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Süleyman's Pilgrimage to Eyüp, from the History of Sultan Süleyman by Sayyid Luqman

Title	Süleyman's Pilgrimage to Eyüp, from the History of Sultan Süleyman by Sayyid Luqman
Author	Istanbul
Publication Date:	1579 (987H)
Type	Document
Language	Persian
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	385 mm x 266 mm (height x width)
Library:	Chester Beatty
Record ID	T 413.38
Library Location	Turkish collection
Date	1579 (987H)
Notes	Süleyman's Pilgrimage to Eyüp Shrine, from the History of Sultan Süleyman by Sayyid Luqman. The Ottoman court historian Luqman composed this versified account of Süleyman the Magnificent's last seven years, describing events in the capital Istanbul, as well as the sultan's many military campaigns abroad. In this scene, the elderly Süleyman enters the Eyüp shrine just outside Istanbul, to pray at the sacred tomb complex of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, one of the Prophet's Companions. The sultan's entourage of three pages stand behind him, while his janissary soldiers wait outside the shrine walls. Sayyid Luqman was continuing the Ottoman dynastic chronicles established by his two immediate predecessors: Eflatun and before him the renowned court historian `Arif. `Arif composed the multi-volume Shahnama-yi Al-i Osman (Book of Kings of the House of Osman): Luqman’s work (CBL T 413) carefully follows this work’s form in language and general layout. `Arif also worked on two other important accounts of the Ottoman sultan, Mujmal al-Tumar (imperial scroll, 1584) and Hüner-nama (begun 1577), which were completed by his two court successors. Detached folio, ink, pigments and gold on paper, Persian verses with full-page painting (on recto), Istanbul, Turkey, 1579.
Materyal	Paper (material), Pigment (material), Ink (material), Gold
Nesne Adı	Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)
Yazı Tipi	Nasta'liq script

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Süleyman's Pilgrimage to Eyüp, from the History of Sultan Süleyman by Sayyid Luqman

Author Istanbul

Publication Date 1579 (987H)

Type Document

Language Persian

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 385 mm x 266 mm (height x width)

Library Chester Beatty

Record ID T 413.38

Library Location Turkish collection

Date 1579 (987H)

Notes Süleyman's Pilgrimage to Eyüp Shrine, from the History of Sultan Süleyman by Sayyid Luqman. The Ottoman court historian Luqman composed this versified account of Süleyman the Magnificent's last seven years, describing events in the capital Istanbul, as well as the sultan's many military campaigns abroad. In this scene, the elderly Süleyman enters the Eyüp shrine just outside Istanbul, to pray at the sacred tomb complex of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, one of the Prophet's Companions. The sultan's entourage of three pages stand behind him, while his janissary soldiers wait outside the shrine walls. Sayyid Luqman was continuing the Ottoman dynastic chronicles established by his two immediate predecessors: Eflatun and before him the renowned court historian `Arif. `Arif composed the multi-volume Shahnama-yi Al-i Osman (Book of Kings of the House of Osman): Luqman’s work (CBL T 413) carefully follows this work’s form in language and general layout. `Arif also worked on two other important accounts of the Ottoman sultan, Mujmal al-Tumar (imperial scroll, 1584) and Hüner-nama (begun 1577), which were completed by his two court successors. Detached folio, ink, pigments and gold on paper, Persian verses with full-page painting (on recto), Istanbul, Turkey, 1579.

Materyal Paper (material), Pigment (material), Ink (material), Gold

Nesne Adı Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)

Yazı Tipi Nasta'liq script