Author
Tavakkul Bik (Beg) valad Tulak Bik (Beg) Husayni
Publication Date
13th century AH/AD 19th century
Publication Place
India (Place of Origin) -
Subject
Islamic World, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts
Type
Document
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
Folio H: 13.0 x W: 8 1/16 in. (33.0 x 20.5 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.597
Library Location
Not on view
Date
13th century AH/AD 19th century
Notes
Walters manuscript W.597 is an illuminated and illustrated copy of an abridgment of Firdawsi's Shahnamah (Book of kings) entitled Tarikh-i dilgusha-yi Shamshirkhani. It was composed in prose by Tavakkul Beg Husayni (active 11th century AH/AD 17th) for Shamshir Khan of Ghaznin (Ghazni or Ghaznah in present-day Afghanistan). Completed in the 13th century AH/AD 19th in India, possibly Lahore, the text is written in Nasta'liq script and illustrated by 33 paintings.
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
