Some scenes of the Sultan with some of his women.
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To next page Annon: Ni'matnama (1495): The Sultan's Book of Delights ------------------------------------------------------------ Taken from: The Ni'matnama Manuscript of the Sultans of Mandu: The Sultan's Book of Delights by Norah Titley
The Sultan from Mandu had resigned and had turned authority over to his son; and
kept himself busy in his harem.
This book written for him consists mostly of cooking receipts and some preparing of medicines.
(f.152a).... Also rub it in the ashes of sweet-smelling wood burned on the ground, shake the earth off the wood and clean it.
Moisten the earth with rosewater, put it on a clean cloth and place it on the female private parts. The moisture that comes from her womb is
dried up and becomes fragrant. Also the smell of those from the country of Abyssinia goes away and pain in the loins caused by copulation with Abyssinians and Negroes goes
away. Also in winter and in summer, do not allow her to lie down on her breasts.
Give the bride...
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Note; Mandu was trading very actively with Africa. Only occasionally a trace of this shows up in the books written
in Mandu.
The paintings under (and above) all come out of this book but it is still not an exhaustive
list.
The Sultan according to 16th century scources had 500 African slave-girls.
