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The king's parrot offers him the fruit of life, from Tales of a Parrot (Ṭūṭīnāma) by Ẓiya’ al-Dīn Nakhshabī (d. 1350)

Title	The king's parrot offers him the fruit of life, from Tales of a Parrot (Ṭūṭīnāma) by Ẓiya’ al-Dīn Nakhshabī (d. 1350)
Publication Date:	c. 1580-1585
Type	Document
Language	Persian
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	253 mm x 166 mm (height x width)
Library:	Chester Beatty
Record ID	In 21.39
Library Location	Indian collection
Date	c. 1580-1585
Notes	The king's parrot offers him the fruit of life, from Tales of a Parrot (Ṭūṭīnāma) by Ẓiya’ al-Dīn Nakhshabī (d. 1350). This anthology of stories was adapted c. 1330 from a Persian text (Jewels of Evening Tales, Javāhir al-asmār, by `Imād ibn Muḥammad al-Thughrī, c. 1213), based in turn on a Sanskrit anthology (The Parrot’s Seventy Tales, Shuka-saptati, compiled by Hema Chandra). The story of the ninth night is about the king of Syria, who owned a parrot so wise that the king refused to keep him in a cage. Having served for years as the king's trusted advisor, one day the loyal bird brought his master an extremely rare gift: a fruit that would grow into a tree of eternal life. The mystery fruit was planted and it duly grew into a fruit-bearing tree. The moment of trust came when the king finally held the promised fruit in his hand, and had to decide whether or not to eat it. With the green parrot perched on the side of the throne, and the court ministers watching in suspense, the king hesitated. Folio, ink, colours and gold on paper, Persian text in nasta`liq script, with painting (on recto), from Tales of a Parrot (Ṭūṭīnāma) by Ẓiya’ al-Dīn Nakhshabī (d. 1350), produced for Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 1556-1605), text copied by Ismā`īl Narang (inscription in codex, CBL In 21), Lahore, modern Pakistan, or Fatehpur Sikri, India, undated, c. 1580-1585.
Materyal	Paper (material), Pigment (material), Ink (material), Gold
Nesne Adı	Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)
Yazı Tipi	Nasta`liq script

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The king's parrot offers him the fruit of life, from Tales of a Parrot (Ṭūṭīnāma) by Ẓiya’ al-Dīn Nakhshabī (d. 1350)

Publication Date c. 1580-1585

Type Document

Language Persian

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 253 mm x 166 mm (height x width)

Library Chester Beatty

Record ID In 21.39

Library Location Indian collection

Date c. 1580-1585

Notes The king's parrot offers him the fruit of life, from Tales of a Parrot (Ṭūṭīnāma) by Ẓiya’ al-Dīn Nakhshabī (d. 1350). This anthology of stories was adapted c. 1330 from a Persian text (Jewels of Evening Tales, Javāhir al-asmār, by `Imād ibn Muḥammad al-Thughrī, c. 1213), based in turn on a Sanskrit anthology (The Parrot’s Seventy Tales, Shuka-saptati, compiled by Hema Chandra). The story of the ninth night is about the king of Syria, who owned a parrot so wise that the king refused to keep him in a cage. Having served for years as the king's trusted advisor, one day the loyal bird brought his master an extremely rare gift: a fruit that would grow into a tree of eternal life. The mystery fruit was planted and it duly grew into a fruit-bearing tree. The moment of trust came when the king finally held the promised fruit in his hand, and had to decide whether or not to eat it. With the green parrot perched on the side of the throne, and the court ministers watching in suspense, the king hesitated. Folio, ink, colours and gold on paper, Persian text in nasta`liq script, with painting (on recto), from Tales of a Parrot (Ṭūṭīnāma) by Ẓiya’ al-Dīn Nakhshabī (d. 1350), produced for Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 1556-1605), text copied by Ismā`īl Narang (inscription in codex, CBL In 21), Lahore, modern Pakistan, or Fatehpur Sikri, India, undated, c. 1580-1585.

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

Nesne Adı Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)

Yazı Tipi Nasta`liq script