As punishment, the jester’s wife and the Zangi are thrown into fire and the emir’s wife and the mahout are trampled by an elephant, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), Twenty-second Night
The image depicts a scene from a book with a colorful illustration and foreign text at the top. The illustration shows a gray elephant with a red and blue blanket on its back, standing on green grass with red flowers. The elephant is positioned on the right side of the image, facing left, and has its trunk raised. In the foreground, there are four people: two on the left side engulfed in flames, wearing purple and red clothing, and two on the right side, one being trampled by the elephant, dressed in white and orange, and the other wearing blue and white, falling to the ground. The background of the illustration features a yellow sky above the green grassy hill. The overall scene appears to be a punishment or violent act, with the elephant trampling one person while another pair burns in the fire.
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