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Language Arabic Subject Ottoman literature Level [33] SubFonds

1. Or 16122 (3)

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Or 16122 (3)
Title:
Haza kitab Seyyid Battal Gazi - هذا كتاب سيد بطال غازي
Scope & Content:
This section contains a lengthy Ottoman Turkish version of the popular narrative recounting the heroic exploits of Seyyid Battal Gazi. Little is known of the historical Seyyid Battal, save that he was a gazi who fought under the Umayyads in the early second century AH/eighth century CE. He took...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
1183
Extent:
167 ff

2. Or 16620 (1)

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Or 16620 (1)
Title:
Fatihü’l-ebyat - فاتح الابيات
Scope & Content:
This section (3v-37v) contains a commentary in Ottoman Turkish on the first eighteen beyitler of Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi’s (died 672 AH/1273 CE) classic Mesnevi-i ma‘nevi. It also includes explanations of some difficult points and words from elsewhere in the Mesnevi. The commentary was authore...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
1032
Extent:
34 ff (3v-37v)

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