Solomon Enthroned, from the Book of Solomon (Suleymannama)

Solomon Enthroned, from the Book of Solomon (Suleymannama)

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/)

Manuscript author: Firdausi of Bursa. Artist is unknown.

Book of Solomon, Suleymannama (Istanbul, Turkey)

Chester Beatty Museum, Dublin (Online Collections)

1480 - 1510

Chester Beatty Online Collections

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illuminated manuscript

Persian and Arabic written in the Naskh script.