Solomon Enthroned, from the Book of Solomon (Suleymannama)
Dublin Core
Title
Solomon Enthroned, from the Book of Solomon (Suleymannama)
Description
Illuminated manuscript illustrating Solomon enthroned at the top centre of the illustration. The illustration of the wise and powerful king features him above horizantal rows of his subjects. Simillarly to the AKM PS24 robe, the character known in Islamic tellings as the "Jinn", or in Persian tellings as "Divs" (demon) are pictured on the second row from the bottom of the page, as large, horned creatures. In the Qur'an and the Shahnameh, King Solomon is titled as the "King of the Jinn", possessing the power to control and communicate with all creatures including the demons who he summons to do his work. The manuscript was dedicated to Ottoman Sultan Bayazid. Source: (https://viewer.cbl.ie/viewer/image/T_406_1/1/)
Creator
Manuscript author: Firdausi of Bursa. Artist is unknown.
Source
Book of Solomon, Suleymannama (Istanbul, Turkey)
Publisher
Chester Beatty Museum, Dublin (Online Collections)
Date
1480 - 1510
Contributor
Chester Beatty Online Collections
Rights
Creative Commons
Format
illuminated manuscript
Language
Persian and Arabic written in the Naskh script.
Files
Collection
Citation
Manuscript author: Firdausi of Bursa. Artist is unknown. , “Solomon Enthroned, from the Book of Solomon (Suleymannama),” Spatial Humanities, accessed September 20, 2024, https://spatial-humanities.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/40284.