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Kavus Enthroned in His Tomb

Kavus Enthroned in His Tomb

From C4.46, The Death of Kay Kavus. It illustrates C4.46.11–19:

  • C4.46.11
    Khosrow approached the throne, then took his seatUpon the darkened dust beneath his feet.
  • C4.46.12
    Iran’s great nobles made their way on foot;Their finery and scents aside were put.
  • C4.46.13
    For two full weeks they mourned the monarch’s fall,In blue and black, the garments worn by all.
  • C4.46.14
    They built a lofty hall, ten kamands high,A royal tomb that towered toward the sky.
  • C4.46.15
    The nobles brought Dabiqi cloth to spread,With Roman brocade black around the dead.
  • C4.46.16
    The cloth held aloes, musk, and camphor white;They wrapped his body, dry, within it tight.
  • C4.46.17
    They placed him on an ivory throne, and madeA crown of musk and camphor, on him laid.
  • C4.46.18
    When Kay Khosrow had turned and left the room,They sealed the portal of that sleeping tomb.
  • C4.46.19
    No man again looked on Kay Kavus’s face;He rested from revenge and battle’s race.

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