CONTENTS
		PAGE
PREFACE		vii
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I.—LAND AND PEOPLE		3
CHAPTER II.—POET AND POEM		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 Envy 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—
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-listán	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