Yusuf and Zulaykha

Description Provenance Credit

Description 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.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creators

Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad Jami (Persian, died 898 AH/AD 1492) (Author)
Muhammad Mirak (Scribe)

Period

1190 AH/AD 1776

Medium

ink and pigments on laid paper, probably Kashmiri covered with brown lacquer
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)

Accession Number

W.647

Measurements

Folio H: 6 5/16 x W: 4 1/8 in. (16 x 10.5 cm)

Geographies

India, Kashmir (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View

Binding from Yusuf and Zulaykha	Title
n.d.	Period
W.647.binding	Accession

Zulaykha Visits Joseph in Prison	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.124B	Accession
plant	Tags

Zulaykha Mourns the Death of Joseph	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.157A	Accession

Joseph and Zulaykha United in Marriage	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.149B	Accession

Zulaykha Entreats Joseph to Pray to God to Get Back Her Sight and Beauty	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.146A	Accession

Zulaykha, After the Death of Her Husband, Sits Alone in Her Abode	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.140B	Accession

Joseph Interprets the King’s Dream	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.135A	Accession

Zulaykha Confesses to the King that Joseph is Innocent	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.132B	Accession

Joseph is Brought to Prison	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.118B	Accession

Zulaykha Tries to Persuade Her Husband to Send Joseph to Prison	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.116B	Accession

Joseph Brings Zulaykha a Golden Water Jar to Wash Her Hands	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.111B	Accession

Zulaykha Asks Joseph to Bring in a Golden Water Jar for Her to Wash Her Hands	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.110B	Accession

Zulaykha’s Maids Approach Joseph for Him to Choose One as a Concubine	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.92B	Accession

Joseph's Brothers Throw Him into a Well	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.61B	Accession

Joseph, Asleep Beside Jacob, Dreams of the Sun and Moon Bowing to Him	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.55B	Accession

Joseph, in the Company of Other Prophets, in Front of Adam	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.16A	Accession

Zulaykha in the Company of Egyptian Women	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.109A	Accession

Zulaykha Shows Her Husband the Torn Piece of Joseph’s Collar as Proof of His Guilt	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.106B	Accession

Joseph, Running After Zulaykha, Grabs and Tears Her Robe	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.103A	Accession

Zulaykha, Trying to Prevent Joseph From Leaving the Palace, Grabs Him by the Collar	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.100B	Accession

Zulaykha Shows Joseph Her Newly Built, Seven-room Palace	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.96B	Accession

Joseph in Zulaykha’s Garden Among Her Maids	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.91A	Accession

Joseph Employed by Zulaykha as a Shepherd	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.80B	Accession

Zulaykha Faints as She Recognizes Joseph Being Sold as a Slave	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.68A	Accession

Zulaykha and the Vizier of Egypt	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.48A	Accession

Zulaykha Peeks Through a Hole in Her Tent and Discovers That the Vizier is Not Joseph	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.46A	Accession