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Language Chagatai Subject Chagatai Poetry

1. Or 14382

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14382
Title:
[Müntakhab-i Divan-i Nava’i] – [منتخب ديوان نوائي]
Scope & Content:
This is an illustrated manuscript containing selected poems from the Divan of Ali Shir Nava’i (844-906 AH/1441-1501 CE). As well as being a prominent statesman of considerable wealth, Nava’i (meaning ‘melody maker’) was a great poet and patron of the arts. He was a master of Chagatai and promote...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chagatai
Date Range:
Probably 11th century
Extent:
1 text, 96 ff

2. Or 16041

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 16041
Title:
[Lisan al-tayr] – [لسان الطير]
Scope & Content:
This volume contains the Lisan al-tayr (‘The speech of the birds’), a mystical masnavi by Ali Shir Nava’i (born 844 AH/1441 CE, died 906 AH/1501 CE). The work is based on Farid al-Din ‘Attar’s (died 586 AH/1190 CE [?]) renowned Persian mystical poem Mantiq al-tayr, which is an allegory of the Su...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chagatai and Persian
Date Range:
13th century
Extent:
1 text, 148 ff

3. Or 16045 (2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 16045 (2)
Title:
Selection of ghazals and quatrains by Mir Ali Shir Nava’i
Scope & Content:
This section of a two-part miscellany contains a selection of ghazals and quatrains in Chagatai by the language''s most renowned poet, Mir Ali Shir Nava’i (844–906 AH/1441–1501 CE). The verses are written in good nasta‘liq in diagonal lines. The work can be dated to the late twelfth century AH...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chagatai
Date Range:
late 12th century
Extent:
1 text, 5 ff

4. Or 16183

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 16183
Title:
[Khamsa-’i Nava’i] - [خمسۀ نوائي]
Scope & Content:
This volume contains the Khamsa, or 'Quintet,' of the outstanding Chagatai writer, statesman and patron of learning Ali Shir Nava’i (844-906 AH/1441-1501 CE). Nava’i's poetry in Chagatai was the most important aspect of his literary output, bringing him much renown. The Khamsa consists of five...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chagatai
Date Range:
Late 12th to early 13th century
Extent:
1 text, 333 ff

5. Or 16184

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 16184
Title:
[Divan-i Nava’i] – [ديوان نوائي]
Scope & Content:
This volume contains the Divan of Ali Shir Nava’i (844-906 AH/1441-1501 CE). As well as being a prominent statesman of considerable wealth, Nava’i (meaning ‘melody maker’) was a great poet and patron of the arts. Nava’i was a master of Chagatai and his poetry in the language brought him great ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chagatai and Persian
Date Range:
1313
Extent:
1 text, 361 ff

6. Or 16275

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 16275
Title:
Yusuf ve Züleyha
Scope & Content:
This volume contains a mesnevi in Chagatai on the narrative of Yusuf (the Prophet Joseph) and Züleyha (Arabic: Zulaykha), adapted from Abdurrahman Cami’s (died 898 AH/1492 CE) famous Persian poem of the same name. The author has not been identified, nor have any other recorded copies been traced...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chagatai
Date Range:
10th century-11th century
Extent:
1 text, 177 ff

7. Or 16388

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 16388
Title:
Fattah al-İslam - فتاح الاسلام
Scope & Content:
This volume contains a narrative poem in Chagatai, largely legendary in character, on the military exploits of Sa‘d ibn Abi Vaqqas and other Companions of the Prophet, authored by one ‘Abd al-Rahim. This author is not mentioned in Hofman’s Turkish Literature, and the work appears to be rare. The...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chagatai and Persian
Date Range:
1258
Extent:
1 text, 183 ff