Story of Umar an-Nu'mân (Thousand and One Nights, Manchester ms, p303)

Image series :

1001 nuits 1600 : Les mille et une nuits, ‘Umar an-Nu‘mân et ses deux fils, Manchester, Rylands Collection, Arabic MS 706

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Date :

Between 1550 and 1640

Type of image :

Enluminure

Topic :

One Thousand and One Nights

Storage Location :

Manchester, John Rylands Library

Arabic MS 706

Description

The young king Daw' al-Makân, who has had the throne moved outside the palace, solemnly confirms the vizier Dandân in his duties as vizier, as he has just told the court about the poisoning of 'Umar anNu'mân by Dhât ad-Dawâhi. He writes a letter to his brother Sharr Kân asking for his assistance in the war he intends to declare against the Basileus Afrīdūn, whose advisor Dhât ad-Dawâhi is.

Daw' al-Makân is shown on the left seated on a curule seat and flanked by a guard. Opposite him on the right, the vizier Dandân has donned the vestment of honor with which the king has just confirmed him in his position. He has virtually the same garment as Daw' al-Makân and is also seated on a curule seat: only his multicolored turban differs from the king's golden headdress.

History :

2. P. 303. See Pléiade, I, 489, 87th night.

Textual Sources :

Les Mille et une nuits (hors corpus Galland)

ANE039, ’Umar an-Nu'mân, nuits 88-94, Pléiade, I, 493-509

Technical Data

Notice #025389

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Image editing :

Image web

Image Origin :

Bibliothèque numérique de l'université de Manchester (https://luna.manchester.ac.uk/luna/servlet/allCollections)

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