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The Tale of the Man in the Well from the 'Iyar-i Danish (Touchstone of Wisdom) of Abu al-Fazl

Title	The Tale of the Man in the Well from the 'Iyar-i Danish (Touchstone of Wisdom) of Abu al-Fazl
Author	Abu al-Fazl ibn Mubarak (1551-1602)
Publication Date:	late 10th century AH/AD late 16th century (Mughal)
Publication Place	India (Place of Origin) -
Subject	Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts
Type	Document
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	H: 13 3/16 x W: 8 1/4 in. (33.5 x 21 cm)
Library:	The Walters Art Museum
Record ID	W.692
Library Location	Not on view
Date	late 10th century AH/AD late 16th century (Mughal)
Notes	This single leaf is from 'Iyar-I Danish, a text based on the genre of animal tales in the vein of Kalila wa Dimna. Abu'l Fazl translated Kalila wa Dimna and offered his audiences a simplified version of these captivating animal fables. The image shows the fate of a man who, escaping from a wild camel, jumps into a well. There his predicament grows even more precarious when he lands on the heads of four snakes, grasps in desperation at a bush gnawed by two rats, and looks down to see dragon waiting to devour him should he fall.
Sergi Ayrıntıları	Pearls on a String: Artists, Patrons, and Poets at the Great Islamic Courts. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco.
Sergi Yılı	2015-2016
Bağış/Edinim	Acquired by Henry Walters

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The Tale of the Man in the Well from the 'Iyar-i Danish (Touchstone of Wisdom) of Abu al-Fazl

Author Abu al-Fazl ibn Mubarak (1551-1602)

Publication Date late 10th century AH/AD late 16th century (Mughal)

Publication Place India (Place of Origin) -

Subject Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Type Document

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions H: 13 3/16 x W: 8 1/4 in. (33.5 x 21 cm)

Library The Walters Art Museum

Record ID W.692

Library Location Not on view

Date late 10th century AH/AD late 16th century (Mughal)

Notes This single leaf is from 'Iyar-I Danish, a text based on the genre of animal tales in the vein of Kalila wa Dimna. Abu'l Fazl translated Kalila wa Dimna and offered his audiences a simplified version of these captivating animal fables. The image shows the fate of a man who, escaping from a wild camel, jumps into a well. There his predicament grows even more precarious when he lands on the heads of four snakes, grasps in desperation at a bush gnawed by two rats, and looks down to see dragon waiting to devour him should he fall.

Sergi Ayrıntıları Pearls on a String: Artists, Patrons, and Poets at the Great Islamic Courts. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco.

Sergi Yılı 2015-2016

Bağış/Edinim Acquired by Henry Walters