Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Summary

Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds) is an illuminated manuscript^[1].

Key Facts

• Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds) is the creator of Sultan Ali Mashhadi^[2].
• Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds) is the creator of Zayn al'-'Abidin^[3].
• Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)'s image is recorded as "Allusion to Sura 27-16", Folio from a Mantiq al-tair (Language of the Birds) MET DP159398.jpg^[4].
• Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)'s instance of is recorded as illuminated manuscript^[5].
• Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)'s commissioned by is recorded as Husayn Bayqarah^[6].
• Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)'s commissioned by is recorded as Abbas the Great^[7].
• Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)'s maintained by is recorded as Islamic Art^[8].
• Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)'s owned by is recorded as Abbas the Great^[9].
• Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)'s owned by is recorded as Sheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble^[10].
• Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)'s owned by is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art^[11].
• Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)'s collection is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art^[12].
• Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)'s inventory number is recorded as 63.210^[13].
• Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)'s location is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art^[14].
• Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)'s Commons category is recorded as Mantiq al-tair (Language of the Birds) (MET 63.210)^[15].
• Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)'s language of work or name is recorded as Persian^[16].
• Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)'s country of origin is recorded as Timurid Empire^[17].
• Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)'s country of origin is recorded as Safavid Iran^[18].
• Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)'s has part is recorded as "The Concourse of the Birds", Folio 11r from a Mantiq al-tair (Language of the Birds)^[19].
• Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)'s has part is recorded as "Funeral Procession", Folio 35r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)^[20].
• Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)'s has part is recorded as Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)^[21].
• Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)'s has part is recorded as "Shaikh San'an and the Christian Maiden", Folio 22v from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)^[22].
• Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)'s has part is recorded as "A Ruffian Spares the Life of a Poor Man", Folio 4v from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)^[23].
• Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)'s has part is recorded as Binding and Text-Block for the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)^[24].
• +1600-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)^[25].
• Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)'s edition or translation of is recorded as The Conference of the Birds^[26].

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Works and Contributions

Created works include Sultan Ali Mashhadi^[2], a calligrapher^[27], 1435–1519^[28] and Zayn al'-'Abidin^[3], an illuminator^[29], of Safavid Iran^[30].