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Kavus's Palaces on Mount Alborz

Kavus's Palaces on Mount Alborz

From B6.8, Kavus Sets the World in Order. It illustrates B6.8.11–21:

  • B6.8.11
    Upon Mount Alborz he prepared a height,Where weary Divs were spent beneath his might.
  • B6.8.12
    Two houses there of hardest stone were made,Their massive forms in ordered measure laid.
  • B6.8.13
    Each measured ten kamands across its span,Raised firm in stone according to his plan.
  • B6.8.14
    He carved stone stables in the mountain’s side,With pillars set and steel nails deep applied.
  • B6.8.15
    War-steeds stood there, and camels for the way,To bear the royal ammari day by day.
  • B6.8.16
    He built a palace fashioned all of glass,Its walls with emeralds set in shining mass.
  • B6.8.17
    A dome of onyx crowned the structure high,Brought far from Yemen under southern sky.
  • B6.8.18
    A famed Mobad was seated in that place,Where knowledge never waned or lost its grace.
  • B6.8.19
    Two silver armories were built beside,With weapons for the royal wars supplied.
  • B6.8.20
    A golden hall for Kavus rose, ornate,Two shast in height, its measured walls stood straight.
  • B6.8.21
    With turquoise tracery the walls were dressed,And rubies burned from every arch and crest.

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