present Book was begun | 109 |
| 11. | In Praise of Abú Mansúr, Son of Muhammad | 110 |
| 12. | In Praise of Sultán Ma??d | 112 |
| THE BEGINNING OF THE HISTORY: THE PISHDÁDIAN DYNASTY | ||
| GAIÚMART— | ||
| 1. | The Greatness of Gaiúmart and the Euvy of Áhriman | 118 |
| 2. | How Siyámak was ??in by the Div | 120 |
| 3. | How Húshang and Gaiúm??t went to fight the Black Dív | 121 |
| HÚSHANG— | ||
| SECT. | PAGE | |
| 1. | The Accession of Húshang and his civilising Arts | 122 |
| 2. | How the Feast of Sada was founded | 123 |
| TAHMÚRAS— | ||
| 1. | Tahmúras ascends the Throne, invents new Arts, subdues the Dívs, and dies | 126 |
| JAMSHÍD— | ||
| 1. | The Greatness and Fall of Jamshíd | 131 |
| 2. | The Story of Zahhák and his Father | 135 |
| 3. | How Iblis turned Cook | 137 |
| 4. | How the Fortunes of Jamshíd went to Wrack | 139 |
| ZAHHÁK— | ||
| 1. | The evil Customs of Zahhák and the Device of Ir??'??l and Karmá'??l | 145 |
| 2. | How Zahhák saw Farídún in a Dream | 147 |
| 3. | The Birth of Farídún | 150 |
| 4. | How Farídún questioned his Mother about his Origin | 152 |
| 5. | The Story of Zahhák and Káwa the Smith | 154 |
| 6. | How Farídún went to ??ttle with Zahhák | 159 |
| 7. | How Farídún saw the Sisters of Jamshíd | 161 |
| 8. | The Story of Farídún and the Minister of Zahhák | 164 |
| 9. | How Farídún bound Zahhák | 166 |
| FARÍDÚN— | ||
| 1. | How Farídún ascended the Throne | 174 |
| 2. | How Farídún sent Jandal to Yaman | 177 |
| 3. | How the King of Yaman answered Jandal | 181 |
| 4. | How the Sons of Farídún went to the King of Yaman | 183 |
| 5. | How Sarv proved the Sons of Farídún by Sorcery | 184 |
| 6. | How Farídún made Trial of his Sons | 186 |
| 7. | How Farídún divided the World among his Sons | 189 |
| 8. | How Salm grew envious of Íraj | 189 |
| 9. | How Salm and Túr sent a Message to Farídún | 191 |
| 10. | How Farídún made Answer to his Sons | 193 |
| 11. | How Íraj went to his Brothers | 197 |
| 12. | How Íraj was slain by his Brothers | 199 |
| 13. | How Farídún received Tidings of the Murder of Íraj | 202 |
| 14. | How a Daughter was born to Íraj | 205 |
| 15. | The Birth of Minúchihr | 206 |
| 16. | How Salm and Túr had Tidings of Minúchihr | 208 |
| 17. | How Farídún received his Sons' Message | 209 |
| 18. | How Farídún made Answer to his Sons | 211 |
| 19. | How Farídún sent Minúchihr to fight Túr and Salm | 215 |
| 20. | How Minúchihr attacked the Host of Túr | 218 |
| 21. | How Túr was slain by Minúchihr | 220 |
| 22. | How Minúchihr w??te to announce his Victory to Farídún | 221 |
| 23. | How Káran took the Castle of the Aláns | 223 |
| 24. | How Kákwí, the Grandson of Zahhák, attacked the Íránians | 225 |
| 25. | How Salm fled and was slain by Minúchihr | 227 |
| 26. | How the Head of Salm was sent to Farídún | 229 |
| 27. | The Dezth of Farídun | 232 |
| MINÚCHIHR— | ||
| 1. | How Minúchihr ascended the Throne and made an Oration | 237 |
| 2. | The Birth of Zál | 239 |
| 3. | How Sám had a Dream touching the Case of his Son | 243 |
| 4. | How Minúchihr took Knowledge of the Case of Sám and Zál | 248 |
| 5. | How Zál went back to Zábulistán | 251 |
| 6. | How Sám gave the hingdom to Zál | 253 |
| 7. | How Zál visited Mihráb of Kábul | 256 |
| 8. | How Rúdába took Counsel with her Damsels | 259 |
| 9. | How Rúdába's Damsels went to see Zál | 263 |
| 10. | How the Damsels returned to Rúdába | 267 |
| 11. | How Zál went to Rúdába | 270 |
| 12. | How Zál consulted the Archimages in the Matter of Rúdába | 273 |
| 13. | How Zál wrote to Sán to explain the Case | 275 |
| 14. | How Sám consulted the Archmages in the Matter of Zál | 278 |
| 15. | How Síndukht heard of the Case of Rúdába | 280 |
| 16. | How Mihráb was made aware of his Daughter's Case | 284 |
| 17. | How Minúchihr heard of the Case of Zál and Rúdába | 288 |
| 18. | How Sám came to Minúchihr | 289 |
| 19. | How Sám went to fight Mihráb | 292 |
| 20. | How Zál went on a ??sion to Minúchihr | 295 |
| 21. | How Mihráb was wroth with Síndnkht | 299 |
| 22. | How Sám comforted Síndukht | 301 |
| 23. | How Zál came to Minúchihr with Sám's Letter | 306 |
| 24. | How the Archmages questioned Zál | 308 |
| 25. | How Zál answered the Archmages | 309 |
| 26. | How Zál displayed his Accomplishment before Minúchihr | 311 |
| 27. | Minúchihr's Answer ?? Sám's Letter | 314 |
| 28. | How Zál came to Sám | 316 |
| 29. | The Story of the Birth of Rustam | 320 |
| 30. | How Sám came to ?? Rustam | 324 |
| 31. | How Rustam slew the White Elephant | 327 |
| 32. | How Rustam went to Mount Sipand | 330 |
| 33. | How Rustam wrote a Letter announcing his Victory to Zál | 332 |
| 34. | The Letter of Zál to Sám | 334 |
| 35. | Minúchihr's last Counsels to his Son | 335 |
| NAUDAR— | ||
| 1. | How Naudar succeeded to the Throne | 339 |
| 2. | How Pashang heard of the Death of Minúchihr | 342 |
| 3. | How Afrásiyáb came to the Land of Írán | 345 |
| 4. | How Bármán and Kubád fought together and how Kubád was slain | 346 |
| 5. | How Afrásiyáb fought with Naudar the second Time | 350 |
| 6. | How Naudar fought with Afrásiyáb the third Time | 352 |
| 7. | How Naudar was taken by Afrásiyáb | 355 |
| 8. | How Wísa found his Son that had been slain | 356 |
| 9. | How Shamásás and Khazarwán invaded Zábu- | 358 |
| 10. | How Zál came to help Mihráb | 359 |
| 11. | How Naudar was slain by Afrásiyáb | 362 |
| 12. | How Zál had Tidings of the Death of Naudar | 364 |
| 13. | How Ighríras was slain by his Brother | 367 |
| ZAV— | ||
| 1. | Zav is elected Sháh | 370 |
| GARSHÁSP— | ||
| 1. | How Garshásp succeeded to the Throne and died, and how Afrásiyáb invaded Írán | 374 |
| 2. | How Rustam caught Rakhsh | 378 |
| 3. | How Zál led the Host against Afrásiyáb | 381 |
| 4. | How Rustam brought Kai Kubád from Mount Alburz | 382 |
| INDEX | 389 | |