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Cancer or al-Saratan, one of the signs of the Zodiac depicted in the book

TheKitāb al-Bulhān (Arabic:كتاب البلهان), orBook of Wonders, is a 14th and 15th centuryArabic manuscript,[1] compiled by Hassan Esfahani (Abd al-Hasan al-Isfahani) probably bound during the reign ofJalayiridSultan Ahmad (1382–1410) inBaghdad. The contents include subjects onastronomy,astrology andgeomancy, including a section of full-page illustrations, with plates dedicated to the discourse topic, e.g. a folktale, a sign of thezodiac, a prophet, etc.[2][3]

Gallery

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  • A man, mounted on a camel, killing a snake with a lance.
    A man, mounted on a camel, killing a snake with a lance.
  • The baths of Tiberius. Men bathing while demons tend the furnace.
    The baths ofTiberius. Men bathing whiledemons tend the furnace.
  • The Lighthouse of Alexandria.
  • The Great Wall of Gog and Magog.
    The Great Wall ofGog and Magog.
  • Capricorn or al-Gadī, one of the signs of the Zodiac depicted in the book.
    Capricorn or al-Gadī, one of the signs of the Zodiac depicted in the book.
  • Libra or al-Mīzan, one of the signs of the Zodiac depicted in the book.
    Libra or al-Mīzan, one of the signs of the Zodiac depicted in the book.
  • The Devil or Iblis, surrounded by lesser demons.
    The Devil orIblis, surrounded by lesser demons.
  • Al-Ahmar, the jinn-king of Tuesday.
    Al-Ahmar, the jinn-king of Tuesday.
  • Zawba'a or Zoba'ah, the jinn-king of Friday.
    Zawba'a or Zoba'ah, the jinn-king of Friday.
  • Tabia, a female demon assisting with childbirth.
    Tabia, a female demon assisting with childbirth.
  • Samhuras, the demon king of Thursday.
    Samhuras, the demon king of Thursday.
  • Maymūn, the demon king of Saturday.
    Maymūn, the demon king of Saturday.
  • Huma, a 3-headed demon.
    Huma, a 3-headed demon.

See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^"Kitab al-Bulhan".public domain review.
  2. ^Carboni 2007, p. 295.
  3. ^Al-Isfahani 1390.

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