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Selīm-nāma by Şūkrī-i Bitlisī
National Library of Israel, Ms. Yah. Ar. 1116


p.110

Salim Namah.

Ibrahim, Mir (Former Owner)
Amin, Mustafa (former owner)
Sohail, Mohammed (Former Owner)

930 Hijri (1524)
The National Library of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel, Ms. Yah. Ar. 1116
Floral and precious Ottoman copy, Iranian and Western papers, mostly pentagons; ruler 11 lines; fine Persian script; Chapter titles are written in blue ink; Two chamfers with gold water and several colors; 14 stylized; "Isfahani" sun lashes, restored around 1240 AH / 1824 by order of its owner Mir Ibrahim.
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Turkish epic poem on the heroic deeds of Sultan Selim ibn Bayazid (reigned 1512-1521), who overcame the Persians and con­quered Egypt. It was composed shortly after his death, by one of his retainers, the Kurdish Emir Shukri Bey Bitlisi, on commission from Selim's son Suleiman, whom the Europeans call the Magnificent.

Title: Selim Name
Date Created: 1524
Location Created: Turkey
Physical Dimensions: 222x141 mm
Subject: Turkish poetry
Type: Manuscript
Medium: Paper
Source: google arts and culture.

Back to the smaller image of Ottoman soldiers on p.110, Selīm-nāma by Şūkrī-i Bitlisī, 1524. The National Library of Israel, Jerusalem, Ms. Yah. Ar. 1116.



See also Illustrations from Topkapi Sarayi Museum, MS. Hazine 1597-8, Selīm-nāma by Şūkrī-i Bitlisī, c.1521-25AD
Other Ottoman Illustrations of Costume and Soldiers