Mosque Lamp of Amir Sayf al-Din Shaykhu

Inscription: On neck: verse from the Qur'an, ch. 24 "Surat al-Nur" ('The Light'), beginning of verse 35:
God is the light of the heavens and the earth. The semblance of His light us that of a niche in which is a lamp
Translation from Ahmed Ali (Princeton University Press, 1984), p. 301

On body: By order of his Excellency, the most Noble, the Exalted, the Lord, the Master, Seif-ad-din, Sheikho, the Victorious (An-Nasir)
(Translation by Nicholas Martinovitch)

On body: By order of His Most Noble and High Excellency, our Lord, the Honored, Saif ad Din Shaikhu (officer of) an Nasir
(Translation by Hannah McAllister, by analogy to L.A. Mayer, Saracenic Heraldry, p. 204)

Edward C. Moore (American), New York (until d. 1891; bequeathed to MMA)

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