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The '''Kitab al-Azif''' (Arabic: ''Book of the Dead'') was a book written by {{Wiki|Abdul Alhazred}} that chronicled the history of an ancient eldritch being.<ref name="Talisman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Talisman]]: Monstrous Talisman</ref> It was believed to cause the death of all those who read it.<ref name="ACM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Al-Jahiz's Lost Books]]</ref> | The '''Kitab al-Azif''' (Arabic: ''Book of the Dead'') was a book written by {{Wiki|Abdul Alhazred}} that chronicled the history of an ancient eldritch being.<ref name="Talisman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Talisman]]: Monstrous Talisman</ref> It was believed to cause the death of all those who read it.<ref name="ACM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Al-Jahiz's Lost Books]]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 02:22, 5 January 2024
The Kitab al-Azif (Arabic: Book of the Dead) was a book written by Abdul Alhazred that chronicled the history of an ancient eldritch being.[1] It was believed to cause the death of all those who read it.[2]
In the 860s, the famed author Al-Jahiz sought to collect the book to add to his library in the House of Wisdom. The Hidden One Basim Ibn Ishaq found a copy of the book in the ruins of Seleucia-on-the-Tigris and delivered it to him, for which he was awarded a talisman by the author.[2]
Basim's description
I do not believe in magic as Nehal does but I find it hard to fathom that this Al-Hazred created this in jest. I am attracted and repulsed by its incantations and dare not speak any of it aloud for fear that the nameless horrors described in its pages will leap out into this world. It is foolish, I know, but there is something about this book that I cannot explain.
Behind the scenes
The Kitab al-Azif, as well as the Monstrous Talisman given in reward for retrieving it, is a reference to the Necronomicon, a fictional cursed book part of H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos.
Appearances
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Talisman: Monstrous Talisman
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Al-Jahiz's Lost Books