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Afrasiab Opens the Treasures of Tur

Afrasiab Opens the Treasures of Tur

From C3.2, Afrasiab Summons the Army of Turan. It illustrates C3.2.27–33:

  • C3.2.27
    Two weeks passed; troops from Chin, Khutan, and allThe Turkish lands assembled at his call.
  • C3.2.28
    The earth swelled like a boiling sea below;The plain was hidden by the troops’ great flow.
  • C3.2.29
    The king gathered horse-herds from all around,And drove them through the city’s open ground.
  • C3.2.30
    The treasures kept since Tur, concealed from sight,From father down to son, were brought to light.
  • C3.2.31
    He opened purse on purse to pay his horde,And in a scattered stream his dinars poured.
  • C3.2.32
    When every warrior had been well supplied,The troops stood armed; all wants were satisfied.
  • C3.2.33
    He chose fifty thousand, all battle-tried,To meet the toil of battle, side by side.

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