Author
Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad Jami (Persian, died 898 AH/AD 1492), Muhammad Mirak
Publication Date
1190 AH/AD 1776
Publication Place
India, Kashmir (Place of Origin) -
Subject
Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts, India, Nepal, and Tibet
Type
Document
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
Folio H: 6 5/16 x W: 4 1/8 in. (16 x 10.5 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.647
Library Location
Not on view
Date
1190 AH/AD 1776
Notes
Walters manuscript W.647 is an illuminated and illustrated copy of Yusuf va Zulaykha (Joseph and the Potiphar's wife) by Jami (died 898 AH/AD 1492). According to the colophon, the text was written by Muhammad Mirak in Kashmir in 1190 AH/AD 1776 on the order of Badal Khan Sahib (fol. 170b). Incomplete at the beginning, the text is illustrated with 34 paintings.
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
