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The Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) surviving the furnace (above), and preparing to sacrifice his son Isma`il (below), from The Cream of Histories (Zubdat al-tawarikh) by Sayyid Luqman-i 'Ashuri
Object no:
T 414.68
Artist and production place:
Sun'i
398 mm x 243 mm (height x width)
Paper (material) Pigment (material) Ink (material) Gold
Turkish (language)
Script type:
Naskh script
Turkish collection
Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)
The Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) surviving the furnace (above), and preparing to sacrifice his son Isma`il (below), folio from The Cream of Histories (Zubdat al-tawarikh) by Sayyid Luqman-i 'Ashuri. Detached folio, ink, pigments and gold on paper, Turkish text with painting and genealogical table (on verso), one of twelve folios detached from codex T 414, Istanbul, Turkey, c. 1585-1590. Composed by Ottoman court historian Sayyid Luqman-i Ashuri, this is an extensive survey of Islamic history, compiled from many earlier sources. According to the preface, Luqman commissioned the painter Sun'i to illustrate his text, and presented the finished work to Habeshi Mehmed Agha (d.1590), head of the Topkapi Palace eunuchs. The text begins by reviewing the cosmos, describing heaven, hell and the regions of the earth, before presenting a survey of Islam's prophets from Adam to the Prophet Muhammad, and then of subsequent dynasties of rulers up to the Ottomans themselves, concluding with Murad III (d.1595).
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The Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) Surviving the Furnace (Above), and Preparing to Sacrifice His Son Isma`il (Below), from the Cream of Histories (Zubdat Al-Tawarikh) by Sayyid Luqman-I 'Ashuri.