Qur’ān pulpit for Khalīl

Conserved in the 1930’s in the main mosque, Qūṣ.

Scan from Saracenic Heraldry

Three emblems dividing the inscription:

…Ordered the construction of this blessed reading-desk His Noble and High Excellency, our Lord, the Most Magnificent Amir, Ghars (?) al-dīn Khalīl, (officer) of al-Malik al-Nāṣir, may god make his victories glorious…

Possible dating: e. 14th century

To Khalīl’s page


OpenEdition suggests that you cite this post as follows:
Simon Rousselot (April 6, 2020). Qur’ān pulpit for Khalīl. Mamluk Emblems Online Corpus. Retrieved October 16, 2024 from https://doi.org/10.58079/rdmm


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