Among the historical bazars of Isfahan Timcheh Malek is particularly famous mostly because of its style of architecture and very beautiful and eye-catching decorations. This timcheh together with its chambers was built during the Qajar period. Its architect and builder was Haj Mohammad Ebrahim Malek-otTojjar lived during the nineteenth century.
Above the entrance to the Timcheh Malek there is an inscription made from clay tiles and where a poem is written in Nasta’liq script in yellow color over the azure background. This poem was created by the poet lived in Isfahan whose pseudonym was Tarab (meaning “Jolliness”) and who was a son of Homa-ye Shirazi. His poem says: “During the times of the glorious king of Iran/ whose name is an adornment of all the world/ and during the times of Zell-e Soltan, the governor of Isfahan/ the one to whom heavenly vaults bow/ during these times of the shining sun and moon of the state/ this building was built by the generous Amir/ and then with the involvement of Ebrahim and Mahmoud this building/ became the object of veneration and jealousy of the heavens because it was so perfect/ in short, when this building was built by our hero Amir/ the mind of this humble poet was inspired by the angel Gabriel/ and the date when the building was finished was written down/ this building was built in Isfahan by Ebrahim.”
In this inscription, in addition to the name of the architect and builder of the Timcheh Malek, the date when the building was finished is also mentioned. That is, in the last line of the poem based on the abjad writing system, where each symbol stands for a particular number, the year 1943 is indicated. Professor Homayi writes about the chronogram of this building: “Timcheh Malek is one of the building built by Haj Mohammad Ebrahim Malek-otTojjar Isfahani and its stucco inscriptions has a chronogram composed and written by the late father of mine, Mirza Abul-Qasem Tarab ebne Homa-ye Shirazi.”
Name Teamcheh Malek
Archaism Ghajarieh Era
Geographical Location Darvazeh Ashraf Bazzar, Naghsh-e Jahan Square
National Heritage Registration No. 9065 and on May 31, 2003
