1. Hooshang was son of Fravak, son of Siyamak, son of Mashye, son of Gayomard.

2. Tahmurasp was son of Vivangha, son of Yanghad, son of Hooshang.

3. Yim Jamshed, Tahmurasp, Spitur, and Narsih, whom they also call 'the Rashnu of Chino,' were all brothers.

4. From Yim Jamshed and Yimak, who was his sister, was born a pair, man and woman, and they became husband and wife together; Mirak the Aspiyan and Ziyanak Zardahim were their names and the lineage went on.

5. Spitur was he who, with Dahak Zohak, cut up Yim Jamshed; Narsih lived then also, whom they call Nesr-gyavan; they say that such destiny is allotted to him, that he shall pass every day in troubles, and shall make all food purified and pure.

6. Dahak Zohak was son of Khrutasp, son of Zainigav, son of Virafsang, son of Tazh, son of Fravak son of Siyamak; by his mother Dahak Zohak was of Udai, son of Bayak, son of Tambayak, son of Owokhm, son of Pairi-urvaesm, son of Gadhwithw, son of Drujaskan, son of the evil spirit.

7. Faridoon the Aspiyan was son of Pur-tora the Aspiyan, son of Sok-tora the Aspiyan, son of Bortora the Aspiyan, son of Siyak-tora- the Aspiyan, son of Sped-tora the Aspiyan, son of Gefar-tora the Aspiyan, son of Ramak-tora the Aspiyan, son of Vanfragheshn the Aspiyan, son of Yim Jamshed, son of Vivangha; as these, apart from the Aspiyan Purtora, were ten generations, they every one lived a hundred years, which becomes one thousand years; those thousand years were the evil reign of Dahak Zohak.

8. By the Aspiyan Pur-tora was begotten Faridoon, who exacted vengeance for Yim Jamshed; together with him also were the sons Barmayun and Katayun, but Faridoon was fuller of glory than they.

9. By Faridoon three sons were begotten, Salm and Tuj and Airik; and by Airik one son and one pair were begotten; the names of the couple of sons were Vanidar and Anastokh, and the name of the daughter was Guzhak.

10. Salm and Tuj slew them all, Airik and his happy sons, but Faridoon kept the daughter in concealment, and from that daughter a daughter was born; they became aware of it, and the mother was slain by them.

11. Faridoon provided for the daughter, also in concealment, for ten generations, when Manush-i Khurshed-vinik was born from his mother, so called because, as he was born, some of the light of the sun fell upon his nose.

12. From Manush-i Khurshed-vinik and his sister was Manush-khurnar, and from Manush-khurnar and his sister was Manuschihar born, by whom Salm and Tuj were slain in revenge for Airik.

13. By Manuschihar were Frish, Nodar, and Durasrobo begotten.

14. Just as Manuschihar was of Manush-khurnar, of Manush-khurnak, who was Mam-sozak, of Airak, of Thritak, of Bitak, of Frazushak, of Zushak, of Fraguzak, of Guzak, of Airik, of Faridoon, so Frasiyav was of Pashang, of Zaeshm, of Turak, of Spaenyasp, of Duroshasp, of Tuj, of Faridoon.

15. He as well as Karsevaz, whom they call Kadan, and Aghrerad were all three brothers.

16. Pashang and Visak were both brothers.

17. By Visak were Piran, Human, Shan, and other brothers begotten.

18. By Frasiyav were Frasp-i Chur, Shan, Shedak, and other sons begotten; and Vispan-frya, from whom Kay Khosraw was born, was daughter of Frasiyav, and was of the same mother with Frasp-i Chur.

19. From Frasp-i Chur were Surak, Asurik, and other children; and by them were Khvast-airikht, Yazdan-airikht, Yazdan-sarad, Freh-khurd, La-vahak, and others begotten, a recital of whom would be tedious.

20. By Aghrerad was Gopatshah begotten.

21. When Frasiyav made Manuschihar, with the Iranians, captive in the mountain-range of Padashkh-var, and scattered ruin and want among them, Aghrerad begged a favor of God, and he obtained the benefit that the army and champions of the Iranians were saved by him from that distress.

22. Frasiyav slew Aghrerad for that fault; and Aghrerad, as his recompense, begat such a son as Gopatshah.

23. Auzobo the Tuhmaspian, Kanak-i Barzisht, Arawishanasp, and Vaetand-i Raghinoid were the three sons and the daughter of Agaimasvak, the son of Nodar, son of Manuschihar, who begat Auzobo.

24. Kavad was a child in a waist-cloth; they abandoned him on a river, and he froze upon the door-sills; Auzobo perceived and took him, brought him up, and settled the name of the trembling child.

25. By Kavad was Kay Apiveh begotten; by Kay Apiveh were Kay Arsh, Kay Vyarsh, Kay Pisan, and Kay Kaus begotten; by Kay Kaus was Siyavakhsh begotten; by Siyavakhsh was Kay Khosraw begotten.

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