Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page

The object is a single leaf from the manuscript known as Tales of a Parrot (Tuti‑nama). It consists of a page of text rendered in black ink on a light‑beige parchment, framed by a thin red border and accented with occasional yellow markings. No illustrative imagery accompanies the script, emphasizing the written content as the sole visual element.

The page contains a passage written in an unidentified script, suggesting a linguistic or cultural tradition that has not yet been deciphered. Its inclusion in the Tuti‑nama indicates a narrative or didactic purpose, typical of medieval Persian or Central Asian compendia that combined prose with moral or allegorical tales.