
The Throne of Taqdis and the Great Carpet
From E7.5, Khosrow Builds the Throne of Taqdis. It illustrates E7.5.69–80:
- E7.5.69Three seats upon the throne were raised on high,Their jewels heaped in splendor to the eye.
- E7.5.70Four golden steps, with gems inlaid between,Rose from one seat to the next in golden sheen.
- E7.5.71They called the first the Ram’s Head, gleaming bright;There dehqans sat with those of lesser might.
- E7.5.72The next, called Lapis, rose in splendor proud,Where mighty horsemen sat above the crowd.
- E7.5.73The turquoise seat above was set apartFor loyal ministers of mind and heart.
- E7.5.74A cloth of gold, with jeweled fringes fine,Displayed the heavens in its woven design.
- E7.5.75Seven realms, with dehqans, filled its woven ground;And scenes of warriors’ battles there were found.
- E7.5.76With forty-eight crowned kings the fabric shone,Their royal crowns depicted, throne by throne.
- E7.5.77Through seven years a peerless man of ChinHad worked whole worlds into its golden sheen.
- E7.5.78When Farvardin renewed the turning year,On Ormozd’s day he made his work appear.
- E7.5.79They spread the cloth; with wine, a feast was made;Sarkash sang praise while tuneful strings were played.
- E7.5.80Upon the cloth the nobles’ jewels were cast;They called it the great carpet, rich and vast.
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