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Siyavush pleads for his stepmother Sudaba's life, from the Book of Kings (Shahnama) by Firdausi

Title	Siyavush pleads for his stepmother Sudaba's life, from the Book of Kings (Shahnama) by Firdausi
Publication Date:	c. 1800-1825
Type	Document
Language	Persian
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	293 mm x 203 mm (height x width)
Library:	Chester Beatty
Record ID	Per 300.3
Library Location	Persian collection
Date	c. 1800-1825
Notes	Siyavush pleads for his stepmother Sudaba's life, from the Book of Kings (Shahnama) by Firdausi. Folio, ink, colours and gold on paper, Persian text in nasta`liq script, with heading in red ("Siyavush's deliverance of Sudaba" [from her punishment]) and painting (on verso), from the Book of Kings (Shahnama) by Firdausi, unsigned, probably Tehran, Iran, c. 1800-1825.
Materyal	Paper (material), Pigment (material), Ink (material), Gold
Nesne Adı	Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)
Yazı Tipi	Nasta'liq script

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Siyavush pleads for his stepmother Sudaba's life, from the Book of Kings (Shahnama) by Firdausi

Publication Date c. 1800-1825

Type Document

Language Persian

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 293 mm x 203 mm (height x width)

Library Chester Beatty

Record ID Per 300.3

Library Location Persian collection

Date c. 1800-1825

Notes Siyavush pleads for his stepmother Sudaba's life, from the Book of Kings (Shahnama) by Firdausi. Folio, ink, colours and gold on paper, Persian text in nasta`liq script, with heading in red ("Siyavush's deliverance of Sudaba" [from her punishment]) and painting (on verso), from the Book of Kings (Shahnama) by Firdausi, unsigned, probably Tehran, Iran, c. 1800-1825.

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

Nesne Adı Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)

Yazı Tipi Nasta'liq script