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Yusuf and Zulaykha
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
Walters manuscript W.808 is an illustrated and illuminated Safavid copy of Joseph (Yusuf) and Zulaykha by Nur al-Din Jami (died 898 AH/AD 1492), executed in Iran in the early 10th century AH/AD 16th. The codex opens with a double-page illuminated incipit (fols. 1b-2a) containing the first verses of the work, the title, and the author's name. There are 8 paintings illustrating the text. The binding is slightly later than the manuscript.
Provenance
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Family of Sara D. Redmond [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1985, by gift.
Geographies
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Folio H: 9 1/4 x W: 4 15/16 in. (23.5 x 12.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift in honor of Sara D. Redmond by her family, 1985
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.808
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Related Objects
Joseph and Zulaykha in Their Wedding Chamber
Joseph Explaining his Dream to the Pharaoh
Egyptian Women, Stunned by Joseph's Beauty, Injuring their Fingers while Peeling Fruit
Joseph Preventing Zulaykha from Stabbing Herself with a Dagger
Joseph Being Approached by Beautiful Maidens Sent to Him by Zulaykha in Order to Seduce Him
Joseph Being Sold to the Vizier of Egypt on the Insistence of Zulaykha
