2958029 The 43rd Maq?ma of Al-Hariri, 1225-1235 (tempera on paper) by Iraqi School (13th Century); 41x20.5 cm; Institute of Oriental Studies, St. Petersburg, Russia; (add.info.: Abu Muhammad al-Qasim ibn Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Uthman al-Hariri (Arabic: 堧堥? ?堶?堹 塈??塈堻? 堥? 媢?? 堥? ?堶?堹 堥? 媢堳?塈? 塈?堶堭?堭???, popularly known as al-Hariri of Basra (1054??122) was an Arab poet, scholar of the Arabic language and a high government official of the Seljuk Empire.).