Publication Date
Approximately 1003-04 AH / 1595 AD
Publication Place
India -
Chester Beatty Library
Subject
Colored pigments and gold on paper
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
19.6 × 12.8 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
CBL In 04
Record ID
object;EPM;ir;Mus21;42;ar
Library Location
Chester Beatty Library
Date
Approximately 1003-04 AH / 1595 AD
Notes
The text of Lyar Danesh (Touchstone of Wisdom) is derived from a collection of Sanskrit animal fables known as the Nachatantra believed to have been compiled sometime before 500 AD. Since then, many versions of these fairy tales have appeared in the ancient Pahlavi language of Persia and Arabic. The version called Lyar Danish was compiled in the Mughal court of Emperor Akbar (r. 1556-1605). Fairy tales are part of a literary discipline known as Mirrors of Princes, which consists of stories intended to teach rulers the art of governing states. Each chapter in the text consists of a basic story related to a specific moral feat. Each of the main story's characters tells their own stories about behavior that speaks to the moral issue in question.
Sample Text
“Touchstone of Wisdom” within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;ir;Mus21;42;ar
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MWNF Working Number: IR 42
