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Al-Dahhak's Nightmare, a miniature from the book Shahnama by Shah Tahmasp
(كابوس الضحاك منمنمة من كتاب الشهنامة للشاه طهماسب)

Title	Al-Dahhak's Nightmare, a miniature from the book Shahnama by Shah Tahmasp
Title Original	كابوس الضحاك منمنمة من كتاب الشهنامة للشاه طهماسب
Publication Date:	Tenth century AH / sixteenth century AD
Publication Place	Iran, Tabriz - Museum of the Islamic Serf (MIA)
Subject	Opaque watercolour, gold, paper, ink; Illustration, line
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	الارتفاع:47.2 العرض: 32.1 العمق:-
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	MS.41.2007
Record ID	object;EPM;qt;Mus21;19;ar
Library Location	Museum of the Islamic Serf (MIA)
Date	Tenth century AH / sixteenth century AD
Notes	This Safavid manuscript was part of the so-called Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp (r. 930-984 AH/1524-1576 AD). It is perhaps the most luxurious and famous Shahnameh manuscript ever produced for a royal patron. This painting depicts the tyrant Zahhak waking up terrified from a nightmare declaring his death at the hands of the Iranian hero Fereydoun. His scream woke up the entire palace. The Shahnameh, written in the 5th century AH/early 11th century AD, remains a national epic of Iran.
Sample Text	Tara Desjardins “Dahhak’s Nightmare, miniature from Shah Tahmasp’s Book of Shahnameh” in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;qt;Mus21;19;ar
Bu sayfanın künyesi	Prepared by:Tara DESJARDINS
Seçili bibliyografya	Gonnella, Julia, et al.,Museum of Islamic Art: The Collection, London: Thames & Hudson, 2022.Chekhab-Abudaya, Mounia and Tugwell, Julia,Imperial Threads: Motifs and Artisans from Turkey, Iran and India, Milan: Silvana Editoriale, 2017.Soueif, Ahdaf,Reflections on Islamic Art, Doha: Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing, 2011.Watson, Oliver,Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar, Munich: Prestel Verlag, 2008.

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Al-Dahhak's Nightmare, a miniature from the book Shahnama by Shah Tahmasp

(كابوس الضحاك منمنمة من كتاب الشهنامة للشاه طهماسب)

Publication Date Tenth century AH / sixteenth century AD

Publication Place Iran, Tabriz - Museum of the Islamic Serf (MIA)

Subject Opaque watercolour, gold, paper, ink; Illustration, line

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions الارتفاع:47.2 العرض: 32.1 العمق:-

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID MS.41.2007

Record ID object;EPM;qt;Mus21;19;ar

Library Location Museum of the Islamic Serf (MIA)

Date Tenth century AH / sixteenth century AD

Notes This Safavid manuscript was part of the so-called Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp (r. 930-984 AH/1524-1576 AD). It is perhaps the most luxurious and famous Shahnameh manuscript ever produced for a royal patron. This painting depicts the tyrant Zahhak waking up terrified from a nightmare declaring his death at the hands of the Iranian hero Fereydoun. His scream woke up the entire palace. The Shahnameh, written in the 5th century AH/early 11th century AD, remains a national epic of Iran.

Sample Text Tara Desjardins “Dahhak’s Nightmare, miniature from Shah Tahmasp’s Book of Shahnameh” in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;qt;Mus21;19;ar

Bu sayfanın künyesi Prepared by:Tara DESJARDINS

Seçili bibliyografya Gonnella, Julia, et al.,Museum of Islamic Art: The Collection, London: Thames & Hudson, 2022.Chekhab-Abudaya, Mounia and Tugwell, Julia,Imperial Threads: Motifs and Artisans from Turkey, Iran and India, Milan: Silvana Editoriale, 2017.Soueif, Ahdaf,Reflections on Islamic Art, Doha: Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing, 2011.Watson, Oliver,Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar, Munich: Prestel Verlag, 2008.