Joseph, Asleep Beside Jacob, Dreams of the Sun and Moon Bowing to Him

Description Provenance Credit

Description On this folio from Walters mansucript W.647, Joseph, asleep beside Jacob, dreams of the sun and moon bowing to him.

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
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)

Accession Number

W.647.55B

Measurements

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

Yusuf and Zulaykha	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647	Accession
book, cabinets	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’s Maids Approach Joseph for Him to Choose One as a Concubine	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.92B	Accession

The Vizier of Egypt Waits in His Pavilion for the Arrival of Zulaykha	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.44B	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 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

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

Zulaykha is Escorted to Egypt on a Camel to Marry the Vizier	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.42B	Accession

Zulaykha in the Company of Her Maids	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.38A	Accession

Zulaykha in Front of Her Father, King Taymus	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.36B	Accession

Zulaykha Dreams of Joseph the Third Time	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.35A	Accession

Zulaykha Has Her Legs Chained by Her Maids	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.32A	Accession

Zulaykha Dreams of Joseph the Second Time and Throws Herself at His Feet	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.30B	Accession

Zulaykha Dreams of Joseph Holding a Flower	Title
1190 AH/AD 1776	Period
W.647.22B	Accession

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