Publication Date
664 / 1265
Publication Place
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The National Museum in Damascus
Subject
Indian sandalwood carved.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع: 77 سم؛ العرض: 133 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
2 H
Record ID
object;ISL;sy;Mus01;36;ar
Library Location
The National Museum in Damascus
Date
664 / 1265
Notes
The Mamluk Sultan Al-Zahir Baibars repelled the Mongol attack on the borders of Egypt. In the year 664 / 1265, he conquered the city of Cilicia (or Sis) in the country of the Armenians after its people harmed the interests of the Muslims and cooperated with the Mongols in their war on the Islamic countries. Al-Zahir Baibars stopped during his return to Egypt in the city of Homs, and entered the mosque of the companion (companion of the Messenger of God Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace) Khalid bin Al-Walid (died in 21 / 642), the Arab warrior who led the Muslims against the Byzantine forces during the reign of the Messenger, and who was He is called the sword of God. Baybars ordered the erection of a shrine over his grave, with memorial texts commemorating his victory in the Battle of Sis. This painting is one of the paintings placed in the mosque. The plate is rectangular in shape, and its upper side is in the shape of an arc. This panel is engraved with a five-line text in thuluth script, and the text is decorated with delicate floral patterns. Traces of green and black colors are noted on this painting. The text of the inscription can be read as follows: “In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, it was ordered to be erected on the sanctuary of the sword of God and the companion of the Messenger of God, Khalid bin Al-Walid, may God be pleased with him. Our Lord, the Sultan, King Al-Zahir, the cornerstone of the world and religion, the Sultan of Islam and the Muslims, the killer of infidels and polytheists, the conqueror of the outlaws and the rebels. The King, Sultan of the Arabs, Persians, and Turks, Alexander Al-Zaman and the author of the Qur’an, Baybars Al-Salihi Qasim, Commander of the Faithful, may God bless his authority when he returned to [Homs] to the invaders in the country of Sis, in the month of Dhul-Hijjah in the year six hundred and forty and sixty-six. Note: The word “forty” that appears in the fifth line of the text must be “four.”
Sample Text
Mona al-Moadin "Memorial Plaque" within Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;sy;Mus01;36;ar
