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Mūsā nāma (The Book of Moses)
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Mūsā nāmā (The Book of Moses) is a retelling of the biblical story of Moses, composed in Judeo-Persian verse by the poet Mowlānā Shāhīn-i Shīrāzī. In this scene, Phinehas (bottom right) surprises the…

Contributor:

Mowlānā Shāhīn-i Shīrāzī, Artist Unknown

Places:

Tabriz, Ottoman Empire (Tabriz, Iran)

Date:

1686

Subjects:

Midrash, Bible, Muslim-Jewish relations, Sex, Miracles

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Midrash
Manuscript page with illustration of two figures embracing in center, surrounded by two figures watching, another watching with face covered, another prodding them from underneath, and an image of a room, with Judeo-Persian text on top and bottom of page.
Metsaḥ Aharon (Aaron’s Forehead)
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An event occurred to a person named Samuel, who was a great wise man down on his luck. He converted from Judaism and became one of the uncircumcised, accepting their religion. He learned their…

Contributor:

Aaron Garish

Places:

Aleppo, Ottoman Empire (Aleppo, Syria)

Date:

ca. 1527

Subjects:

Muslim-Jewish relations, Christian-Jewish relations, Polemics, Justice system, Miracles

Categories:

Literature, Folklore, Biblical Commentary