Folio with a painting in the middle of two ruled boxes containing two lines of text. The painting depicts a sleeping courtier under a tree waking up to find that his camel and the chest—with Shah Ramin inside—had been looted.
AKM280.52, Tahmas, the Courtier of Qabar Khan, Falls Asleep Under a Tree, Folio from the manuscript of Tuhfet ul-Leta'if (Curious and Witty Gifts)

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Tahmas, the Courtier of Qabar Khan, Falls Asleep Under a Tree
Folio from the manuscript of Tuhfet ul-Leta'if (Curious and Witty Gifts)
  • Accession Number:AKM280.52
  • Creator:Artist: `Ali b. Nakib Hamza Created for: Sultan Murad III, 1546 - 1595
  • Place:Turkey
  • Dimensions:
  • Date:1593-94/1002 AH
  • Materials and Technique:Opaque watercolour, ink, and gold on paper

  • Ottoman emperor Sultan Murad III (r. 1574–95) commissioned this unique manuscript, which relates various tales of the lovers Shah Ramin, son and heir of King Ardashir, and Mah-Pervin, daughter of the King’s vizier. 

Further Reading    

During his mission to return Shah Ramin (who was placed in a chest) to Baghdad, the courtier fell asleep under the shade of a tree, only to wake up and find that the camel and the chest—with the prince inside—had been looted!

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