Illustration from the manuscript of the Romance of Varqa and Gulshah, c.1250.

6, 9a: Champ de bataille après la guerre; fond rouge; inscription: "Description de l'état des Banū Shayba, tués ou blessés, pendant (lisez: après) l'attaque nocturne."
6, 9a: The battlefield after the war; background red; inscription: "Description of the condition of Banū Shaybah, killed or wounded, while (read: after) the night attack."
06. The Banu Shayba have suffered a great defeat - Illustration from Varqa wa Gulshah.

06. The Banu Shayba have suffered a great defeat - Illustration from Varqa wa Gulshah.

The Banu Shayba have suffered a great defeat. Detail of the right.

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