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accession number:	1945.384.b
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The Story of Adam, peace upon him, his Sons and Progeny, from a Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) of Rashid al-din (verso), c. 1425. Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501). Opaque watercolor and ink on paper; image: 14.7 x 22.7 cm (5 13/16 x 8 15/16 in.); overall: 42 x 32 cm (16 9/16 x 12 5/8 in.); text area: 34.5 x 22.7 cm (13 9/16 x 8 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1945.384.b

title:				The Story of Adam, peace upon him, his Sons and Progeny, from a Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) of Rashid al-din (verso)
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creation date:			c. 1425
creation date earliest:		1420
creation date latest:		1430
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)
technique:	opaque watercolor and ink on paper
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Manuscript
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measurements: Image: 14.7 x 22.7 cm (5 13/16 x 8 15/16 in.); Overall: 42 x 32 cm (16 9/16 x 12 5/8 in.); Text area: 34.5 x 22.7 cm (13 9/16 x 8 15/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Script: Naskh
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Islamic art rotation
	opening date:   2017-12-07T05:00:00
	<i>Islamic art rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (December 7, 2017-October 29, 2018).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>International Exhibition of Persian Art</em>. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA (October-December 1926).

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PROVENANCE

	(Hagop Kevorkian [1872–1962], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1945
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1945-
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wall description:
This illustrated page from a history book depicts a scene from the narrative of Adam and Eve, expanding on the story as it is recorded in the Qur'an. According to the text, among Eve’s many children were two sets of twins: Cain and his sister Iqlima, and Abel and his sister Labuda. When Cain objected to Adam’s decision that Iqlima should marry Abel, Adam decreed that the brothers should settle the matter by making sacrificial offerings. A divine fire in the form of a bird appeared and chose Abel’s offering of a good lamb over Cain’s offering of bad wheat. Cain then vowed to kill Abel, and proceeded to commit fratricide.
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