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1. Add MS 24413, ff 1v-18v

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Title:
Qiṣṣah-ʼi Sanjān
Scope & Content:
The traditional story of the settlement of the Parsis in India composed by Bahman ibn Kayqubād ibn Hurmuzyār Sanjānī at Nausari in AD 1600. John Malcolm’s signed note (f.18v): "An abstract of this poem has been made."
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Persian
Date Range:
Early 19th century
Extent:

Ff. 1v-18v

2. Add MS 24413, ff 22r-25v

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Title:
Fragment of a vocabulary of Avestan and Pazand words explained in Persian
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a vocabulary of Avestan and Pazand words explained in Persian. These correspond to the initial portion of the fourth section of the appendix to the Farhang-i Jahangīrī. Malcolm’s unsigned note (f. 22r): "Translated". Incomplete at end.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Persian
Date Range:
Early 19th century
Extent:

Ff. 22r-25v

3. Add MS 24413, ff 31v-45v

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Title:
Farhang-i Shāhnāmah فرهنگ شاهنامه
Scope & Content:
Glossary of Persian, Pahlavi and Pazand words occurring in Firdawsi's Shāhnāmah compiled in 1179 yazdagirdi (1809) in Bombay by Dastur Edalji Darabji Sanjana from various dictionaries especially for Major Malcolm who, according to the author, was very fond of reading the Shāhnāmah. Completed o...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Persian
Date Range:
1809
Extent:

Ff. 31v-45v

4. Add MS 24413, ff 49v-57r

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Title:
Risālah-ʼi Nūshīrvān رسالهٔ نوشیروان
Scope & Content:
An account of the Sasanian ruler Khusraw I Anushirvan (r. 531-579) composed by Dastur Edalji Darabji Sanjana in 1179 yazdagirdi (1809) at the request of Mr Major Malcolm Sahib who is described as generous to the poor, equal to kings, whose command extends from the land of Rum to India. Complet...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Persian
Date Range:
1809
Extent:

Ff. 49v-57r

5. Add MS 24413, ff 61r-68v

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Add MS 24413, ff 61r-68v
Title:
Hikāyat-i raftan-i Hārūn al-Rashīd barāyi ziyārāt-i dakhma-ʼi Nūshīrvān حکایت رفتن هارون الرشید برای زیارات دخمهٔ نوشیروان دادگر
Scope & Content:
On the visit of Harun al-Rashid to the tomb of Anurshirvan the just. Malcolm’s unsigned note (f. 61r): "Translated."
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Persian
Date Range:
1809
Extent:

Ff. 61r-68v

6. Add MS 24413, ff 69v-74v

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Add MS 24413, ff 69v-74v
Title:
Poem on the assembly of King Anushirvan
Scope & Content:
Part of a work in Persian verse on the assembly held by Anushirvan, his questions to Yunan, and Yunan’s replies. Commissioned by John Malcolm who is described as above and additionally as "in whose time the wolf and the lamb drink water and dwell together." Completed in Bombay on 12 Zi ‘l-Qaʻd...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Persian
Date Range:
1809
Extent:

Ff. 69v-74v

7. Add MS 24413, ff 77v-84r

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Title:
On the names of the Zoroastrian days, months and festivals
Scope & Content:
A work on the Zoroastrian day and month names and on the festivals of Noruz, Mihragan and Tirgan, compiled for Major Malcolm from Pahlavi and Pazand sources by Dastur Edalji Darabji Sanjana. Annotations by Malcolm.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Persian
Date Range:
Early 19th century
Extent:

Ff. 77v-84r

8. IO Islamic 830, ff 1v-51r

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IO Islamic 830, ff 1v-51r
Title:
Ardā vīrāf nāmah اردا ویراف نامه
Scope & Content:
Ardā vīrāf nāmah (اردا ویراف نامه), a prose version in Persian of the book of Ardā Vīrāf, based on a Pahlavi original of the 9th/10th century, which describes his journey through heaven and hell and his return home afterwards
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Persian
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:

Ff. 1v-51r

9. IO Islamic 830, ff 51v-155r

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IO Islamic 830, ff 51v-155r
Title:
Ṣad dar صد در
Scope & Content:
Ṣad dar (صد در) a prose work consisting of 100 compulsory Zoroastrian rules
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Persian
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:

Ff. 51v-155r

10. IO Islamic 2506, ff 1v-46v

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IO Islamic 2506, ff 1v-46v
Title:
Kitāb-i shāyist va nāshāyist کتاب شایست و ناشایست
Scope & Content:
A prose work divided into 100 sections here called Ṣad dar nas̱r
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Persian
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:

Ff. 1v-46v

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