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Or Ms 161 fol.48v Ahriman Tempts Misha and Mishyana, from 'The Chronology of Ancient Nations'...

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Or Ms 161 fol.48v Ahriman Tempts Misha and Mishyana, from 'The Chronology of Ancient Nations' by Al-Biruni, 1307 (gouache on paper)
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Islamic School, (14th century)
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Edinburgh University Library, Scotland
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gouache on paper
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1307 AD (C14th AD)
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Athar al-Baqiya 'an al-Quran al-Khaliya; Aby Rayhan al-Biruni (973-1048) Persian polymath scholar; scene from the Persian ideas of Creation; Misha and Mishyana live in paradise and do not need to eat or drink until Ahriman persuades them to eat fruit plunging them into a life of degradation and suffering; closely resembles the story of Adam and Eve;

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nakedness / female / zoroastrian / manuscript / tempting / text / couple / arabic script / male / temptation / muslim / Painting / Mzpainting
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